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913: 556: 60:, near Albany. In January 1907 the company suffered a devastating fire at the factory, which had employed between 700 and 800 workers. After the fire it purchased land in Albany to build a new plant. 63:
The company subsequently experienced financial problems and was reorganized as the Federal Signal Co. in 1908. In 1913 Federal Signal acquired the American Railway Signal Company of
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by former employees of the Standard Signal Company (Arlington, New Jersey). It established a manufacturing works at
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For the manufacturer of fire alarms, civil defense sirens, and other industrial equipment, see
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equipment in the early 20th century. It was located in
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American manufacturer of railway signaling equipment
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Federal Railway Signal Company
Federal Signal Corporation
railway signaling
Albany, New York
Green Island, New York
Cleveland
General Railway Signal
Rochester, New York
Alstom
North American railroad signals




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