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Did you work with EMD? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. EMD, made by Emd Electromotive, sold from around the 1930s until the 1980s. Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD — historically the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors) was the dominant U.S. diesel-electric locomotive manufacturer through the 20th century. Plaintiffs allege EMD locomotives shipped with asbestos engine-room insulation, exhaust insulation, electrical insulation, and gaskets. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: asbestos engine-room insulation, exhaust manifold insulation, electrical wire and traction-motor insulation, asbestos gaskets. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Locomotive engineers, Locomotive maintenance workers, Railroad shop machinists, and Diesel mechanics. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around EMD and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. — historically operated as the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors Corporation, today an independent locomotive manufacturer — was through the second half of the 20th century the dominant U.S. diesel-electric locomotive manufacturer. EMD GP, SD, F, and E-unit locomotives were specified by every major U.S. Class I railroad, by numerous short-line and industrial railroads, and exported worldwide.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that EMD diesel-electric locomotives were specified with extensive asbestos-containing materials:
- Asbestos engine-room thermal insulation
- Asbestos exhaust-manifold and turbocharger insulation
- Asbestos electrical wire insulation on traction-motor and generator wiring
- Asbestos gaskets at cylinder heads, exhaust manifolds, and engine accessories
- Asbestos brake-shoe friction material on locomotive trucks (often supplied by Abex or WABCO)
- Asbestos arc-chute components in traction control switchgear
Electro-Motive Diesel / General Motors has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.
Workers Exposed
- Locomotive engineers and firemen operating EMD power
- Locomotive maintenance workers servicing engines in shops
- Railroad shop machinists rebuilding EMD engines and traction motors
- Diesel mechanics at industrial-railroad and mining-railroad shops
- Electrical shop technicians working traction generators and motors
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