EIKON International
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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.
es to be sent to Peru
for operation, patterned after original Edwards designs dating from the mid-1920's. The propulsion system for these cars uses a diesel-hydraulic design after joint engineering with Parker Hannifin
and Cummins
.
Also Peter Witt trolley #754 is being restored for McKinney Avenue Transit Authority
, as well as an original Edwards
Model 10 for a private collector.
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
, and makes interurban cars, trolley cars and streetcars. EIKON also restores and manufactures other types of rail cars, including streetcars
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
. EIKON emerged in 2008 as Edwards Rail Car Company ceased production of railcars at the Montgomery location.
Current operations
In production are several railbusRailbus
A railbus is a very lightweight type passenger rail vehicle that shares many aspects of their construction with a bus, usually having a bus, or modified bus body, and having four wheels on a fixed base, instead of on bogies...
es to be sent to Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
for operation, patterned after original Edwards designs dating from the mid-1920's. The propulsion system for these cars uses a diesel-hydraulic design after joint engineering with Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin Corporation , originally Parker Appliance Company, usually referred to as just Parker, of Mayfield Heights, Ohio , is the global leader in motion and control technologies. The company was founded in 1918, and has been publicly traded on the NYSE since December 9, 1964...
and Cummins
Cummins
Cummins Inc. is a Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control and electrical power generation systems...
.
Also Peter Witt trolley #754 is being restored for McKinney Avenue Transit Authority
McKinney Avenue Transit Authority
The McKinney Avenue Transit Authority , a non-profit organization, operates the M-line Streetcar line in Dallas, Texas . The offices and car barn are located at 3153 Oak Grove, Dallas, TX 75204. It is an example of a heritage streetcar running historic cars...
, as well as an original Edwards
Edwards Rail Car Company
Edwards Rail Car Company was located in the small town of Sanford, North Carolina, specializing in the manufacture of self-propelled rail cars.-History:...
Model 10 for a private collector.