Wabtec Corporation and Tronix3D are partnering to provide much needed personal protective equipment (PPE) for Excela Health, a leading health system provider of advanced medical care in Pennsylvania. The partnership is leveraging
Gradall Industries, Inc., has named MacAllister Railroad Machinery as an authorized distributor for Gradall TrackStar Railway Maintenance Machines as well as factory-authorized parts and service.
After careful deliberation amid the developing COVID-19 situation, Michigan-based Pettibone/Traverse Lift, LLC has announced it will continue in-person operations for essential employees. On March 23, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order
HDR, an engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services company is familiar to many railroaders. Like most companies, they have issued a statement on how they’re dealing with coronavirus. Here is their statement,
Danella Rental Systems, Inc., based in Plymouth Meeting, PA, is excited to announce the acquisition of Aspen Equipment Company’s rental division. For over 40 years, Danella has been the railroad industry’s leading
In January, Christopher Caric, Marketing Manager, joined Herzog from Cleveland Track Material, Inc./Vossloh NA where he was the Director of Class 1 Sales.
Norfolk Southern announced today that in 2019 the company worked with 77 businesses that opened new or expanded facilities on its rail lines, supporting the economic growth and vitality of communities across
Canadian National today reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.
Beginning Feb. 17, E. Jean Savage, who currently serves on the Trinity Board and is a Caterpillar vice president, will become Chief Executive Officer at Trinity Industries, according to a report in
Coming just shy of a year since it purchased GE Transportation in, Freightwaves reports that Wabtec has just purchased RELCO locomotives. This company builds, repairs, and remanufactures locomotives, and is based in Iowa.
Miller Ingenuity was recently selected to supply ZoneGuard, their electronic roadway worker protection system, to two California transit agencies, San Diego Trolley and San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI). Additionally, ZoneGuard has been
According to a report from WDBJ7 in Roanoke, Va., FreightCar America will soon wrap up the last of its production orders at its Roanoke facility.
Last week, RT&S reported on its website news service that GATX Corporation, one of the world’s largest freight car and locomotive lessors, is suing the Georgia Power Company, a subsidiary of Southern Company,
Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. is pleased to announce its wholly owned Australian subsidiary, Loram Pty Ltd., has completed the previously announced acquisition of the rail grinding business of Aurizon Operations Ltd.
Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, has signed an agreement to acquire Vossloh North America’s Cleveland Track Material (CTM) business. The proposed acquisition aligns with Progress Rail’s goal of profitable growth. With facilities
Unless rail customers own their own cars, they either use ones owned by the railroad or they lease them. One of the largest freight car and locomotive lessors is GATX Corporation, which
VisioStack Inc. has entered into an agreement with Grupo EFE to provide data management and analytics services. Grupo EFE, which is based in Santiago, Chile, provides both passenger and freight services throughout
On September 24, 2019, Bryan Boehm, President Rail, Custom Truck One Source, and Troy Elbert, President, Herzog Services, Inc., were elected to the Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) Board of Directors at
Today, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Maryland) joined the Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA) and its member Oldcastle Infrastructure at their manufacturing facility in Edgewood, MD. Congressman Ruppersberger spoke with company officials and rail
The Roanoke Times is reporting that FreightCar American plans to close its railcar manufacturing facility in Roanoke, Va. and open a new one Castanos, Mexico. The new Mexico plant will be a