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wenty-five years ago, February 1989, to be exact, 42-year-old Anthony Duncan Kruglinski left his post as Vice President and Manager of the Transportation Department at Irving Trust Co. in New York City and founded Railroad Financial Corp. The new venture would specialize in “Financial Advisory Services, Debt Placement, and Venture Capital.” At the same time, Tony signed on as Railway Age’s Financial Editor, with a new column entitled Equipment Financial Trends (which later became Financially Speaking and then Financial Edge), and two annual supplements, our Guide to Equipment Leasing and Railroad Financial Desk Book. Why undertake such a venture? What attracted this banker to the railroad business? As Tony put it in his first column for Railway Age, “The opportunities in this industry are enormous. The investment community’s generally held belief is that the railroad industry is a stodgy, immobile monolith with returns on capital that are below other industries and likely to stay that way. That’s wrong. I believe we’re sitting on an active volcano of opportunity that’s ready to explode. . . . I’m convinced that this is the industry to be in today.” Was he spot-on, or what? If I showed Tony his first column today, he’d say (with a twinkle in his eye) something like, “Of course I was right! You questioning my intuition?” Sadly, I can’t do that. Tony Kruglinski, my colleague and friend since July 1992, when I signed on as Assistant Editor of this magazine, died June 15 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 66. Sir Winston Churchill’s observation, “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give,” was one of Tony’s favorite quotations. That’s how he conducted business, and how he lived his life. His many rail industry associates and his family can attest to that. Of course, Tony was highly quotable (including a few things I won’t print here). 2
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My favorites are, “The truth sells” and “Do the right thing and you will reap a bit of luck as a result.” Well, perhaps I should share one pithy observation, a “Tony-ism,” if you will: “If you work for someone else, three things can screw you: your boss, the economy, yourself. If you work for yourself, you eliminate one thing that can screw you!” Tony enjoyed writing; he was a master at taking a complex subject, equipment finance, and making it understandable to people without financial backgrounds (like me). I enjoyed editing his copy. I used to tease him about all the ellipses (......) I had to edit out. He always had a goodnatured comeback. Our Senior Consulting Editor, Luther S. Miller, who worked with Tony for close to 30 years, said upon learning of his death, “He was a man of formidable talent. Over the years, his many editorial contributions to the magazine set the standard for reporting and commentary on railroad equipment finance and leasing. But more significant, he was a man of integrity. Whether he was structuring a multimillion-dollar locomotive or railcar deal, or just giving advice, Tony inspired trust, confidence, and respect.” Railroad Financial Corp. Senior Vice President David Nahass succeeds Tony as our Financial Editor—a job that Tony, in his wisdom, prepared David to assume. “We will always remember Tony for his old-school toughness and his appreciation for the people with whom he worked over the years,” David said. “He was in so many ways an incredible man. A man of generosity, kindness, and intellect, Tony had a great love of life and was indeed a figure that was larger than life. He will be missed. Rest in peace, big guy.” And thank you for leaving this industry a better place than you found it.
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Industry Indicators TRAFFIC ORIGINATED CARLOADS
SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL TRAFFIC INDEX FOUR WEEKS ENDING MAY 31, 2014
MAJOR U.S. RAILROADS BY COMMODITY Grain Farm Products ex. Grain Grain Mill Products Food products Chemicals Petroleum & Petroleum Products Coal Primary Forest Products Lumber and Wood Products Pulp and Paper Products Metallic Ores Coke Primary Metal Products Iron and Steel Scrap Motor Vehicles and Parts Crushed Stone, Sand, and Gravel Nonmetallic Minerals Stone, Clay & Glass Products Waste & Nonferrous Scrap All Other Carloads TOTAL U.S. CARLOADS
MAY ’14 81,351 3,438 37,620 24,677 122,609 58,701 447,592 6,374 15,006 24,497 32,690 14,764 44,932 18,352 70,637 95,930 21,487 33,842 13,751 18,604 1,186,314
MAY ’13 62,7393 3,233 35,624 25,625 120,733 56,074 435,396 5,422 12,617 24,247 29,864 15,430 40,315 16,797 66,891 83,674 21,944 31,881 13,212 16,295 1,118,013
% CHANGE 29.7% 6.3% 5.6% -3.7% 1.1% 4.7% 2.8% 17.6% 18.9% 1.0% 9.5% -4.3% 11.5% 9.3% 5.6% 14.6% -2.1% 6.2% 4.1% 14.2% 6.1%
347,036
309,929
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1,533,350
1,427,942
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CARLOADS
Chemicals Coal Crushed Stone / Sand / Gravel Food & Kindred Products Grain Grain Mill Products Lumber & Wood Products Metallic Ores Metals & Products Motor Vehicles & Equipment Nonmetallic Minerals Petroleum Products Pulp, Paper & Allied Products Stone, Clay & Glass Products Trailers / Containers Waste & Nonferrous Scrap All Other Carloads
COMBINED U.S./CANADA RR
FOUR WEEKS ENDING MAY 31, 2014
INTERMODAL MAJOR U.S. RAILROADS BY COMMODITY TRAILERS CONTAINERS TOTAL UNITS
MAY ’14 151,547 930,333 1,045,880
MAY ’13 109,144 859,210 968,354
% CHANGE 5.9% 8.3% 8.0%
7,292 233,383 240,575
6,691 209,620 216,311
9.0% 11.3% 11.2%
122,839 1,163,616 1,286,455
115,835 1,068,830 1,184,665
6.0% 8.9% 8.6%
COMBINED U.S./CANADA RR TRAILERS CONTAINERS TOTAL COMBINED UNITS
Source: Monthly Railroad Traffic, Association of American Railroads
AVERAGE WEEKLY U.S. RAIL CARLOADS: ALL COMMODITIES (not seasonally adjusted)
320,000 330,000 340,000 350,000 360,000
370,000 380,000 390,000 400,000 410,000
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RAILROAD EMPLOYMENT, CLASS I LINEHAUL CARRIERS, MAY 2014 (% CHANGE FROM MAY 2013)
Transportation (train and engine) 67,508 2.41%
Executives, Officials, and Staff Assistants 9,684 1.20%
Professional and Administrative 14,098 (-0.41%)
TOTAL EMPLOYEES: 166,097 % CHANGE FROM MAY 2013: 1.13% Transportation (other than train & engine) 6,762 (-0.07%)
Maintenance of Equipment and Stores 30,066 (-0.20%)
Maintenanceof-Way and Structures 37,799 0.71%
Source: Surface Transportation Board
EMPLOYMENT UP FROM YEAR-AGO, PRIOR-MONTH PERIODS Figures released by the Surface Transportation Board show Class I total railroad employment rose 1.13% in mid-May 2014, measured against mid-May 2013, and was up 1.10% from mid-April 2014. Transportation (train and engine) powered the year-over-year gain, overcoming declines in three employment categories; it also rose 0.84% over mid-April levels. Also aiding the overall monthly gain: Maintenance-of-Way and Structures, advancing 0.71%. 4
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% CHANGE -2.5% -9.2% 0.2% -8.4% 20.9% -1.0% 5.4% -54.0% 10.3% 14.4% 7.9% -3.4% 4.9% 2.3% -3.0% 5.9% 6.1%
MAY 2014 - 396,092 MAY 2013 - 392,609
CANADIAN RAILROADS TRAILERS CONTAINERS TOTAL UNITS
ORIGINATED MAY ’13 49,596 28,474 31,949 12,911 21,747 6,887 11,230 12,160 22,710 10,596 2,185 2,328 18,827 13,391 48,183 11,248 88,187
TOTAL CARLOADS, MAY 2014 VS. 2013
CANADIAN RAILROADS ALL COMMODITIES
ORIGINATED MAY ’14 48,349 25,864 32,023 11,823 26,298 6,820 11,833 5,595 25,056 12,121 2,358 2,250 19,743 13,701 46,754 11,911 93,593
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Industry Outlook TSB clears interim CBR reforms
GBRX building Tank Car of the Future Not including orders for 7,000 new railcars worth $700 million announced May 21, 2014 (RA, June 2014, p. 8), Greenbrier has been awarded contracts for 7,700 cars from multiple buyers valued at more than $960 million—for a total of 14,700 cars valued at $1.66 billion. Among the orders are 3,500 Tank Cars of the Future from customers in the U.S. and Canada, “the first awards in the rail industry for a dramatically improved tank car for transporting flammables,” Greenbrier said. In addition, Greenbrier said there is strong interest from multiple customers in the retrofit of pre-CPC-1232 tank cars currently operating in flammable commodity service. GBW Railcar Services, the repair, refurbishment, and maintenance joint venture with Watco Cos. (see p. 13), is prepared to take on some of this business. The Tank Car of the Future, the HM-251, has safety features that include thicker steel, more robust top and bottom outlet protection, and jacketed shells with ceramic insulation. Greenbrier says its new design will be equal in capacity volume to a legacy DOT-111 tank car with a loading volume of 30,000 gallons.
UP: More premium intermodal trains Union Pacific has increased the frequency of two intermodal services, Portland-Chicago and Northern California-Chicago, both of which are part of UP’s top-tier “premium” intermodal service, with four-day delivery in the morning. UP said the service enhancement was made “in support of our customers’ growing needs for truck-competitive 6
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service between western U.S. markets and Chicago, the country’s primary transportation interchange point. It gives customers access to our extensive rail network, which is made possible in part by our significant capital investments, including a record $4.1 billion in 2014.” The Portland-Chicago service, Portland Premium, operates six days per week westbound and five days per week eastbound. The Northern California-Chicago service, NorCal, connects Chicago and the Northern California region, utilizing UP’s Oakland and Lathrop intermodal ramps, and operates between five and seven days per week depending on direction and specific origin/destination points. Intermodal customers utilizing these enhanced service lanes have access to EMP and UMAX equipment, the largest railroad-owned container fleet in North America.
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has given Transport Canada (TC) a passing grade on interim emergency directives introduced in April to reduce the chances of crude oil train explosions. In a June 18 report card, the TSB gave a grade of “satisfactory in part” to TC’s three-year phase-out of DOT111 general purpose tank cars and welcomed TC’s interim adoption of the industry’s voluntary CPC-1232 specification. The TSB said a final grade awaits specification by Canadian and U.S. regulators of a new standard. The TSB released three laboratory analyses showing how the cars in the Lac-Mégantic derailment crumpled and breached, data that can inform current FRA/PHMSA deliberations over a successor to the DOT-111 and CPC-1232 cars. With respect to its recommendation that Canada’s “Emergency Response Assistance Plans” already in place for higher-risk commodities be required for crude oil, the TSB awarded a “fully satisfactory” grade. Implementation of ERAP protection for trains including even a single carload of crude oil or ethanol is under way. On TC’s emergency directive that railroads undertake route planning and analysis for dangerous goods consists, the TSB gave a grade of “satisfactory intent.” While the new regulatory requirement for urban speed restrictions and risk-based route planning is stronger than a similar request from the FRA, the TSB was dubious about its application only to routes that see 10,000 or more carloads of dangerous goods annually. It called for a fresh look at the implications of the 10,000-carload threshold for route planning and risk analysis. The TSB has yet to issue a final report on the Lac-Mégantic disaster, in which 47 people were killed when a runaway crude oil train left the tracks at 65 mph, causing a massive explosion.
Market Amtrak, CHSRA go separate ways Plans by Amtrak and the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to jointly purchase a fleet of high speed trainsets have been scrapped as the parties acknowledged that the specifications differ too greatly. Amtrak needs a fleet of 160-mph trainsets quickly, with tilt capability to cope with the curves to reduce journey times, to replace its Acela Express trains operating on the Northeast Corridor. But CHSRA seeks conventional 200-mph trainsets to operate on its planned, dedicated statewide network. Amtrak intends to issue a Request For Proposals this month for a fleet of 28 tilting HSR trainsets. CHSRA expects to issue a tender in October for 15 trainsets initially, although it will require up to 70 trainsets during the next 15 years.
North America ARLINGTON/FAIRFAX COUNTIES (VA.): Selected Parsons Transportation Group to help manage Arlington’s streetcar program, which includes both the Columbia Pike and Crystal CityPotomac Yard segments of Arlington’s planned 7.4-mile streetcar system. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY: Approved the award of two contracts for the Wilson Station ($153.6 million) and 95th/Dan Ryan Station ($23.1 million), both on CTA’s Red Line, to Walsh/2-in-1 Joint Venture. GOLD LINE FOOTHILL EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY: Awarded Hill International an amendment for program management services on Phases 2A and 2B of the $1.9 billion Los Angeles Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension LRT project. LACMTA: Awarded Protran Technology a contract for 100 of its Station Platform Intrusion Warning systems. 8
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The system can detect intruders or other emergency events, and send warnings in real time to an operational control center and to a train before it enters a station. NICTD: Launched its South Shore App last month onboard South Shore interurban rail service linking South Bend, Ind., and Chicago, supplied by New York-based Bytemark. The app lets riders buy and store train tickets on their smartphones, and is available for Apple iOS and Android devices. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITY: Awarded a contract worth up to $10 million to a joint venture of J.L. Patterson & Associates Inc. and STV Inc. for on-call engineering design services for Metrolink.
Worldwide AUSTRIAN FEDERAL RAILWAYS (ÖBB): Will exercise the final option in its contract with Siemens for Railjet push-pull long-distance trains. The
contract covers 67 sets, 51 of which have so far been ordered. AZERBAIJAN RAILWAYS: Signed a $133 million contract with Stadler Rail, Switzerland, for 27 sleeper and three dining coaches for use on international services from Baku, Azerbaian, to Istanbul, Turkey, via the Baku-TbilisiKars line, set to open next year. BRUSSELS TRANSPORT CO: Selected Ingeteam to supply its Ingeber energy recovery system for its metro network. The system is designed to recover 10% to 30% of heat energy generated during braking, convert it to electricity, and return it to the grid. HUNGARY: Awarded a contract to CAF to assemble light rail vehicles for the nation’s capital, Budapest. QATAR RAILWAYS: Awarded a €2 billion ($2.7 billion) design-build contract to a consortium of Qatari Diar Vinci Construction (QDVC) and Alstom for the Lusail light rail project.
