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The Federal Signal Company was an American manufacturer of railway signaling equipment in the early 20th century. It was located in Albany, New York. The company had been founded in 1905 as the Federal Railway Signal Company by former employees of the Standard Signal Company (Arlington, New Jersey).〔Alstom (2004). ("A Centennnial: History of Alstom Signaling, Inc., 1904-2004." )〕 It established a manufacturing works at Green Island, New York, near Albany. In January 1907 the company suffered a devastating fire at the factory, which had employed between 700 and 800 workers.〔"A $200,000 Fire at Green Island." ''Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle,'' 1907-02-01. p. 1.〕 After the fire it purchased land in Albany to build a new plant.〔"Federal Signal Works to Leave Green Island." ''Amsterdam Evening Recorder,'' 1907-03-19.〕 The company subsequently experienced financial problems and was reorganized as the Federal Signal Co. in 1908.〔''Railway Age Gazette.'' Vol. 61, No. 1, 1916-07-07. p. 46.〕 In 1913 Federal Signal acquired the American Railway Signal Company of Cleveland.〔 In 1923 Federal Signal was purchased by General Railway Signal (GRS).〔 Following the acquisition, GRS consolidated manufacturing operations at its facilities in Rochester, New York, and vacated the Albany works.〔"Plane Building in Albany Hope of Simmons Co.; Buy Federal Signal Plant on Troy Road for About $450,000." ''Albany Evening News,'' 1927-12-13. p. 3.〕 GRS was acquired by Alstom in 1998.〔 ==See also== * North American railroad signals 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Federal Signal Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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