EMD Plant 2?

Does anyone have an exact date when EMD's Plant 2 in Pullman, Illinois began operations? The December 1968 Trains article, "How the "Home of the Diesel Locomotive" builds diesels" by Jerry A. Pinkepank, pp 26-32 has a partial answer. On page 28 Pinkepank writes that EMD leased the facility from the Defense Plant Corporation in 1946.

Ed in Kentucky

Well no, the Defense Plant Corporation did not exist in 1946. Its assets had been folded back into the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as of July 1, 1945. See https://utahrails.net/industries/defense-plant-corp.php The building EMD leased from the RFC in 1946 had been used in manufacturing aircraft subassemblies.

Ed in Kentucky

See 1943, 103rd Street facility: https://pullman-museum.org/theCompany/timeline.html

Ed in Kentucky

My notes show EMD acquired the plant in 1946. Some post-1970s EMD brochures show the plant opening as 1947. It is entirely possible the setup process spanned the two years.

I very seldom check railroad dot net any more, if you need a quicker response I might see the question sooner on RYPN. That is the only site I look at very often.

PC