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Update SUPPLY BRIEFS Cubic announces launch of consultancy subsidiary Cubic Transportation Systems is launching Urban Insights Associates Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cubic described as “a consulting and services practice aimed at helping the transportation industry achieve greater efficiency by optimizing the allocation of resources deployed in urban transportation networks around the world and improving the quality of service delivered to travelers.”
AAR CEO outlines industry’s safety strides at Railway Age Crude By Rail conference
Keolis, unions reach labor accord in Boston Keolis Commuter Services last month reached accord with all 14 labor unions representing 1,800 employees of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Commuter Rail service, which Keolis began operating on July 1. Keolis Commuter Services won the $2.6 billion, eight-year contract to manage, operate, and maintain MBTA’s regional rail service in January following a competitive bid and review process.
Kinkisharyo-USA plans new Palmdale, Calif., site Transit car manufacturer Kinkisharyo-USA will construct a new, permanent manufacturing facility in Palmdale, Calif. The $60 million dollar project to build the 460,000-square-foot plant is expected to provide between 150 to 200 permanent manufacturing jobs.The City of Palmdale will sell 60 acres of land located on the corner of Sierra Highway and Ave. M for $1.3 million to Kinkisharyo, and bring utilities and infrastructure to the property. The targeted completion date is May 2015. Kinkisharyo landed a 10-year, $891 million contract with LACMTA for 200 railcars for the Los Angeles’ expanding Metro system (see p. 34). 10
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ddressing the Railway Age Crude By Rail Conference last month in Arlington, Va., Association of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger detailed the many steps freight railroads are taking to boost the safety of moving crude oil by rail. He also reiterated the industry’s call for the federal government to increase tank car standards. Railroads, Hamberger said, have conducted a top-to-bottom review of their operations and have updated aspects of their operations in light of the increased volumes moving on their lines. “In any discussion of crude by rail, safety and reliability are key factors in understanding how important rail has become to North America’s push for energy independence,” Hamberger said. “A strong safety culture is embedded in the railroads, and has long been a core attribute of the railroading industry— from planning, training, prevention, and preparedness. The railroads’ reliability comes from a demonstrated track record of investing billions of dollars back into the rail network year after year, enabling them to swiftly meet the rising demand to move domestic energy resources our economy relies upon.”
In addition to steps taken by the railroads, Hamberger noted the importance of increasing the safety of tank cars used to move crude oil, as well as ensuring shippers properly classify the oil being generated from domestic fracking operations. “Railroads are taking multiple steps to further increase the safety of transporting crude oil, but more can be done when it comes to the tank cars used to haul it,” Hamberger said. “Railroads believe that federal tank car standards should be raised to ensure crude oil and other flammable liquids are moving in the safest car possible, based on the product they are moving. The industry also wants the existing crude oil fleet upgraded through retrofits, or older cars to be phased out as quickly as possible.” The rail industry has also stepped up its efforts to communicate and coordinate with communities and first responders, and railroads are dedicating tremendous resources to prevent and prepare for emergency situations all along their lines, he noted. “Railroads are working with state and local emergency response officials to ensure those who need to know what is moving through their area are informed and trained to respond to an emergency situation,” Hamberger said. “The industry has also taken the lead in designing new training programs focused specifically on emergency response incidents involving crude oil, to make sure first responders have the skills and training they need.” Hamberger described three areas of concentration: prevention, which is directly tied to investment in plant and equipment; mitigation, which involves going beyond previously recommended standards; and emergency response. To date, working with the American Petroleum Institute, more than 22,000 first-responders have been trained in tank car incident procedures.
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Update UTLX “Tank Car of Tomorrow” nears test milestone
Union Tank Car Company’s prototype “Tank Car of Tomorrow” TIH pressure tank car is nearing completion of its second year of accelerated field tests, “reliably equaling more than five years of normal service,” the company announced last month. In 2011, UTLX built a test group of pressure tank cars under FRA special permit SP-15036. These cars were designed to transport specific Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) commodities commonly used by industry, metropolitan water districts, and consumers. Based on a long-standing UTLX design, the double-hull concept “was enhanced to create a tank car that is more resistant to punctures in an incident involving head or shell impacts,” the company said. A trial tank car is now in its 15th cycle of testing by
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Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TCCI). Since August 2012, the car has accumulated more than 150,000 miles on a defined route within Union Pacific’s rail network. The test criteria prescribe a mix of loaded and unloaded cycles to approximate real interchange conditions. About halfway through the regimen, the car was visually inspected and unloaded for a battery of magnetic particle and ultrasonic tests. “The car passed every test,” UTLX noted. In June, the trial car, No. 920311, was returned to the UTLX manufacturing plant in Sheldon, Tex., for intensive inspection according to remaining SP-15036 requirements. The car will be tested with multiple non-destructive methods to further prove the design before being restored to operational readiness. The car then will be returned to TTCI in Pueblo, Colo., for final testing. Ten more cars built under SP-15036 “are performing safely in revenue service,” UTLX said. “All feedback from carriers and the FRA has been favorable. We will use the test conclusions to collaborate with the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on final regulatory authorizations so that the ‘Tank Car of Tomorrow’ can go into general production under its own U.S. Department of Transportation classification.”
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Greenbrier, Watco set railcar repair venture The Greenbrier Cos., Inc. and Watco Companies, LLC last month announced a new company that will create a North American network of railcar repair shops. The new company, GBW Railcar Services, LLC (GBW), is a 50-50 joint venture “that will own and operate Greenbrier’s and Watco’s respective railcar repair, refurbishment, and maintenance businesses,” the companies said. GBW Railcar Services will create “the largest independent railcar repair network of 38 locations across North America, including 14 certified tank car shops,” the companies stated, adding, “GBW will have the scale to meet the certification and maintenance requirements of the growing North American tank car fleet and expand railcar repair service offerings for general freight cars of nearly all types.” GBW will be led by a recent Greenbrier hire, Jim Cowan, as CEO. He will continue to serve as Senior Vice President, Operations for Greenbrier and maintain certain responsibilities at Greenbrier unrelated to GBW. Greenbrier now operates 23 railcar repair locations and Watco currently operates 15 complementary sites. GBW’s combined network will feature 14 tank car repair shops— 10 of which will be from Watco and four from Greenbrier —all certified by the Association of American Railroads as required by federal regulations, the companies said. As well, all 38 locations can perform the type of general freight car repair and maintenance services “that are consistently in demand and which are a core competency of both Greenbrier and Watco.” The companies said Greenbrier provides commercial strength and leadership in railcar safety design and engineering, including its recently developed “Tank Car of the Future.” Greenbrier also sports its geographically dispersed railcar repair, refurbishment, and maintenance network. “Combined with the experience derived from our integrated business model including manufacturing, leasing, and railcar management services, Greenbrier’s leadership in the rail industry will be a strong contribution to GBW,” Greenbrier said. For its part, Watco brings to GBW “some of the broadest tank car expertise available in the market, along with substantial general railcar repair capability through a well-established and efficient railcar repair platform,” Watco noted. In addition to its repair operations, Watco said it “has a broad customer base and operating footprint as one of North America’s largest short line railroad, port, and terminal management companies. Watco contributes a broad range of repair services to GBW. Watco’s multiple tank car repair facilities in the Midwest, Gulf, and Southeastern U.S. will further position GBW for success. Watco, along with its partner Kinder Morgan, is a leading provider of transportation and terminal services to major Gulf ports for energy businesses serving the Bakken formation and other energy fields.” “We both saw a need to increase capacity,” Watco CEO Rick Webb told Railway Age. “Our customers require new
If you bought Steel Products from one or more Defendants between April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007, you may be affected by a Class Action Settlement. What is the Settlement about? Eight steel manufacturers, ArcelorMittal S.A. and ArcelorMittal USA, LLC (together “ArcelorMittal”), Nucor Corporation, United States Steel Corporation, Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, AK Steel Holding Corporation, Steel Dynamics, Inc., SSAB Swedish Steel Corporation and Commercial Metals Company (collectively, “Defendants”) were sued by several businesses (“Plaintiffs”) who allege that the Defendants conspired, in violation of the U.S. antitrust laws, to restrict their output and thereby raise or “fix” the prices for certain steel products sold for delivery in the United States between April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007. A settlement has been reached with ArcelorMittal, which has agreed to pay $90 million into a Settlement Fund. This is in addition to $15.9 million in settlements (pending court approval) that were achieved with Commercial Metals Company, AK Steel Holding Corporation, and Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation earlier this year. Proposed settlements in the case to date now total $105.9 million. ArcelorMittal denies the allegations. The litigation is continuing against the four non-settling Defendants.
Who is a Settlement Class Member? You are a Settlement Class Member if you Purchased certain Steel Products directly from any of the Defendants or their subsidiaries or controlled affiliates at any time between April 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007 for delivery in the United States. In general, “Steel Products” include carbon steel slabs, plates, sheet and coil products, galvanized and other coated sheet products; billets, blooms, rebar, merchant bar, beams and other structural shapes; and other steel products derived from raw carbon steel and sold by Defendants. The terms “Steel Products” and “Purchased” are more specifically defined in the full Notice and the Settlement Agreement.
Will I get a payment? If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not opt out, you will be eligible to file a claim at a later date to receive money from the Settlement.
What are my rights? If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not opt out, you will release certain legal rights against ArcelorMittal, as set forth in the full Notice and in the Settlement Agreement with ArcelorMittal. If you do not want to take part in the ArcelorMittal Settlement, you have the right to opt out. To opt out of the Settlement, you must do so by August 19, 2014. Settlement Class Members have the right to object to the Settlement. If you want to object, you must do so by August 19, 2014. Information on how to opt out or object to the Settlement is contained in the full Notice and at www.SteelAntitrustSettlement.com. You may speak to your own attorney at your expense for help.
When is the Approval Hearing? A Final Approval Hearing to consider approval of the ArcelorMittal Settlement is scheduled to be held in Courtroom 2503, Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604, on October 17, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. At that time, the Court will also consider Plaintiffs’ Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and/ or reimbursement of litigation expenses. You may appear at the hearing, but your attendance is not required. The date and location for this hearing may be changed on further Order of the Court.
This is a Summary, where can I get more information? You can get complete settlement information, including a copy of the full Notice and the ArcelorMittal Settlement Agreement, by visiting www.SteelAntitrustSettlement.com.
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Update and better services as the result of the energy evolution. The industry has changed. And we’re prepared to invest substantial capital to upgrade certain shops, to meet or exceed our customers’ expectations.” “This is a good move for us,” Greenbrier Cos. Chairman and CEO William A. Furman told Railway Age. “The energy renaissance has created a lot of opportunities. The Gulf Coast area alone, for example, is seeing $100 million in downstream energy investments.” “Our customers will be able to go anywhere in the U.S. or Canada where there is a GBW facility for fast, quality service,” said Watco Chief Commercial Officer Ed McKechnie. Said Furman, “Greenbrier’s and Watco’s shared approach to tank car safety advances both public safety and environmental protection, and strengthens the North American tank car fleet.”
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GBW Railcar Services will consist of an independent railcar repair network of 38 locations across North America, including 14 AAR-certified tank car shops.
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wheelset/rail interaction, as well as actual baggage handling. Field testing will continue through October with the baggage car traveling on the Northeast Corridor and on long-distance routes to Chicago, New Orleans, and Miami. Amtrak expects the new cars to enter revenue service by the end of 2014. The baggage cars are part of a larger order for 130 single-level,
long-distance Viewliner II passenger cars, which also include diners, sleepers, and baggage-crew dormitory cars. CAF USA of Elmira, N.Y., is building the cars. “All four car types will modernize the Amtrak fleet, improve reliability and maintenance, upgrade passenger amenities, travel at speeds up to 125 mph, and replace units built as far back as the 1940s and 1950s,” Amtrak said.
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Watching Washington FRANK N. WILNER
STB’s newest member: Status quo beware
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oving homogeneous electrons through wires, or even moving freight in trucks over publicly financed highways, is hardly akin to moving cargo over privately owned and maintained railroads. Numerous missteps by regulators past, insensitive to the differences, assured that in business downturns, railroads were unable to meet fixed costs, much less invest in renewal or demand-driven expansion of plant and equipment. For nine decades following creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), a pandemic of insolvencies periodically ensued, notwithstanding well-meaning attempts to substitute the government leviathan for the invisible hand of market forces. The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 allowed some 80% of all rail traffic to avoid regulatory oversight, while the ICC and its successor, the Surface Transportation Board (STB), insulated differential (a/k/a value-of-service or Ramsey) pricing from unwarranted attack. Railroad financial health is now the strongest in modern history, attracting envy from shippers and investors. Differential pricing makes railroads competitive with rights-of-way subsidized trucks and barges in that rail rates may be set slightly above the variable costs of moving the freight, generating a small contribution to fixed costs. On freight with no effective alternatives to rail (captive traffic), shippers pay higher rates that cover a larger proportion of fixed costs. Collectively, a railroad achieves revenue adequacy. Captive coal, chemical, and grain shippers, much of whose freight remains subject to potential regulation, most frequently seek regulatory redress. Often, they don’t prevail, and their commotions attracted congressional interest. Regulators developed ever more complex and expensive formulas
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to decide complaints of excessive rates. Yet the high cost of pursuing such cases—$5 million is average for shippers—begs for reform. Indeed, bringing a rate case under the STB’s Stand Alone Cost (SAC) test requires the shipper—on paper and employing for the task a flock of accountants, attorneys, economists, rail operating experts, and statisticians— to construct, operate, and maintain a hypothetical railroad built from scratch. There are as many suggestions for reform as there are attorneys representing rail and shipper interests.
