Ruston
Encyclopedia
Place names
United States- Ruston, LouisianaRuston, LouisianaRuston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,546 at the 2000 census. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Its economy caters to its college population...
- Ruston, WashingtonRuston, WashingtonRuston is a town in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 749 at the 2010 census.Although it is nearly indistinguishable from the adjacent city of Tacoma, the predominantly residential area still retains its status as a separate municipality long after it ceased to be a...
United Kingdom
- Ruston, North YorkshireRuston, North YorkshireRuston is a small village in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England situated just off the A170....
, England
Companies
- Ruston (engine builder)Ruston (engine builder)Ruston & Hornsby, later known as Ruston, was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England, the company's history going back to 1840. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and also of steam shovels. Other products included cars, steam...
(or Ruston, Proctor and Company), railway locomotive and industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England- Ruston & Hornsby, descendent of Ruston, Proctor & Co.
- Ruston-BucyrusRuston-BucyrusRuston-Bucyrus Ltd was an engineering company established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston and Hornsby based in Lincoln, England and Bucyrus-Erie based in Bucyrus, Ohio, the latter of which had operational control and into which the excavator manufacturing operation of Ruston and Hornsby was...
, manufacturer of steam shovels and cranes