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In 1973, Rohr formed Rail Systems, Inc. "when a contract was received to refurbish more than 300 cars for Amtrak (Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, May 1977, p. 7).
In January of 1977, "Chula vista's Rohr Industries sold its Rail Systems, Inc. subsidiary at Mira Loma, Calif." (Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, May 1977, p. 7).
Rohr Industries, Inc. 1975 Annual Report. Page 8.
Rohr built Amtrack Turboliner Train I.
Picture taken at Del Mar, Calif. June 29, 1976 enroute to test facility Pueblo, Colorado.
(Source: Rohr Employees' Federal Credit Union, March 1977).
References:
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Inc. Report. May 1977, p. 7.
Rohr Employees' Federal Credit Union, July 1977.
Rohr Employees' Federal Credit Union, March 1977.
Rohr Employees' Federal Credit Union, November 1977.
Rohr Industries, Inc. 1975 Annual Report, p. 8-9.
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