Deb Miller would welcome the opportunity for STB’s members to share ideas, an approach dissuaded by federal ethics rules. The newest member of the STB, former Kansas transportation secretary Deb Miller, just two months on the job, already recognizes something is amiss. Her ability to nurture cooperative focus among disparate interests—“gain consensus to deliver a better product faster”—resulted in her being retained in her Kansas cabinet post by a far-tothe-right governor whose predecessor was left of center. “The complexity and cost of SAC is astounding,” Miller says. “If one could find an approach that wouldn’t require the enormous time and cost that SAC
requires would be beneficial. It is not going to be a perfect approach, but an extremely interesting intellectual endeavor to turn up alternatives that are economically desirable.” This is especially so, she says, with non-coal, non-unit-train cases, such as chemicals and grain shipments. Can an alternative to an SAC-type process “that captures all the complexities” of such cases be “satisfying to the parties? I don’t know. Nobody does,” Miller acknowledges. In acknowledging that the issue will remain before the STB—it is unlikely Congress will amend the statute near-term—Miller would welcome greater opportunity for the STB’s three members to share ideas, an approach dissuaded by federal ethics rules that prohibit even informal in-camera conversations. “I regret it is not easier to have open conversations and an exchange of ideas, but I appreciate the [ethics rules],” she says. Miller also wants the STB’s decision process to be more transparent and functional. Drawing on her Kansas DOT background, she favors setting interim goals and monitored performance schedules for interdisciplinary staff teams. “I fully understand complaints that parties sometimes have difficulty learning the status of STB cases and where they are in the decision process,” she asserts. For an agency often criticized for opaque procedures and being disinclined toward risk taking, Miller offers refreshing outspokenness. As a shipper attorney said during her nomination process, “She may have this odd idea that staff works for her, and not vice versa. And if she knows enough not to take the railroads, and Washington, at face value, then she could have lots of potential.”
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What’s a tank car builder/rebuilder to do?
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t Railway Age’s Crude By Rail conference in Arlington, Va., last month, which looked to identify and clarify the state of the CBR market today and discuss the potential regulatory changes and the impact the changing CBR landscape may have on the railroad industry in general, the agenda was loaded with rail industry insiders who had a valuable perspective on CBR and its future. Rather than try to squeeze all of this information into one Financial Edge column, this month’s column will discuss equipment; next month’s will tackle the rest of the program. The CBR debate breaks down into four main issues: One, what is the current timing for the release of the regulatory changes in tank car design and how many cars are going to require potential modification once the regulations are put forward? Two, where and when is all of this modification work going to be completed? Three, who is going to pay for the modifications? Four, what is going to happen to tank car demand once the new regulations are finalized? What is the current timing for the release of the regulatory changes in tank car design and how many cars are going to require potential modification? Although the U.S. Department of Transportation promised a final ruling in 2015, the pressure from all corners of the political spectrum is mounting on the DOT to provide one sooner. There are rumors swirling that a ruling could be offered as soon as the end of July, while Congress has demanded final ruling by Sept. 30, 2014. The issuance of the rule does not factor into account the potential for legal challenges that may surface once the ruling is passed. The scope of the change (for example, is ethanol inside or outside the group of cars requiring modification?) is one big unresolved issue; the final modification specification, 7/16-inch-thick steel vs. 18
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9/16, is another; managing the required coordination between the U.S and Canada is a third. Where and when is all of this modification work going to be completed? Robert Pickel from National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario, noted that there are roughly 97,000 cars in flammable (crude and ethanol) service today. Other than the 25,000 cars built to the CPC-1232 specification after October 2011, the majority (65,000 legacy cars) of those cars are likely to require and may be able to be modified post-regulation. Bob noted that in many cases the retrofit
The pool of tank cars potentially requiring retrofit is significant. The actual number of cars may be lower than assumed. option for older cars may be overstated. In other words, the pool of tank cars potentially requiring retrofit is likely to be significant. However, the pool of tank cars that can actually be retrofitted may be smaller than is being assumed today. Talk about complicated! A railcar repair shop and a tank railcar repair shop are two totally different entities. All tank car shops can likely repair any railcar, but all railcar shops cannot repair tank cars. There are roughly 115 repair facilities that can work on tank cars. In many of those shops, project backlog is already into 2015 for the standard requirement for recertification (HM216, formerly HM201). 0Add in the
potential for retrofitting cars after the new tank regulations are finalized and you have a capacity problem on your hands. The manufacturers will able to assist in the retrofit process, but the limitations on capacity highlight the practical realities and the logistical challenges the regulators are dealing with in connection with the change in specification. The implementation period for the changing regulation is likely to be long and forgiving. A quick implementation period would paralyze the transportation system and reduce carloads. I think everyone would agree that is a lose/lose result. Who is going to pay for the modifications? Both lessees and lessors are worried about cost. Most DOT-111A tank cars are in “full service” lease arrangements where the lessor makes the modification and the lessee pays a portion of the cost over time. A very high level estimate of the potential retrofit costs can run from as little as $20,000 to as high as $60,000 (again courtesy Bob Pickel), depending on its age and the scope of the modification. Using these numbers, the impact on a lessee’s lease cost could be enormous. The discussions between lessees and lessors regarding modification cost and financial responsibility could become contentious. The resolution on this point remains unclear. What is going to happen to tank car demand once the new regulations are finalized? One place where all parties agree: Demand for new-builds has been soft while companies await the publishing of the regulatory changes. A portion of the production quantities of tank cars being built has been for cars not involved in CBR service. Generally, all parties agree that the floodgates will reopen once the regulation is set and the environment has stabilized. One big question: For how long does the backlog run at high levels? Industry experts suggest it has another five years to run, minimum!
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MIDYEAR REPORT
RIDING A TIDE OF PROSPERITY With traffic in most commodities on an upswing and capital investment at record levels, the railroads are on track for another prosperous year. By WILLIAM C. VANTUONO, Editor-in-Chief
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ust for a while, put aside talk of exploding crude oil trains and pending tank car regulations, or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed clamp-down on coal-fired utilities, and take a good look at the railroad industry’s current situation. Simply put, the overall picture is positive. In this industry, every piece of good news comes with its caveats. Some of these are explored by Wall Street Contributing Editor Jason Seidl in his trenchant midyear commentary later in this story (p. 22). On the whole, though, recent and ongoing developments add up to a positive picture of prosperity. Capital spending is headed for a new all-time high exceeding $16 billion. BNSF alone is investing $5 billion this year, up from $4 billion in 2013. A surge in traffic—including crude by rail—has created a surge in freight car orders. The Greenbrier Companies alone has reported orders for cars valued at nearly $1.7 billion, among them 3,500 Tank Car of the Future units (see p. 6). As traffic as grown, so has employment. Train crews are among those being brought back on the job. In mid-May, total employment was up 1.13% to 166,097 (see p. 4). Wall Street is looking favorably on railroad stocks, and more are trading at or near their 52-week highs. The CBR boom, paradoxically, has elements of both bane and blessing. The emergence of a plentiful supply of cheap natural gas could cut railroad operating costs if it replaces costlier diesel fuel in locomotives; it is also, however, cutting power plant fuel costs as it replaces coal—a major blow to one of the industry’s largest sources of freight revenue. Further erosion of the railroads’ coal market is threatened by new and lower carbon emissions permitted by the EPA. Intermodal growth has been a common thread among the Class I’s, as related by their chief financial officers at recent analyst conferences. “We are seeing continued opportunities for highway conversion, continued growth in Crescent Corridor services, growth with international shipping partners, and continued growth from new facilities, our South Carolina Inland Port, and Charlotte Terminal,” Norfolk Southern CFO Marta Stewart told the Wall Street community in May. Even the depressed coal market is exhibiting signs of waking up, with “improved demand for utility coal due to weather, stockpiles reduced from 67 to 44 days’ supply, and strong competition in the Atlantic metallurgical and thermal markets, [despite] contract losses in utility coal and reduced domestic metallurgical coal volumes related to plant closures and sourcing shifts.” NS merchandise traffic is on the upswing as well, with “projected growth in crude oil, and increased volume for shale-related liquid petroleum gases and asphalt,” said Stewart. NS is also benefitting from “gains in steel and frac sand, a favorable corn and soybean crop for 2013/2014, an improved housing and related construction materials market, and continued automotive growth. Our automotive volume rose 7% in 2013. With average vehicle age at an all-time high, North American light vehicle production is forecasted at 17.1 million units for 2014, up 3.6% vs. last year.”
“CSX has overcome the transition in the energy markets,” said CFO Fredrik Eliasson. “This year is expected to be the last year of the coal transition. Domestic growth is now expected; export volume and price remain challenged.” CSX’s strong first-quarter financials largely resulted from “non-coal revenue growth, inflation-plus pricing, and efficiency. Second quarter volume has accelerated, and our operations are stable, with gradual recovery expected in the second half of 2014. Our diverse portfolio is key to sustainable earnings growth—business is now the most diversified in the company’s history, and our financial outlook remains positive long-term. Expect modest EPS growth in 2014 and double-digit growth beginning in 2015.” A significant decline in utility coal should be more than offset by gains in other areas, according to Eliasson. “Our merchandise and intermodal revenue grew $2.7 billion,” he said. “A record harvest in 2013 helped our grain markets recover. Initial 2014 crop projections are strong, with crop
A surge in traffic, including crude by rail, has created a surge in freight car orders. production constant, despite smaller corn acreage. Lower corn prices are spurring growth, and ethanol and poultry production have rebounded. Housing starts are expected to grow 12% from 2013, though expectations for 2014 are still 30% below the historical average. Housing starts drive about 6% of CSX business, through lumber and building products, agregates and waste, metals and plastics, intermodal, and household appliances.” Like most carriers, CSX’s chemicals traffic “is driven by a surging oil and gas industry,” said Eliasson. “Our crude oil volume could double in 2014, with further growth long-term. Frac sand is expected to rise about 10% in 2014, driven by Utica shale. Metals growth is based on a 5% forecasted increase in steel production, with oil and gas plays driving demand for drilling and transmission pipe. Automotive strength continues, with North American light vehicle production growth expected to again outpace Gross Domestic Product growth in 2014.” New or expansion projects on CSX totaled more than 120 in 2013—about 570 during the past five years, representing 150,000 carloads once these projects are fully on-line, and nearly 620,000 over the past five years. “Our project pipeline for 2014 is healthy,” said Eliasson. “It’s driven by substantial chemical-related activity. Customer investments have totaled $15 billion since 2009, creating long-term growth.” CSX’s hub and spoke-style intermodal network “has been a key differentiator,” said Eliasson. “It has created a broader reach into eastern U.S. markets for us. More than 125 new Northwest Ohio lanes are driving 20% of total volume growth. Our Northwest Ohio Terminal is at capacity and is July 2014 RAILWAY AGE 21
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Intermodal has proven to be all or more than it has been stacked up to be.
sustainable basis,” said Eliasson. “Nearly all our markets now have positive trajectory, including domestic coal. Profitable volume growth, inflation-plus pricing, and efficiency gains are driving our success.” Union Pacific, according to CFO Rob Knight, continues to benefit from “safe and resilient infrastructure,” which is being further improved via UP’s $4.1 billion 2014 capex program. The railroad is devoting major dollars to capacity improvements on its Southern Region, and is acquiring 229 new locomotives this year and other rolling stock—a $975 million spend. PTC expenditures, at $450 million, also represent a significant chunk of capex. 22 RAILWAY AGE July 2014
UP set first-quarter records in operating revenues, income, and ratio, and in earnings, despite a challenging winter. Knight attributes these improvements to the railroad’s “resource agility and surge capacity.” Much of this is related to intermodal, where UP sees “a significant domestic truckload conversion opportunity, and truckload opportunities in Mexico,” where UP is the only railroad serving all six major border gateways, he says. “Trucking’s traditional advantage is eroding, through regulations and rising costs, and highway congestion and infrastructure deterioration.” And like all its Class I brethren as well as the numerous short lines and regionals that take traffic to and from the national linehaul network, UP provides “a strong value proposition.” A FEW CAVEATS
“There’s little fault to be found in these stars,” says Cowen & Company Managing Director and Railway Age Wall Street Contributing Editor Jason Seidl. “Rail stocks have continued to advance this year, plowing through the most difficult winter weather that we have seen in decades. The strength has been partially attributable to the strong bounce-back in traffic and a slow improvement in the outlook for pricing truck-competitive business. The big debate among investors continues to be over the strength in the macro environment, and just how much of rail traffic gains can be attributed to volume pushed into second-quarter 2014 due to weather, along with intermodal volumes pulled forward anticipating a potential West Coast port strike.” Seidl says this debate “is indeed an interesting one. When you look at the quarter-to-date traffic ending in mid-June, you will see that if we exclude coal (clearly a weather-driven commodity) and grain (very little has to do with the economy), rail volumes are up nearly 7%. This is indeed a strong showing, but is likely impacted by shippers pulling forward a portion of their intermodal moves due to fears of a West Coast port strike. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union was looking at its contract expiring at midnight on June 30th, making shippers eager to move their cargo sooner. But, even if we assume that half of container growth can be traced to shippers’ fear of a strike, quarter-todate volumes are still up roughly 5%.” “These volume gains have come at a price, especially given that rail service problems rolled over from the first quarter,” cautions Seidl. “Indeed, some of the service issues facing the industry may not be resolved until 2015. The railroads have not been very good at handling strong spikes in demand in the past and it appears that this inability to deal with surges in traffic continues to plague them to this day. To be fair, they were dealing with harsh weather in the first quarter and now have been throwing the two Ps (people and power) at the problem, with some carriers announcing record capital spending budgets. Hence, in the near term, some railroads may not bring as much to the bottom line as they could in a more operationally sound environment.”
