EIKON International is located in

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, and makes interurban cars, trolley cars and streetcars. EIKON also restores and manufactures other types of rail cars, including

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. EIKON emerged in 2008 as

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ceased production of railcars at the Montgomery location. Edwards Model 20

Current operations

In production are several

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es to be sent to

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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

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. Peter Witt trolley #754 was restored for

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, as well as an original

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Model 10 for a private collector. Model 20

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EIKON International, LLC

MATA
Rolling stock manufacturers of the United States Railway service companies of the United States Companies based in Montgomery, Alabama {{MontgomeryAL-stub

Current operations

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