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Pricing Supplement Dated April 16, 1997	 
(To Prospectus dated June 29, 1994 and	
Prospectus Supplement dated April 30, 1996)
Rule 424(b)(3)      
File No. 33-33929   

	               General Signal Corporation
	Medium-Term Senior Notes, Series A - Fixed Rate

Principal Amount:  U.S. Dollars $25,000,000     	

Agent's Discount or Commission: .35%($87,500) 

Net Proceeds to Issuer:  $24,912,500

Interest Rate:  7.00%

Stated Maturity Date:  October 18, 2000

Original Issue Date:  April 18, 1997

Interest Payment Dates:  July 15 & January 15

Redemption:

X	The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity    
     Date.
	The Notes may be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
	     Initial Redemption Date:
	     Initial Redemption Percentage:
	     Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction:     % until     
          Redemption Percentage is 100% of the principal amount.

Optional Repayment:

X	The Notes cannot be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
	The Notes can be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date at 
     the option of the holder of the Notes.
	     Optional Repayment Dates:
	     Optional Repayment Price:           %

Currency:
	Specified Currency:  U.S. Dollars
	(If other than U.S. dollars, see attached)
	Minimum Denominations:
	(Applicable only if Specified Currency is other than U.S.    
      dollars)

Original Issue Discount:              ___ Yes 	__X_ No
	Total Amount of OID:
	Yield to Maturity:
	Initial Accrual Period:

Form:	             X Book-Entry	         Certificated

Agents:  Chase Securities Inc.
	    Goldman Sachs & Co.

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Agent acting in the capacity as indicated below:
x  Agent              Principal


If as principal:
	The Notes are being offered at varying prices related to     
     prevailing market prices at the time of resale.
	The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public        
     offering price of ___% of principal amount, plus accrued     
     interest, if any.

If as Agent:
	The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public        
     offering price of 100% of principal amount, plus accrued     
     interest, if any.

Other Provisions:  Cusip #:  37084DAB8

The following paragraph shall be deemed to supercede the last full 
paragraph on page S-23 of the Prospectus Supplement dated 
April 30, 1996 to which this Pricing Supplement relates:

	As used herein, the term "United States Holder" means an 
owner of a Note that (a) is (i) for United States federal income 
tax purposes a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a 
corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in 
or under the laws of the United States or of any political 
subdivision thereof, (iii) an estate the income of which is 
subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its 
source or (iv) a trust whose administration is subject to the 
primary supervision of a United States court and which has one or 
more United States fiduciaries who have authority to control all 
substantial decisions of the trust or (b) is not a Holder 
described in (a) above but whose income from a Note is effectively 
connected with such Holder's conduct of a United States trade or 
business.  The term also includes certain former citizens of the 
United States whose income and gain on the Notes will be taxable 
by the United States.