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being expanded by 50% this year, to support new investments in Montreal and Florida markets.” CSX says its total eastern intermodal opportunity is about nine million truckloads, reflecting truckload moves greater than 550 miles. “A significant majority overlays our intermodal network, and our H2R (highway to rail) initiative is designed to capture that growth opportunity. Capital investment will be required over time, and investments are scalable as volume increases,” said Eliasson. Longer-term, CSX is targeting a mid-60s operating ratio. “Our diverse business portfolio will drive growth on a
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Yet, on a brighter note, at least for investors, “it appears that the pricing environment is improving for truck-competitive freight,” says Seidl. “This improvement has been long awaited, especially in the intermodal segment that has seen its pricing growth grounded in recent years due to the lackluster truckload rate environment. However, this all changed when winter weather conditions showed just how fragile the supply/demand mix was in the truckload market. It got so bad in some areas that brokers were reporting load-to-truck ratios in the 20s. While the market has calmed down from those frantic times, it still remains pretty tight and has the ability to worsen with any future shocks. It is this ability that is letting shippers feel comfortable about signing truckload freight contracts with price increases that are in the 3% to 7% range. While we do not expect the railroads to match truckload prices one for one, we have seen some announcements for intermodal rate increases of 3% to 5%.” “Looking out over the next year, we believe railroads will be able to grab a larger slice of the proverbial transportation pie, as the supply constraints on the truckload market do not look like they will abate any time soon,” notes Seidl. “In fact, we can state that the current driver environment is the worst we have seen over the past 20 years. Combine the driver issue with a crumbling highway infrastructure and limited funds to fix it, and the railroads look like they are going to
walk away with more business, as freight finds a way to get delivered regardless of challenges. This overall tightness in the North American supply chain should enable the rail industry to keep pricing above its cost inflation, thus moving margins higher over time. Railroads should also continue to use their free cash flows to benefit investors through share repurchases and dividend hikes. Railroad stocks will continue to be a good place for investors.” One example: Canadian Pacific, which under CEO Hunter Harrison has seen its stock price triple. “Harrison stands by projections to double revenues in seven years, and even suggested that such projections may prove conservative,” Seidl notes. “A multitude of factors could contribute to the growth, including the economy, market share gains, and wellabove-GDP increases in various segments, namely domestic intermodal and merchandise. With domestic intermodal, while CP aims to win market share, this opportunity is somewhat limited by the fact that only 30% of CP’s domestic intermodal traffic is in competitive lanes. The bigger portion of the growth should continue to come from highway conversions. As CP and its Class I brethren continue to invest in their intermodal networks and improve service levels, more manufacturers and retailers will likely be swayed by the cost advantages and better access to capacity associated with intermodal relationships.” RA
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UP sees significant domestic truckload conversion opportunity, and truckload opportunities in Mexico.
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Car and Locomotive REPAIR DIRECTORY The following pages of the 43rd Annual Car & Locomotive Repair Directory contain information about companies providing contract car, locomotive, and component repair services to the railroad industry. Companies advertising in this Directory (page numbers with prefix G) are in boldface. The Directory is divided into four sections:
Key to car shop services
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A All of the following
SECTION I p. G4 Main offices listed alphabetically
B Rebuilding
B Light repair/reconditioning inspection
Cover photo and above: William C. Vantuono
SECTION II p. G17 Car shops listed geographically, including a breakdown of services rendered. Please refer to the key (right). SECTION III p. G23 Locomotive services listed geographically, including a breakdown of services rendered. Please refer to the key (far right). SECTION IV p. G26 Support services listed alphabetically.
C Wreck repairs D Rapid transit cars E Coating applications F FRA inspections G Passenger cars H AAR-certified tank car facilities J Cleaning K Mobile Repairs L New-car assembly M Painting N Wheel Shop O Car storage facilities P Other
C Heavy repair/OEM specification remanufacture D Upgrading/conversion/ repowering E Electrical/control renovation F Diesel engine overhaul/test/ remanufacturing line bore G Traction motor/ generatoroverhaul/rewinding H Wheel turning/remounting/ bearing overhaul J Truck/brake rigging overhaul/ remanufacture K Wreck repair L Painting, exterior/interior M Mobile repairs O Other
To be included in next year’s directory please contact Railway Age no later than May 29, 2015: Railway Age, 55 Broad Street, 26th Floor New York, NY 10004, Fax: 212-633-1863 E-mail:œrailwaygroup@sbpub.com
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3I INTERNATIONAL - PO Box 830, Stockton, CA 95201, Tel: 209 462-8241, Fax: 209 462-2860. A. STUCKI CO. - 2600 Neville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15225, Tel: 412 771-7300, Fax: 412 7717308, E-mail: sales@stucki.com, Web Site: www.stucki.com. AAF INTERNATIONAL - 10300 Ormsby Park Pl Ste 600, PO Box 35690 (40232-5690), Louisville, KY 40223, Tel: 502 637-0011, Fax: 888 398-0529, Toll Free: 888 388-0529, E-mail: dmarshall@aafintl.com, Web Site: www.aafintl.com. ACERTEK S. A. DE C. V. - Av Los Andes #200, Monterrey, NL 64510, Tel: 81 80077303, Fax: 81 8377-9863, E-mail: traintek@sbcglobal. net, Web Site: www.acertek.com. ACF INDUSTRIES - 101 Clark St, St. Charles, MO 63301, Tel: 636 949-2399, Fax: 636 949-2825. ADVANCED MOTOR SERVICES - 9300 Evergreen Blvd NW, Minneapolis, MN 55433, Tel: 763 780-3234, Fax: 763 7803957, Toll Free: 800 290-9320, E-mail: jjoens@advancedmotor.com, Web Site: www.advancedmotor.com. AEP - 5552 Perkins Rd, Alliance, NE 69301, Tel: 605 645-1309, E-mail: eeclark@aep.com, Shop(s) at Alliance, NE [C]. AERO TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS - 3300 E Geospace Dr, PO Box 1058, Independence, MO 64051-0058, Tel: 816 257-5450, Fax: 816 257-6910, Toll Free: 800 821-2376, E-mail: thart@ aerotransportation.com, Web Site: www. aerotransportation.com. ALABAMA METAL INDUSTRIES CORP. (AMICO) - 1115 E 5000 N Rd, Bourbonnais, IL 60914, Tel: 815 932-1200, Fax: 815 932-4557, Shop locations in Dallas, TX 214 630-8066. ALCOA FASTENING SYSTEMS - 8001 Imperial Dr, Waco, TX 76714, Tel: 800 3884825, E-mail: ryan.bonner@alcoa.com, Web Site: www.alcoa.com, Huck Fasteners; fasteners and tooling designed for a broad range of manufacturing industries worldwide. ALPHA TECHNICAL SERVICES CORPORATION - 5100 Underwood Rd, Pasadena, TX 77507, Tel: 281 291-7453, Fax: 281 291-7610, Web Site: www. alphatechserv.com. G4
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ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION INC. - 353 Lexington Ave Ste 1100, New York, NY 10016, Tel: 212 557-7259, Fax: 212 9724404, E-mail: scott.sherin@transport.alstom. com, Web Site: www.transport.alstom.com, Shop(s) at Calgary, AB [L], Hornell, NY [C]. ALTOONA RAILCAR REPAIR - 1128 9th Ave, PO Box 112, Altoona, PA 16603-0112, Tel: 814 944-1631, Fax: 814 944-1635, Toll Free: 877 783-3574, E-mail: tclerkin@ altoonapipeandsteel.com, Web Site: www. altoonapipeandsteel.com, Shop(s) at Altoona, PA [C].
AMSTED RAIL - 311 S Wacker Dr Ste 5300, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: 312 922-4501, Fax: 312 922-4502, Web Site: www.amstedrail.com. ANCHOR BRAKE SHOE CO. - 1920 Downer Dr, West Chicago, IL 60185, Tel: 847 6926050, Fax: 847 692-6070, E-mail: info@ sctco.com. ANDERSONS, THE - 480 W Dussel Dr, Maumee, OH 43537, Tel: 419 891-6379, Fax: 419 891-6588, E-mail: jhoover@ andersonsstore.com, Web Site: www. andersonsstore.com
ASF - KEYSTONE INC. - 1700 Walnut St Ste 1000, Granite City, IL 62040, Tel: 618 2256463, Fax: 618 452-7155, Toll Free: 800 6218442, Web Site: www.asfglobal.com, For end-of-car systems - Tel: 717 761-3690, Fax: 717 763-9917, Web site: www.krec.com. ASTRALLOY STEEL PRODUCTS - 251 Wheeler Pl, Sharon, PA 16146, Tel: 866 587-6970, Fax: 724 734-5838, Alt Phone: 724 230-5100, E-mail: mainsales@astralloy. com, Web Site: www.astralloy.com, For nearly 50 years, Astralloy Steel Products has been providing innovative & cost effective solutions. We have an extensive product line of abrasion resistant & specialtysteel plate & bar. , Shop(s) at Birmingham , AL [C].
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE PARTS, INC - PO Box 586, Georgetown, DE 19947, Tel: 302 855-1022, Fax: 302 934-1119, E-mail: amlocoparts@att.net, Shop(s) at Myrtle Beach , SC.
ANGELTRAX - 9540 US Hwy 84 W Bldg 2, Newton, AL 36352, Tel: 800 673-1788, Fax: 334 692-4606, E-mail: mark.moore@ angeltrax.com, Web Site: www.angeltrax. com, Digital video surveillance.
AMERICAN PERMALIGHT INC - 2531 W 237th St #113, Torrance, CA 90505-5245, Tel: 310 891-0924, Fax: 310 891-0996, E-mail: info@americanpermalight.com, Web Site: www.americanpermalight.com, Photoluminescent Low-location exit path marking. Photoluminescent emergency signage.
ANSALDO STS USA, INC. - 1000 Technology Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Tel: 412 688-2400, Fax: 412 688-2660, Toll Free: 800 351-1520, Web Site: www.ansaldo-sts.com.
AVENTICS CORPORATION - 1953 Mercer Rd, Lexington, KY 40511-1021, Tel: 859 254-8031, Fax: 859 281-3483, E-mail: info.us@aventics.com, Web Site: www. aventics.com/us.
ANTI WEAR-1 - PO Box 582, El Toro, CA 92609, Tel: 949 768-5798, E-mail: eugene. lally@dynamicdevelopment.com, Web Site: www.dynamicdevelopment.com, Shop(s) at El Toro, CA [L].
BBC FASTENERS INC - 4210 Shirley Ln, Alsip, IL 60803, Tel: 708 597-9100, Fax: 708 597-0423, Toll Free: 800 323-1347, E-mail: bbcfast@aol.com, Web Site: www. bbcfasteners.com.
APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - 737 Eleanor Industrial Pk, PO Box 800, Eleanor, WV 25070, Tel: 304 755-7083, Fax: 304 755-7084, E-mail: thicks@apprailcar. com, Web Site: www.apprailcar.com, Shop(s) at Wilsonville, AL [C], Crystal River , FL [C], Middletown, IA [C], Earl Park, IN [C], Shelburn, IN [C], Louisville, KY [C], Arden , NC [C], Semora, NC [C], Terrell, NC [C], Warren, OH [C], Kingsport, TN [C], Milan , TN [C], Vernon, TX [C], Radford, VA [C], Eleanor, WV [C], Petersburg, WV [C], Point Pleasant , WV [C], Winfield, WV [C].
BIRMINGHAM RAIL & LOCOMOTIVE CO., INC. - PO Box 530157, Birmingham, AL 35253-0157, Tel: 205 424-7245, Fax: 205 424-7436, Toll Free: 800 338-4009, E-mail: bhamrail@aol.com, Web Site: www.bhamrail.com, Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Company is a complete supplier to the industry, with more than 100 years of experience selling and rebuilding locomotives. Provide full-service maintenance, repair and sale of locomotives., Shop(s) at Birmingham, AL [L], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G5.
AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC. - 100 Clark St, St. Charles, MO 63301, Tel: 636 940-6000, Fax: 636 9406100, Alt Phone: 636 940-6020, E-mail: sales@americanrailcar.com, Web Site: www.americanrailcar.com, Freight Car Manufacturing, Specialty Components, Railcar Repair, Engineering Services & Railcar Leasing, Shop(s) at Marmaduke, AR [C], Paragould, AR [C], Pace, FL [C], Tennille, GA [C], Gonzales, LA [C], North Kansas City, MO [C], St Charles, MO [C], Bude, MS [C], Manitou, ND [C], Sarnia, ON [C], Goodrich, TX [C], La Porte, TX [C], Longview, TX [C], Victoria, TX [C], Green River, WY [C]. AMERICAN RAILCAR LEASING LLC - 100 Clark Street, Ste 201, St. Charles, MO 63301, Tel: 636 940-5000, Fax: 636 940-5020, E-mail: arlmarketing@arleasing.com, Web Site: www.arleasing.com, Rail car leasing. Rail car financing.
ARIZONA FREIGHT CAR REPAIR INC. 3390 E 36th St, Tucson, AZ 85713-5205, Tel: 520 624-1213, Fax: 520 623-1776, Toll Free: 800 613-7237, E-mail: mlurkins@aol.com, Shop(s) at Tucson, AZ [C].
BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION - 1101 Parent St, St. Bruno, PQ J3V 6E6, Tel: 514 441-2020, Fax: 514 441-1515, Web Site: www.transportation.bombardier.com, Shop(s) at Sahagun, MEX [C], Auburn, NY [C], Plattsburgh, NY [C], Thunder Bay, ON [C], Pittsburgh, PA, La Pocatiere, QC [C].
AMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP. - 245 S Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91109-7007, Tel: 626 683-4000, Fax: 626 683-4050, E-mail: verwood@aol.com, Web Site: www. ameron-intl.com.
ARIZONA RAIL CAR INC. - 4415 S Contractors Way, PO Box 26381, Tucson, AZ 85726, Tel: 520 748-1786, Fax: 520 747-0346, Toll Free: 800 666-0346, E-mail: arizonarailcar@theriver.com, Web Site: www. arizonarailcar.com, Shop(s) at Tucson, AZ [C].
AMHERST INDUSTRIES OF PA, INC. - 3901 Nolt Rd, Landisville, PA 17538, Tel: 717 898-2271, Fax: 717 898-0246, E-mail: railroadman55@aol.com, Shop(s) at Landisville, PA [C].
ARKANSAS MIDLAND RAILROAD COMPANY - 314 Reynolds Rd Bldg 41, Malvern, AR 72104, Tel: 501 844-4444, Fax: 501 844-4710, E-mail: information@ arkmidrr.com, Web Site: www.arkmidrr.com.
BRADKEN, INC. - 12200 NW Ambassador Dr Ste 647, Kansas City, MO 64163, Tel: 816 270-0700, Fax: 816 270-0799, E-mail: EngProd@bradken.com, Web Site: www. bradken.com, Assemble new trucks or perform rebuilds of trucks.
AMICO-KLEMP - PO Box 819, Dayton, TX 77535, Tel: 713 655-3225, Fax: 936 2585966, E-mail: bdejohn@gibraltar1.com, Web Site: www.amico-online.com.
ARROW PIN & PRODUCTS, INC. - 51 E 34th St, S. Chicago Heights, IL 60411, Tel: 708 755-7575, Fax: 708 755-7975, E-mail: arrowpin@mc.net.
BROADWAY RAIL EQUIPMENT, INC. - 7873 Bethalto Rd, Alton, IL 62010, Tel: 618 3775642, Alt Phone: 618 377-5776, E-mail: bmre98@aol.com, Shop(s) at Alton, IL [L].
BROOKVILLE EQUIPMENT CORP. - 175 Evans St, PO Box 130, Brookville, PA 15825, Tel: 814 849-2000, Fax: 814 849-2010, E-mail: bec@brookvilleequipment.com, Web Site: www.brookvilleequipment.com, Shop(s) at Brookville, PA [L]. BUSHMAN EQUIPMENT INC - PO Box 309, Butler, WI 53007-0309, Tel: 262 790-4200, Fax: 262 790-4202, E-mail: custinfo@bushman.com, Web Site: www. bushman.com. C.K. INDUSTRIES INC - 365 Surryse Rd Ste 150, PO Box 1029, Lake Zurich, IL 600471029, Tel: 847 550-1856, Fax: 847 550-1854, E-mail: rmeyers@ckrail.com, Web Site: www. ckindustries.net. CALDERUTC RAIL, S.A. DE C.V. - 8849 Braesmont Dr Ste 231, Houston, TX 77096, Tel: 832 301-0781, E-mail: wheelsets@calderrail. com, Web Site: www.utccalder.com. CALDWELL GROUP INC., THE - 5055 26th Ave, Rockford, IL 61109, Tel: 815 229-5667, Fax: 815 229-5686, Toll Free: 800 2431053, E-mail: contact@caldwellinc.com, Web Site: www.positurner.com, Supplies below hook lifting attachments including the Posi-Turner速Tail. Rail Master System for controlled rotation of your loan during assembly and repair. CAM INNOVATION, INC. - 215 Philadelphia St, Hanover, PA 17331, Tel: 717 6375988, Fax: 717 637-9329, E-mail: sales@ caminnovation.com, Web Site: www. caminnovation.com. CANADIAN AUTOMOTIVE INSTRUMENTS - 33 Boulder Blvd, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1V6, Tel: 866 963-6016, E-mail: sales@c-a-i. net, Web Site: www.c-a-i.net, Canadian Automotive Instruments Ltd. is the exclusive manufacture of the Ultra-Link Diagnostic Tool for heavy duty diesel trucks along with various other instruments such as the SAE J1587 / J1708 / J1939 Systems-Link Data Bus Gauge Driver and the J1708 / J1939 Procon Protocol Converter. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO - 478 McPhillips St, PO Box 7000, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4E9, Tel: 204 934-4311, Fax: 204 934-4609. CAPE FEAR RAILCAR INC. - 2504 Greensboro St, PO Box 53521, Fayetteville, NC 28305, Tel: 910 488-5030, Fax: 910 4885042, E-mail: willard@capefearrailcar.com, Web Site: www.capefearrailcar.com, Shop(s) at Fayetteville, NC [C]. CARBIS INC - 1430 W Darlington St, Florence, SC 29502-6229, Tel: 800 948-7750, Fax: 843 662-1536, Alt Phone: 843 6696668, E-mail: sales@carbis.net, Web Site: www.carbis.net.
CARBOLINE CO. - 350 Hanley Industrial Ct, St. Louis, MO 63144-1599, Tel: 314 6441000, Fax: 314 644-4617, Toll Free: 800 8484645, E-mail: carbolineusa@carboline.com, Web Site: www.carboline.com.
CIT RAIL RESOURCES - 130 S Wacker Dr Ste 3000, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: 312 906-5701, E-mail: paul.curry@cit.com, Web Site: www. citrail.com, Equipment leasing and financial products to the rail industry.
CRMS - 3701 N Ravenswood Ste 301, Chicago, IL 60613, Tel: 877 227-5207, Fax: 773 244-8341, E-mail: cbargowski@crmsrail. com, Web Site: www.crmsrail.com, Shop(s) at Denver, CO [C].
CARCON - 4304 N Mattox Rd, Riverside, MO 64150-9755, Tel: 816 741-6600, Fax: 816 741-1061, E-mail: gevans@civacon.com, Web Site: www.opwftg.com.
CLEMENTS NATIONAL CO. - 6650 S Narragansett Ave, Chicago, IL 60638, Tel: 708 594-5890, Fax: 708 594-2481, Toll Free: 800 966-0016, E-mail: clements@ cadillacproducts.com, Web Site: www. cadillacproducts.com.
CTLGROUP - 5400 Old Orchard Rd, Skokie, IL 60077, Tel: 847 965-7500, Fax: 847 965-8997, Toll Free: 800 522-2285, E-mail: ndarien@ctlgroup.com, Web Site: www. ctlgroup.com.
CARL M. CUMMINGS MFG. CO. - 2818 A Metropolitan Pl, Pomona, CA 91767-1854, Tel: 909 593-9304, Fax: 909 593-9306, E-mail: jeanette@c-m-c.com, Web Site: www.c-m-c.com. CATERPILLAR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC. - 100 NE Adams, Peoria, IL 61629-9310, Tel: 309 636-1100, Fax: 309 636-1087, Shop(s) at Peoria, IL [L]. CATTRON GROUP INTERNATIONAL - 58 W Shenango St, Sharpsville, PA 16150, Tel: 724 962-3571, Fax: 724 962-4310, E-mail: sales@cattrongroup.com, Web Site: www.cattrongroup.com, Sales, installation and repair of radio remote controls for locomotive.
CLIFTON STEEL CO. - 16500 Rockside Rd, Maple Heights, OH 44137, Tel: 216 6626111, Fax: 216 662-6107, Toll Free: 800 7453962, E-mail: info@cliftonsteel.com, Web Site: www.cliftonsteel.com.
CYCLONAIRE - 2922 N Div Ave, PO Box 366, York, NE 68467, Tel: 402 362-2000, Fax: 402 362-2001, Toll Free: 800 445-0730, E-mail: sales@cyclonaire.com, Web Site: www. cyclonaire.com.
CMP CORPORATION - PO Box 15199, Oklahoma City, OK 73155, Tel: 405 6724544, Fax: 405 672-4547, Toll Free: 800 6544786, E-mail: sherri@cmpcorp.com, Web Site: www.cmpcorp.com.
DANELLA RENTAL SYSTEMS, INC. - 2290 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, Tel: 610 828-6200, Fax: 610 828-2260, E-mail: pbarent@danella.com, Web Site: www.danella.com, Rental of vehicles and construction equipment.
CONTROL CHIEF - 200 Williams St, PO Box 141, Bradford, PA 16701, Tel: 814 362-6811, Fax: 814 368-4133, Toll Free: 800 233-3016, E-mail: sales@controlchief.com, Web Site: www.controlchief.com.
DATA DISPLAY PRODUCTS - 445 S Douglas St, El Segundo, CA 90245-4630, Tel: 800 421-6815, Fax: 310 640-7639, E-mail: techsupport@ddp-leds.com, Web Site: www. ddp-leds.com.
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RAILCAR REPAIR - Port of Stockton, PO Box 31062, Stockton, CA 95213-1062, Tel: 209 465-2236, Fax: 209 465-4830, E-mail: ccrqa@aol.com, Shop(s) at Stockton, CA [C]. CENTURY GROUP INC. - 1106 W Napoleon, PO Box 228, Sulphur, LA 70664-0228, Tel: 800 527-5232, Fax: 800 887-2153, E-mail: railroad@centurygrp.com, Web Site: www. centurygrp.com, Spill collection pans. CHICAGO FREIGHT CAR LEASING CO. - 6250 N River Rd Ste 7000, Rosemont, IL 60018, Tel: 847 318-8000, Fax: 847 3188045, E-mail: dennis@crdx.com, Freight car leasing. CHIEF TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS INC. - 13840 L St, Omaha, NE 68137, Tel: 402 861-4213, Fax: 402 895-9674, Toll Free: 800 765-7245, E-mail: linda.greer@chiefind.com, Web Site: www.ctpi.chiefind.com. CHLOR*RID INTERNATIONAL INC - PO Box 908, Chandler, AZ 85244, Tel: 480 821-0039, Fax: 480 821-0364, E-mail: info@chlor-rid. com, Web Site: www.chlor-rid.com. CHROMIUM CORPORATION - 14911 Quorum Dr Ste 600, Dallas, TX 75254, Tel: 216 271-4910, Fax: 216 429-0637, E-mail: Frank.Jalili@Chromcorp.com, Web Site: www.chromcorp.com, Shop(s) at Cleveland, OH [L]. July 2014
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DAVID CLARK CO. INC. - 360 Franklin St, PO Box 15054, Worcester, MA 016150054, Tel: 508 751-5800, Fax: 508 7535827, Toll Free: 800 900-3434, E-mail: sales@davidclark.com, Web Site: www. davidclark.com, Headsets & locomotive crew intercom systems.
DAYTON-PHOENIX GROUP - 1619 Kuntz Rd, Dayton, OH 45404, Tel: 800 657-0707, E-mail: service@dayton-phoenix.com, Web Site: www.dayton-phoenix.com, Building on more than 17 years of experience, no other company is more qualified to repair or remanufacture your Air Conditioners, Grid Resistors, HVAC units, Valves, Motors, AC & DC Auxiliary Generators, and Fan Assemblies. We are the only original equipment manufacturer (OEM) with multiple remote field service. DELAWARE CAR CO. - Second & Lombard Sts, PO Box 233, Wilmington, DE 19899, Tel: 302 655-6665, Fax: 302 655-7126, E-mail: srogowski@delawarecar.net, Serving all passenger railroads & transit authorities., Shop(s) at Wilmington, DE [C].
DEXTER COMPANY - 2211 W Grimes Ave, PO Box 310, Fairfield, IA 52556, Tel: 641 472-7078, Fax: 641 472-6336, E-mail: ccarnahan@dexter.com, Web Site: www. dexterfoundry.com. DIAMOND WIRE SPRING - 1901 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15209, Tel: 800 816-5613, Fax: 412 821-2743, Alt Phone: 412 821-2703, E-mail: sales@ diamondwirespring.com, Web Site: www. diamondwire.com. DIESEL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, INC. - 139 N Griffith Blvd, Griffith, IN 46319-2153, Tel: 219 922-1848, Fax: 219 922-1849, E-mail: susan@ dieselelectricalequipment.com, Web Site: www.dieselelectricalequipment. com, Servicing and sale of locomotive electrical components, such as power contactors, relays, controller mechanisms, transfer switches, etc. Remanufactured, UTEX, Repair & Return service available. Customized cable and harness assembly also provided. SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G6.
