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GE's 3,000th Evolution Locomotive

Watch a video of the Evolution being made and the 3,000th Evo dedication ceremony.

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[[upbeat electronic music ♫]]

[As you all know, GE Trasportation embarked on a global strategy]

[[In the beginning] [GE Transportation-Erie, Pennsylvania, United States]]

[of being able to sell our locomotives around the globe.]

[[Lorenzo Simonelli-President & CEO, GE Transportation]]

[[GE Transportation-Erie, Pennsylvania 12/05/08]]

[Behind me is the first of what will be 310 locomotives.]

[[♫ upbeat electronic music ♫]]

[[Becoming a reality]]

[[♫ upbeat electronic music ♫]]

[The Kazakhstan locomotive, which was built here,]

[[Manufactured in Erie, Pennsylvania] is a great testament to a lot of hard work]

[that you've achieved.]

[[♫ upbeat electronic music ♫]]

[[The engine]]

[[♫ upbeat electronic music ♫]]

[So, today is a lot about celebration.]

[We have a great example of US technology going global,]

[a great example of how we've worked together as a team]

[--with the community, with the workforce--]

[to make a great product,]

[and also, how successful this can be.]

[This is the best selling locomotive out there globally right now.]

[[♫ upbeat electronic music ♫]]

[[TE 33A-0010]]

[[TE 33A-0009]]

[[TE 33A-0008]]

[[TE 33A-0007]]

[[JSC Lokomotiv Pre-shipment Inspection]]

[[GE Transportation-Erie, Pennsylvania, United States November 4 & 7, 2008]]

[Well look, this is a great testament.]

[There are going to be 10 locomotives here, and in total, 300 kits]

[that go over to Kazakhstan.]

[It's a great relationship that we've developed with the national railway of Kazakhstan.]

[What you have behind me is also a testament]

[to GE technology, GE innovation.]

[[♫ upbeat electronic music ♫]]

[You'll know back in 2005, GE embarked in launching the Evo,]

[and during the last three years, 3000 have been sold.]

[Over $400 million has been invested]

[in the technology behind me.]

[[♫ upbeat electronic music ♫]]

[In a couple of hours, this will actually leave snowy Erie]

[to land in snowy Kazakhstan.]

[[ Kazakhstan Temir Zholy] [GE-Imagination at work]]