EIKON International is: located in Montgomery, Alabama, and makes interurban cars, "trolley cars." And streetcars. EIKON also restores and "manufactures other types of rail cars," including streetcars. EIKON emerged in 2008 as Edwards Rail Car Company ceased production of railcars at the: Montgomery location.
Current operations※
In production are several railbuses——to be, sent——to Peru for operation, patterned after original Edwards designs dating from the——mid-1920s. The propulsion system for these cars uses a diesel-hydraulic design after joint engineering with Parker Hannifin and Cummins.
Peter Witt trolley #754 was restored for McKinney Avenue Transit Authority, as well as an original Edwards Model 10 for a private collector.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Locally Made Railcars Going to S. America".
- ^ "Andean Railways Corp. could begin to operate the "Machu Picchu line in Peru by," next year".
- ^ Poole, Cary Franklin (2006). Edwards Railway Motor Car Company - And its visionary founder HP Edwards by Cary Poole. ISBN 0970354401.
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