DIESEL SUPPLY CO., INC. - PO Box 1075, Hudson, WI 54016, Tel: 715 386-3901, Fax: 715 386-7420, E-mail: dieselsupply@ sbcglobal.net, Web Site: www. dieselsupplycompany.com, Locomotive Parts Sales. DIT-MCO INTERNATIONAL - 5612 Brighton Terr, Kansas City, MO 64130, Tel: 816 4449700, Fax: 816 444-9737, Toll Free: 800 8213487, E-mail: infolink@ditmco.com, Web Site: www.ditmco.com. DRUMM INC - 5366 Este Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45232, Tel: 513 641-4141, Fax: 513 6414362, E-mail: info@tankcarcleaning.com, Web Site: www.tankcarcleaning.com, Mobile service by registered facilities., Shop(s) at Worthington, MN [C], Cincinnati, OH [C]. DUPONT RAILROAD COATINGS - Rm No BMP21-1127, PO Box 80021, Wilmington, DE 19880, Tel: 800 GET-DUPONT, Fax: 302 851-4143, Toll Free: 800 338-7668, Web Site: www.performancecoatings.dupont.com. EAST TENNESSEE RAIL CAR SERVICES INC. - PO Box 50923, Knoxville, TN 37950, Tel: 865 576-5838, Fax: 865 576-6332, E-mail: cwilliamssouth@msn.com, Web Site: www.railcarservice.com, Shop(s) at Oak Ridge, TN [C][L]. ELCON INC. - 600 Twin Rail Dr, PO Box 910, Minooka, IL 60047-0910, Tel: 815 467-9500, Fax: 815 467-9595, E-mail: info@elconinc. net, Web Site: www.elconinc.net, Shop(s) at Minooka, IL [L]. ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL INC - 9301 W 55th St, LaGrange, IL 60525, Tel: 708 3876000, Fax: 708 387-3944, Toll Free: 800 2555355, E-mail: cbarnett@progressrail.com, Web Site: www.emdiesels.com, Shop(s) at LaGrange, IL [L]. ELLCON-NATIONAL INC. - 50 Beechtree Blvd, PO Box 9377, Greenville, SC 29605, Tel: 864 277-5000, Fax: 864 277-5207, E-mail: freight@ellcon-national.com, Web Site: www.ellcon.com. ELLWOOD CRANKSHAFT GROUP - 2727 Freedland Rd, Hermitage, PA 16148, Tel: 724 347-0250, Fax: 724 347-0254, E-mail: RRizk@elwd.com, Web Site: www. ellwoodcrankshaftgroup.com. ENERPRO INC. - 5780 Thornwood Dr, Goleta, CA 93117, Tel: 805 683-2114, Fax: 805 9640798, Toll Free: 800 576-2114, E-mail: bobt@ enerpro-inc.com, Web Site: www.enerpro-inc. com, Shop(s) at Goleta, CA.
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ENVIREX PRODUCTS - 1901 S Prairie Ave, PO Box 1604 (53187), Waukesha, WI 53189, Tel: 262 547-0141, Fax: 262 547-4120, Toll Free: 800 524-6324, Web Site: www.usfilter.com. ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD - One Larkin Plaza, PO Box 217, Wells, MI 49894, Tel: 906 786-0693, Fax: 906 786-8012, Toll Free: 800 562-4829, E-mail: elswells@up.net, Web Site: www.elsrr.com, Shop(s) at Wells, MI [C], Wells, MI [L]. EXCEL RAILCAR CORPORATION - Cantera Lakes Office Campus, 28367 Davis Pkwy Ste 300, Warrenville, IL 60555, Tel: 630 6571100, Fax: 630 393-1133, E-mail: creetz@ excelrailcar.com, Web Site: www.excelrailcar. com, Shop(s) at Kenney, IL [C]. FELLFAB CORPORATION - 200 Tradeport Dr Ste 100, Atlanta, GA 30354, Tel: 262 2389160, Fax: 262 512-0476, Alt Phone: 414 745-9300, E-mail: maria.greisch@fellfab. com, Web Site: www.fellfab.com, FELLFAB®, with over 60 years’ experience in engineered textile solutions, is a leading supplier of Transportation interior products. With a wealth of success & experience to draw from, FELLFAB® has developed an extensive range of product solutions for diverse applications in the transportation, aviation & military markets. FELLFAB® specializes in Transportation Seating Cushions, Covers, Curtains, and Carpet Kits. We are more than a manufacturer of specialized textile products. We are an engineering company dedicated to working with our customers. We believe in establishing long-term relationships based on providing purpose-built solutions. FELLFAB® is an ISO 9001:2008, AS9100C:2009 certified company which demonstrates our capability to meet the most rigorous performance criteria consistently & cost effectively, Shop(s) at Atlanta, GA [C]. FRASCATI SHOPS, INC. - 1120 Poper Mill Rd, PO Box 2584, Mobile, AL 36652, Tel: 251 4320289, Fax: 251 433-3205, E-mail: fsirailcar@ aol.com, Shop(s) at Mobile, AL [C]. FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC. - 2 N Riverside Plaza Ste 1250, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: 312 928-0850, Fax: 312 928-0890, Toll Free: 800 458-2235, Web Site: www. freightcaramerica.com, Shop(s) at Cherokee, AL [C], Danville, IL [C], Roanoke, VA [C].
FREIGHTCAR RAIL SERVICES, LLC - PO Box 1548, Grand Island, NE 68802, Tel: 308 382-3880, Fax: 308 382-2474, E-mail: rquaife@freightcar.net, Web Site: FreightCarRailServices.com, Shop(s) at Clinton, IN [C], Grand Island, NE [C], Hastings, NE [C]. FSI RAILCAR SERVICE CENTER - 250 Yeend St, PO Box 2584, Mobile, AL 36652, Tel: 251 432-0289, Fax: 251 433-3205, E-mail: fsirailcar@aol.com, Shop(s) at Mobile, AL [C]. FUGIEL RAILROAD SUPPLY - 700 Industrial Dr Ste E, PO Box 158, Cary, IL 60013, Tel: 847 516-6862, Fax: 847 516-7099, E-mail: jason@fugielerrs.com, Web Site: www. fugiel.com. FULMER CO. - 3004 Venture Ct, Westmoreland Ind Park III, Export, PA 15632, Tel: 724 325-7140, Fax: 724 3277459, E-mail: mmakrevski@fulmercompany. com, Web Site: www.fulmercompany.com. GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - 161 N Clark St Ste 700, Chicago, IL 60601, Tel: 312 853-5000, Fax: 312 853-5606, E-mail: railinquiries@ ge.com, Web Site: www.ge.com/railservices, Shop(s) at Texarkana, AR [C], Waterloo, IA [C], Omaha, NE [C], Sayre, PA [C], Regina, SK [C], La Porte, TX [C]. GE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - 2901 E Lake Rd, Erie, PA 16531, Tel: 814 8756454, Fax: 866 451-1078, Web Site: www. getransportation.com. GENERAL THERMODYNAMICS - 4700 Ironwood Dr, Franklin, WI 53132, Tel: 414 761-4500, Fax: 414 761-4510, E-mail: sales@thermasys.com, Web Site: www. thermasys.com. GETS-GLOBAL SIGNALING - 1600 NE Coronado Dr, Blue Springs, MO 64014, Fax: 816 655-4028, Toll Free: 800 825-7090. GRACO INC. - , Minneapolis, MN 55413, Fax: 612 623-6940, Toll Free: 877 844-7226, E-mail: info@graco.com, Web Site: www. graco.com, Manufacturer of pumps, spray finishing and lubrication equipment used in locomotive repair facilities. GRAHAM-WHITE MFG. CO. - 1242 Colorado St, PO Box 1099, Salem, VA 24153-1099, Tel: 540 387-5620, Fax: 540 387-5639, E-mail: sales@grahamwhite.com, Web Site: www. grahamwhite.com, Locomotive parking brakes. Single car test device - automatic.
GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC. - One Centerpointe Dr Ste 200, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, Tel: 503 937-1522, Fax: 503 620-4004, E-mail: Tom.Jackson@ GBRX.com, Web Site: www.grbx.com, The Greenbrier Companies [NYSE: GBX], headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of transportation equipment & services to the railroad & marine industries. We build new railroad freight cars in our three manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Mexico & marine barges at our Portland, Oregon deep water site. We are the market leader in the design and production of intermodal, boxcar, gondola, tank car and covered hopper railcars. Our customers include railroads, shippers and leasing companies—partners who depend on us for innovative design, quality production & on-time delivery. We also offer repair & refurbishment services on all car types, along with wheel & parts replacement at over 30 locations across North America. In Europe, we build & refurbish railroad freight wagons through our operation in Poland. We have a lease fleet of nearly 8,000 railcars & perform management services for customers on approximately 230,000 railcar., Shop(s) at Dothan, AL [C], Pine Bluff, AR [C], Tucson, AZ [C], Mira Loma, CA [C], Modesto, CA [C], San Bernardino, CA [C], Woodland, CA [C], Golden, CO [C], Macon, GA [C], Sahagun, HGO [C], Chicago Heights, IL [C], Atchison, KS [C], Kansas City, KS [C], Osawatomie, KS [C], Topeka, KS [C], Elizabethtown, KY [C], Hodge, LA [C], Mexico City, MEX [C], Kansas City, MO [C], Hershey, NE [C], Omaha, NE [C], Toronto, ON [C], Portland, OR [C], Springfield, OR [C], Lewistown, PA [C], Philadelphia, PA [C], Beckmann-San Antonio, TX [C], Cleburne, TX [C], Corsicana, TX [C], San Antonio, TX [C], SoSan-Von Ormy, TX [C], Chehalis, WA [C], Finley, WA [C], Tacoma, WA [C], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. GS METALS CORP. - 3764 Longspur Rd, Pinckneyville, IL 62274, Tel: 618 357-5353, Fax: 618 357-3605, Toll Free: 800 851-9341, E-mail: marketing@gsmetals.com, Web Site: www.runningboards.com. GULF SOUTH RAIL CARS - PO Box 9187, Miramar Beach, FL 32550-9187, Tel: 850 699-8585, Fax: 850 424-3165, Alt Phone: 850 496-7722, E-mail: rmac@ gulfsouthrailcars.com, Repair, Cleaning, Storage, Welding Hopper Cars, PD Cars, Tank Cars at five locations, offers Mobile Service in all areas of U.S., Shop(s) at Decatur, AL [C], Huntsville, AL [C], Mobile, AL [C], Camden, AR [C], Miramar Beach, FL [C], Sanford, NC [C]. July 2014
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HADADY CORP. - 510 W 172nd St, South Holland, IL 60473-2717, Tel: 708 5965168, Fax: 708 596-7839, E-mail: caspert@ hadadycorp.com, Web Site: www.hadadycorp. com, Shop(s) at South Holland, IL [L]. HANNAY REELS INC - 553 St Rt 143, Westerlo, NY 12193, Tel: 877 467-3357, Fax: 800 733-5464, Toll Free: 877 GOR-EELS, E-mail: reels@hannay.com, Web Site: www. hannay.com. HARTING - 1370 Bowes Rd, Elgin, IL 60123, Fax: 847 717-9430, Toll Free: 877 741-1500, E-mail: more.info@harting.com, Web Site: www.harting.com. HATCH & KIRK, INC. - 5111 Leary Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107, Tel: 206 783-2766, Fax: 206 782-6482, Toll Free: 800 426-2818, E-mail: jdlevel@hatchkirk.com, Web Site: www.hatchkirk.com, Shop(s) at Houston, TX [L], Seattle, WA [L].
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HAYNES CORP. - 3581 Mercantile Ave, Naples, FL 34104, Tel: 239 643-3013, Fax: 239 643-5311, E-mail: greg@haynescorp. com, Web Site: www.haynesco.com, New & rebuilt fuel injection systems for EMD, GE, and ALCO locomotives. HENDEE ENTERPRISES INC. - 9350 S Point Dr, Houston, TX 77054, Tel: 713 796-2322, Fax: 713 796-9865, E-mail: sales@hendee. com, Web Site: www.hendee.com. HERZOG RAILROAD SERVICES, INC. - 700 S Riverside Rd, St. Joseph, MO 64507, Tel: 816 233-9002, Fax: 816 233-7757, E-mail: jcaylor@hrsi.com, Web Site: www.hrsi.com, Shop(s) at St. Joseph, MO [C], Falls City, NE [C], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G21. HILLIARD ENTERPRISES, INC. - 25221 Hwy 365 N, North Little Rock, AR 72113, Tel: 501 851-0510, Fax: 501 851-1156, E-mail: hilliard@heiparts.net, Web Site: www.heiparts.com, Shop(s) at North Little Rock, AR [L].
HOLLAND CO. - 1000 Holland Dr, Crete, IL 60417, Tel: 708 672-2300, Fax: 708 6720119, E-mail: customerservice@holland. com, Web Site: www.hollandco.com, Shop(s) at Norfolk, NE [C]. HONEYWELL SENSING & CONTROL - MN17-3100 2600 Ridgway Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55413, Tel: 763 954-5204, Fax: 763 954-4626, Sensors and switches. HYDRA-TECH INTERNATIONAL CORP. 6060 86 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2C 4L7, Tel: 403 720-7700, Fax: 403 720-7758, Toll Free: 866 720-5225, E-mail: wanda.baker@hydra-tech. net, Web Site: www.hydra-tech.net. HYLAR METAL PRODUCTS - 272 Industrial Dr, PO Box 830, Regina, SK S4P 3B1, Tel: 306 359-1877, Fax: 306 543-2140. IAE POWER PRODUCTS CO. - 700 Enterprise St, Aurora, IL 60504-8148, Tel: 630 862-3300, Fax: 630 862-3312, E-mail: wirtz.eldon@iaeco.net, Web Site: www. illinoisautoelectric.com.
INCA CORPORATION - 1648 W 134th St, Gardena, CA 90249, Tel: 310 808-0001, Fax: 310 808-9092, E-mail: roger@inca-tvlifts. com, Web Site: www.inca-tvlifts.com. INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SWITCHING & SERVICES, INC. - 1020 Washington Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411, Tel: 708 7594100, Fax: 708 754-4473, Toll Free: 800 798-5841, All locomotive maintenance and repairs can be performed at our customer’s facility., Shop(s) at Chicago Heights, IL [L], Lorain, OH [C], Magnolia, TX [L]. INDUSTRY-RAILWAY SUPPLIERS, INC. - 811 Golf Ln, Bensenville, IL 60106, Tel: 630 766-5708, Fax: 630 766-0017, E-mail: sales@industryrailway.com, Web Site: www. industryrailway.com. INDY RAILWAY SERVICE CORP. - 6111 W Hanna Ave, PO Box 42331, Indianapolis, IN 46242, Tel: 317 856-3708, Fax: 317 8563775, E-mail: indyrailway@sbcglobal.net, Web Site: www.indyrailway.com, Shop(s) at Indianapolis, IN [C].
INMETCO - One INMETCO Drive, Ellwood City, PA 16117, Tel: 724 758-2800, Fax: 724 758-2845, E-mail: marty.clark@ valeinco.com, Web Site: www.inmetco. com, Battery recycling. INTER SWISS LTD. - 5410 W Roosevelt Rd #221, Chicago, IL 60644, Tel: 773 379-0400, Fax: 773 473-7779, Toll Free: 800 530-0728, E-mail: rya@interswiss.com, Web Site: www.interswiss.com, Provides automatic single car brake testing system, brake force measurement, parts for conversions and single car testing devices, brake test consoles for maintenance shops. INTERNATIONAL NAME PLATE SUPPLIES LTD. - 2905A W Marshall Ave, Longview, TX 75604, Tel: 800 565-3509, E-mail: sales@inps.ca, Web Site: www.inps.ca, International Name Plate Supplies Ltd (INPS) is a graphic component supplier which specializes in the Rail Industry. INPS manufactures Locomotive & Rail Car Graphics such as: Decals, Paint Stencils, Name Plates, Brake Badge Plates, Control Panels, Safety Labels, Fleet Graphics, Complete Rail Car Decal Kits, Maintenance of Way Signage and other related products such as FRA 224 Delineators. INPS is your one stop shop for all your graphic needs. INTERSTATE DIESEL SERVICE INC - 4901 Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44022, Tel: 216 881-0015, Fax: 216 881-0805, Toll Free: 800 321-4234, E-mail: proach@interstatemcbee.com, Web Site: www.intersatemcbee.com/emd.
JUSTRITE MANUFACTURING CO. - 2454 Dempster St, Des Plaines, IL 60016, Tel: 847 298-9250, Fax: 847 298-3429, Toll Free: 800 798-9250, E-mail: justrite@justritemfg.com, Web Site: www.justritemfg.com, Safety containment systems. K & L ELECTRONICS SALES AND SERVICE, INC. - 1801 S Benton St, PO Box 9208, Searcy, AR 72145, Tel: 501 368-8262, Fax: 501 368-8263, E-mail: kl@kl-elect.com, Web Site: www.kl-elect.com, Shop(s) at Searcy, AR [L].
LEHIGH VALLEY RAIL MANAGEMENT, LCC - 313 E Broad St, Bethlehem, PA 18018, Tel: 610 694-3484, Fax: 610 694-3316, E-mail: patsabatino@fast.net, Web Site: www.bethintermodal.com, Shop(s) at Johnstown, PA [L].
KASGRO RAIL CORP. - 121 Rundle Rd, New Castle, PA 16102, Tel: 724 658-9061, Fax: 724 262-0919, E-mail: kheydorn@kasgro. com, Web Site: www.kasgro.com, Shop(s) at New Castle, PA [C][L].
LEM U.S.A., INC. - 11665 W Bradley Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53224, Tel: 414 353-0711, Fax: 414 353-0733, Toll Free: 800 236-5366, E-mail: lus@lem.com, Web Site: www.lem. com, Manufacturer of current & voltage sensors for traction industry.
KAWASAKI RAIL CAR, INC. - 29 Wells Ave Bldg 4, Yonkers, NY 10701, Tel: 914 376-4700, Fax: 914 376-4779, E-mail: kawasakirailcar@kawasakirailcar.com, Web Site: www.kawasakirailcar.com. K-IV ENTERPRISES LLC - 59 Flaming Arrow Rd, Mahwah, NJ 07430, Tel: 201 828-9492, Fax: 201 828-9493, E-mail: paksr@aol.com. KLASING HAND BRAKE CO - PO Box 860, Joliet, IL 60434-0860, Tel: 815 727-4081, Fax: 815 727-4080, E-mail: klasinghandbrake@sbcglobal.net. KNAPPCO - 4304 Mattox Rd, Riverside, MO 64150, Tel: 816 741-6600, Fax: 816 7411061, E-mail: gevans@civacon.com, Web Site: www.knappco.com.
JAMES RAILCAR SERVICE - 6038 Anita Rd, Chico, CA 95973, Tel: 530 895-1348, Fax: 530 895-1302, Toll Free: 877 227-5207, E-mail: cbargowski@crmsrail.com, Web Site: www. crmsrail.com, Shop(s) at Chico, CA [C].
KNOXVILLE LOCOMOTIVE WORKS - 300 W Quincy Ave Bldg 32, Knoxville, TN 37917, Tel: 865 522-7078, Fax: 865 522-9437, E-mail: tfc@gulfandohio.com, Specializes in EMD Locomotive requalifications, air brake service, remote control installation, mobile repairs, engine components, and passenger & freight car repair.
JK-CO, LLC - 16960 SR 12 E, Findlay, OH 45840, Tel: 419 422-5240, Fax: 419 4225260, Toll Free: 800 AIR-DUMP, E-mail: joe_kurtz@jk-co.com, Web Site: www.jk-co. com, Shop(s) at Findlay, OH [C]. JOHNSON RAILWAY SERVICE INC. - 107 Grant Place, PO Box 266, Cornelia, GA 30531, Tel: 706 778-2674, Fax: 706 778-6243, Shop(s) at Cornelia, GA [L].
LDPI LIGHTING - 4404 Anderson Dr, Eau Claire, WI 54703, Tel: 715 839-9585, Fax: 715 839-8145, Toll Free: 800 854-0021, E-mail: sales@ldpi-inc.com, Web Site: www. ldpi-inc.com, Supplier of fluorescent lighting for shops.
KANSAS CITY RAILCAR SERVICE - 1147 S 14th St, Kansas City, KS 66105-1657, Tel: 913 621-0326, Fax: 913 621-0518, Alt Phone: 913 621-1648, E-mail: dane@kcrailcar.com, Web Site: www.kcrs.com, Shop(s) at Kansas City, KS [C].
IRWIN CAR & EQUIPMENT - 9953 Broadway, Irwin, PA 15642, Tel: 724 8648900, Fax: 724 864-8909, E-mail: bspringer@ irwincar.com, Web Site: www.irwincar.com, Shop(s) at Irwin, PA [C][L].
JBM INC. - 381 Wexford Hollow Rd W, Jacksonville, FL 32224, Tel: 904 223-5302, Fax: 904 223-5402, E-mail: jbardjr@aol.com.
LAT-LON LLC - 4251 S Natches Ct Unit C, Sheridan, CO 80110, Tel: 303 937-7406, Fax: 303 531-5754, Toll Free: 877 300-6566, E-mail: dbaker@lat-lon.com, Web Site: www.lat-lon.com.
L&M RADIATOR, INC. - 1414 E 37th St, Hibbing, MN 55746, Tel: 218 263-8993, Fax: 218 263-8234, Toll Free: 800 346-3500, E-mail: cool@mesabi.com, Web Site: www. mesabi.com. L.B. FOSTER FRICTION MGMT - 415 Holiday Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15220, Tel: 412 889-3413, Fax: 412 928-3510, Toll Free: 800 255-4500, E-mail: jhudson@lbfoster.com, Web Site: www.lbfoster.com, Top-of-rail application systems, environmental products, intermodal car jacks - yard applications.
LEXAIR INC - 2025 Mercer Rd, Lexington, KY 40511, Tel: 859 255-5001, Fax: 859 2556656, E-mail: jjennings@lexairinc.com, Web Site: www.lexairinc.com. LPI LIFT SYSTEMS - 4404 Anderson Dr, Eau Claire, WI 54703, Tel: 715 839-8280, Fax: 715 839-8647, Toll Free: 800 657-6956, E-mail: sales@lpi-inc.com, Web Site: www.lpi-inc. com, Manufacturer and supplier of standard and custom designed personnel lifts for painting, washing, blasting and repairs. LTK ENGINEERING SERVICES - 100 W Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002, Tel: 215 5420700, Fax: 215 542-7676, E-mail: info@ltk. com, Web Site: www.ltk.com, Rail Vehicle & Systems Engineering Consultants. MAC PRODUCTS INC. - 60 Pennsylvania Ave, PO Box 469, Kearny, NJ 07032, Tel: 201 344-0700, Fax: 201 344-5368, E-mail: sales@macproducts.net, Web Site: www. macproducts.net. MACTON CORP. - 116 Willenbrock Rd, Oxford, CT 06478, Tel: 800 334-8876, Fax: 203 267-1555, Alt Phone: 203 267-1500, E-mail: dlouder@macton.com, Web Site: www.macton.com. MAGNUS - PO Box 1029, Fremont, NE 680261029, Tel: 402 721-9540, Fax: 402 721-2377, Web Site: www.magnus-farley.com. MANUFACTURERS RAILWAY CO - 2850 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63118, Tel: 314 577-1749, Fax: 314 577-3136, Shop(s) at St. Louis, MO [L].
MART CORPORATION, THE - 2450 Adie Rd, St. Louis, MO 63043, Tel: 314 5677222, Fax: 314 567-6551, Toll Free: 800 543-6278, E-mail: jerryb@martwash.com, Web Site: www.martwash.com, Parts washer manufacturer. MARTIN ENGINEERING CO - One Martin Pl, Neponset, IL 61345, Tel: 309 594-2384, Fax: 309 594-2432, E-mail: martinone@martineng.com, Web Site: www.martin-eng.com. MASTER PACKING & RUBBER COMPANY 6430 4th St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, Tel: 319 364-8282, Fax: 319 364-8282, Toll Free: 800 397-3429, E-mail: sales@mprcseals. com, Web Site: www.mprcseals.com. MERMEC INC. - 110 Queen Pkwy, West Columbia, SC 29169, Tel: 803 213-1200, Fax: 803 798-1909, E-mail: mermecinc@ mermecgroup.com, Web Site: www. mermecinc.com. MERSEN USA - 400 Mrytle Ave , Boonton, NJ 07005, Tel: 973 334-0700, Fax: 973 334-6394, Toll Free: 800 526-0877, E-mail: gustavo.xavier@mersen.com, Web Site: www.mersen.com. MESSIAH LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES - 921-C S Apple Ln, Marionville, MO 65705, Tel: 417 354-4908, Fax: 417 463-2270, E-mail: messiahlocomotive@hotmail.com, Mobile Service, shortline startups, and onsite wheel turning., Shop(s) at Marionville, MO [L]. MID-AMERICA LOCOMOTIVE & CAR REPAIR INC. - 1601 W Allens Ln, Evansville, IN 47710, Tel: 812 421-1760, Fax: 812 4211770, E-mail: midamloc@evansville.net, Shop(s) at Evansville, IN [C][L]. MIDLAND MANUFACTURING CORP. 7733 Gross Point Rd, Skokie, IL 60077, Tel: 847 677-0333, Fax: 847 677-0138, E-mail: steve.herbst@opwglobal. com, Web Site: www.midlandmfg.net, Valve remanufacturing. SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G7. MIDLAND RECLAMATION CO. - 26498 Midland Ln, Dow, IL 62002, Fax: 618 8855346, Toll Free: 800 325-8802, Web Site: www.midlandreclamation.com, Full railcar and locomotive parts supplier and AARM1003/M-212 reconditioning facility WBE and MBE certified. MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY - 1101 3rd St SE, Canton, OH 44711, Tel: 330 456-3121, Fax: 330 456-3247, Toll Free: 800 321-0699, E-mail: lynn.cielec@midwestind.com, Web Site: www.midwestind.com. July 2014
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MIDWEST LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE - 6817 Stadium Dr, Kansas City, MO 64129, Tel: 816 923-1777, Fax: 816 923-3553, Alt Phone: 816 923-0120, E-mail: midwstloco@aol.com, Shop(s) at Kansas City, MO [C][L].
NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR INC. - Foot of Hawthorne St, PO Box 38, Hartford, IL 62048, Tel: 618 254-7451, Fax: 618 2547451, Toll Free: 800 325-3625, Shop(s) at Hartford, IL [L].
ONTARIO NORTHLAND - 555 Oak St E, North Bay, ON P1B 8L3, Tel: 705 4724500, Fax: 705 476-9878, E-mail: info@ ontarionorthland.ca, Web Site: www. ontarionorthland.ca.
PHOENIX CONTACT - PO Box 4100, Harrisburg, PA 17111, Tel: 717 944-1300, Fax: 717 944-1625, Toll Free: 800 322-3225, E-mail: info@phoenixcon.com, Web Site: www.phoenixcontact.com.
MILLER ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO. - 1635 W Spencer, Appleton, WI 54912, Tel: 920 734-9821, Fax: 920 735-4013, Toll Free: 800 426-4553, E-mail: info@millerwelds. com, Web Site: www.millerwelds.com.
NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. - 908 Shawnee St, PO Box 1416, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864-1416, Tel: 618 242-6590, Fax: 618 242-8519, E-mail: r.elgin@nationalrailway. com, Web Site: www.nationalrailway.com, Shop(s) at Dixmoor, IL [L], Mt. Vernon, IL [C][L], Silvis, IL [C][L], Paducah, KY [C][L], Capreol, ON [C][L].
OPW FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - 6900 Santa Fe Dr, Hodgkins, IL 60525, Tel: 708 485-4200, Fax: 708 485-7137, E-mail: info@opwfms.com, Web Site: www. petrovend.com.
PHOENIX RAILWAY EQUIPMENT - 2023 Ridge Rd, 2 SE, Homewood, IL 60430-1749, Tel: 708 798-0090, Fax: 708 798-0847, E-mail: phoenixrailway@sbcglobal.net, Web Site: www.runningboards.com.
MILLER FELPAX - 1155 E 8th St, Winona, MN 55987, Tel: 507 452-2461, Fax: 507 4522463, Web Site: www.millerfelpax.com. MOBILE LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES, INC. - 1020 Washington Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411, Tel: 708 754-4100, Fax: 708 754-4473, E-mail: tdbirch@sbcglobal.net, Shop(s) at Chicago Heights, IL [C][L]. MOLE-MASTER SERVICES INC. - 27815 SR 7, Marietta, OH 45750, Tel: 740 374-6726, Fax: 740 374-5908, Toll Free: 800 322-6653, E-mail: contact@molemaster.com, Web Site: www.molemaster.com, Railcar tank cleaning - on site., Shop(s) at Marietta, OH [C]. MONROE ENGINEERING CO - 3573 3rd Ave, PO Box 626, Marion, IA 52302, Tel: 319 447-9733, Fax: 319 377-1204, E-mail: sales@monroeeng.com, Web Site: www. monroeeng.com. MOTIVE EQUIPMENT, INC. - 8300 Sleske Ct, Milwaukee, WI 53223, Tel: 414 4463379, Fax: 414 446-3380, E-mail: sales@ motiveequipment.com, Web Site: www. motiveequipment.com. MTU - TOGNUM AMERICA, INC. - 39525 MacKenzie Dr, Novi, MI 48377, Tel: 248 5608000, Fax: 248 560-8001, Alt Phone: 248 560-8182, E-mail: mtu_info3@tognum.com, Web Site: www.mtu-online.com, Under the MTU brand, Tognum America markets highspeed, high-power diesel engines ranging from 1-- to 4,023 bhp (275 kw to 3,000 kw) to meet railway industry needs for fuel economy and emmissions control. MTU DETROIT DIESEL INC. - 13400 W Outer Dr, Detroit, MI 48239-4001, Tel: 313 592-7000, Fax: 313 592-5317, E-mail: regionalcenter3@mtu-online.com, Web Site: www.mtu-online.com. MULTI-SERVICE SUPPLY DIV. - Ferry St & Ave C Bldg #5, Leetsdale, PA 15056, Tel: 412 741-1500, Fax: 412 741-3320, E-mail: info@multiservicesupply.com, Web Site: www.multiservicesupply.com, Shop(s) at Youngwood, PA [C]. MUNTERS CORPORATION - 79 Monroe St, PO Box 640, Amesbury, MA 01913, Tel: 978 241-1100, Fax: 978 241-1263, Web Site: www.munters.us.com. G10
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NATIONAL RAILWAY SUPPLY, INC. - 37 W Fairmont Ave Ste 322, PO Box 13727, Savannah, GA 31416, Tel: 912 920-4575, Fax: 912 920-4576, Toll Free: 800 357-3572, E-mail: info@nrsga.com, Web Site: www. nrsga.com. NATIONAL STEEL CAR LTD. - 600 Kenilworth Ave N, PO Box 2450, Hamilton, ON L8N 3J4, Tel: 905 544-3311, Fax: 905 547-4069, E-mail: katzr@steelcar.com, Web Site: www.steelcar.com. NEW YORK AIR BRAKE CORP. - 748 Starbuck Ave, Watertown, NY 13601, Tel: 315 786-5200, Fax: 315 786-5676, E-mail: margaret.beck@nyab.com, Web Site: www. nyab.com. NORFOLK SOUTHERN - 200 N Fourth Ave 3rd Fl GOB, Altoona, PA 16601-6702, Tel: 877 520-9699, Fax: 814 949-1406, Web Site: www.nstms.com, Shop(s) at Altoona, PA [L], Hollidaysburg, PA [C], Roanoke, VA [L], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G11. NORTHERN PLAINS RAIL SERVICES - 100 Railroad Ave, PO Box 38, Fordville, ND 58231, Tel: 701 229-3330, Fax: 701 2293365, E-mail: info@nprail.com, Web Site: www.nprail.com, Shop(s) at Erskine, MN [C], Fordville, ND [C][L]. NORTHERN RAIL CAR CORP. - 5300 N 33rd St, Milwaukee, WI 53209, Tel: 414 438-8999, Fax: 414 438-8839, Shop(s) at Milwaukee, WI [C][L]. NRE WHEEL WORKS INC - 5300A N 33rd St, Milwaukee, WI 53209, Tel: 414 462-8244, Fax: 414 462-8231, E-mail: e.werner@ wheelwork.com, Web Site: www.nrecgroup. com, Shop(s) at Milwaukee, WI [C][L]. OMNITRAX LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES - 252 Clayton St, Denver, CO 80206, Tel: 303 3980033, Fax: 303 393-0041, E-mail: omniinfo@ omnitrax.com, Web Site: www.omnitrax. com, Shop(s) at Denver, CO [L], Loveland, CO [L], Cicero, IL [L].
ORX - One Park Ave, Tipton, PA 16684, Tel: 814 684-8484, Fax: 814 684-8400, E-mail: Glenn@orxrail.com, Web Site: www.orxrail. com, Shop(s) at Tipton, PA [C][L]. OSBORNE INDUSTRIES, INC. - 120 N Industrial Ave, PO Box 388, Osborne, KS 67473, Tel: 785 346-2192, Fax: 785 3462194, Toll Free: 800 255-0316, E-mail: info@ osborneindustries.com, Web Site: www. osborneindustries.com.
POWER ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES - 1117 E Janis St, Carson, CA 90746-1306, Tel: 310 763-1524, Fax: 310 763-8954, E-mail: rnakauchi@pwreng.com, Web Site: www. pwreng.com. POWER, FLUID & METALS, INC. - PO Box 2846, Redwood City, CA 94064, Tel: 650 364-9779, Fax: 650 364-9779, Shop(s) at Redwood City, CA [L].
OTTAWA RAILCAR SERVICES INC. - 1477 E Norris Dr, PO Box 486, Ottawa, IL 61350, Tel: 815 434-1779, Fax: 815 434-2578, E-mail: danalt@orsinc1.com, Shop(s) at Ottawa, IL [C].
PPG PROTECTIVE & MARINE COATINGS - One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272, Tel: 412 434-0941, E-mail: pmcmarketing@ppg. com, Web Site: www.ppgpmc.com.
OVERTON GEAR - 530 Westgate Dr, Addison, IL 60101, Tel: 630 543-9570, Fax: 630 5437440, E-mail: sales@overtongear.com, Web Site: www.overtongear.com.
PRECISION ROLLER BEARING CO LLC - PO Box 2025, Elizabethtown, KY 42702-2025, Tel: 270 735-1912, Fax: 270 735-1513, E-mail: loverton@stucki.com, Shop(s) at Elizabethtown , KY .
PACKAGING RESEARCH & DESIGN CORP - , Madison, MS 39130, Fax: 601 853-1202, Toll Free: 800 833-9364. PARAGON PRODUCTS, LLC - 4475 Golden Foothills Pkwy, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, Tel: 916 941-9717, Fax: 916 941-9727, Toll Free: 800 608-3647, E-mail: customerservice@paragonproducts.net, Web Site: www.paragonproducts.net.
PROFESSIONAL LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES 2800 Bernice Rd Bldg 22, Lansing, IL 60438, Tel: 708 418-3185, Fax: 219 398-4727.
PENN MACHINE CO. - 310 Innovation Dr, Blairsville, PA 15717, Tel: 724 4590302, Fax: 724 459-4869, E-mail: sales@ pennlocomotivegear.com, Web Site: www.pennlocomotivegear.com, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G12.
PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - 1600 Progress Dr, PO Box 1037, Albertville, AL 35950, Tel: 256 593-1260, Fax: 256 840-2651, Toll Free: 800 4768769, E-mail: cbarnett@progressrail. com, Web Site: www.progressrail. com, Shop(s) at Mira Loma, CA [C], Rocklin, CA [L], San Diego, CA [C], Dunnellon, FL [C], East Patterson, GA [L], Charlestown, IN [C], East Chicago, IN [C][L], Muncie, IN [C], Corbin, KY [C], Covington, KY [C], Mayfield, KY [L], Raceland, KY [C], Palmer, MA [C], Alliance, NE [C], Bridgeport, NE [C], Gering, NE [L], Sidney, NE [C], Rochelle Park, NJ [C], Lachine, QC [C][L], Amarillo, TX [C], Austin , TX [C], St. Albanes, VT [C], Tacoma, WA [C], Tacoma, WA [L], Portage, WI [C], Douglas, WY [C], Rock Springs, WY [C], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
PENNSY CORP - 515 S Franklin St Ste 100, West Chester, PA 19382, Tel: 610 692-8618, Fax: 610 692-6478, E-mail: info@pennsy. com, Web Site: www.pennsy.com.
PSI BEARING - 2175 Union Pl, Simi Valley, CA 93065, Tel: 805 583-5514, Fax: 805 5834284, E-mail: psirex2000@rexnord.com, Web Site: www.aero-rexnord.com.
PATTEN POWER SYSTEMS - 615 W Lake St, Elmhurst, IL 60126, Tel: 630 530-2200, Fax: 630 530-0998, Web Site: www.pattenpower. com, Caterpillar engines. PEAKER SERVICES INC. - 8080 Kensington Ct, Brighton, MI 48116, Tel: 248 437-4174, Fax: 248 437-8280, Toll Free: 800 622-4224, E-mail: kubick@peaker.com, Web Site: www. peaker.com, Shop(s) at Brighton, MI [L].
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QUALITY RAILWAY SERVICES & SUPPLY CO - 8509 W 191st St, Mokena, IL 60448, Tel: 815 469-9801, Fax: 815 469-5918, E-mail: quality@qrssco.com, Web Site: www. qrssco.com.
R & W MACHINE - 6551 W 74th St, PO Box 607, Bedford Park, IL 60499-0607, Tel: 708 458-4200, Fax: 708 4583299, E-mail: rwmachine@aol.com, Web Site: www. rwmachine.com, Shop(s) at Bedford Park, IL [C][L], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G15.
QUANTUM RAIL SERVICE INC - 7305 Old Kings Rd, Jacksonville, FL 33219, Tel: 904 783-4382, Fax: 904 7836843.
R.J. CORMAN - 101 R.J. Corman Dr, Nicholasville, KY 40356, Tel: 859 881-2445, Web Site: www.rjcorman. com, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G8.
RAIL CAR NEBRASKA INC. - 4901 S 28 St, Omaha, NE 68107-2610, Tel: 402 731-5660, Fax: 402 731-0990, Toll Free: 800 541-8557, E-mail: mlurkins@aol.com, Web Site: www.railcaramerica.com, Shop(s) at Omaha, NE [C]. RAIL CAR WASHINGTON INC. - 139 Habein Rd, Chehalis, WA 98532, Tel: 360 748-8583, Fax: 360 748-6976, Toll Free: 800 519-8565, E-mail: mlurkins@aol.com, Web Site: www. railcaramerica.com, Shop(s) at Chehalis, WA [C]. RAIL ENTERPRISES INC. - 100 W Orange Ave, PO Box 568508, Orlando, FL 32856-8508, Tel: 407 857-3645, Fax: 407 857-3649, E-mail: dprail21@brevard.net, Other shops located in Wilmington, DE; Cocoa, FL; Kansas City, MO; Philadelphia, PA., Shop(s) at Orlando, FL [C][L]. RAIL PARTS DEPOT - 4350 NW Front Ave, Portland, OR 97210, Tel: 503 972-5950, Fax: 503 226-3192. RAILCAR MANAGEMENT INC (RMI) - 1819 Peachtree Rd NE Ste 303, Atlanta, GA 30309, Tel: 404 355-6734, Fax: 404 3528814, E-mail: sales@rmiondemand.com, Web Site: www. rmiondemand.com. RAILCARE INC. - 500 Sherman Ave N Unit #80, Hamilton, ON L8L 8J6, Tel: 905 527-8238, Fax: 905 527-7864, E-mail: sales@railcare.ca, Web Site: www.railcare.ca, Shop(s) at Hamilton, ON [C]. RAILQUIP, INC. - 3731 Northcrest Rd Ste 6, Atlanta, GA 30340, Tel: 770 458-4157, Fax: 770 458-5365, Toll Free: 800 325-0296, E-mail: sales@railquip.com, Web Site: www.railquip.com, Car movers; turntables; mobile self-propelled roof access platforms; mobile & stationary waste removal systems. SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G13. RAILWAY & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC. - 2201 N Center St, Crest Hill, IL 60403, Tel: 815 726-4224, Fax: 815 726-4265, Toll Free: 800 435-0149, E-mail: railway@risxinc.com, Web Site: www.risxinc.com, Shop(s) at Crest Hill, IL. RAILWAY EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES - 3310 Woodcrest Dr, Bettendorf, IA 52722-5378, Tel: 319 332-7959, Fax: 319 3328505, Toll Free: 800 852-5646, Shop(s) at Bettendorf, IA [L]. RAILWAY PROGRAM SERVICES INC. - 6900 S Central Ave, Bldg #392, Bedford Park, IL 60638, Tel: 708 594-2179, Fax: 708 594-0396, E-mail: gwinsor@rpsinc.com, Shop(s) at Bedford Park, IL [L]. RED RIVER VALLEY & WESTERN RAILROAD - 501 Minnesota Ave, Breckenridge, MN 56520, Tel: 218 643-8525, Fax: 218 643-2423, Web Site: www.rrvw.net, Shop(s) at Breckenridge, MN [C]. RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC. - 1001 Warrenville Rd Ste 201, Lisle, IL 60532, Tel: 630 968-0670, Fax: 630 968-0671, E-mail: sales@rlcx.com, Web Site: www.relcolocomotives.com, Shop(s) at Albia, IA [C], Albia, IA [L].
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RESCAR COMPANIES - 1101 31st St Ste 250, Downers Grove, IL 60515, Tel: 630 963-1114, Fax: 630 963-6342, Toll Free: 800 737-2276, Shop(s) at Balzac, AB [C], Exshaw, AB [C], Decatur, AL [C], Boron, CA [C], LA/Lancaster, CA [C], Sacramento, CA [C], Tampa, FL [C], White Springs, FL [C], Augusta, GA [C], Gordon, GA [C], Cedar Rapids, IA [C], Lakota, IA [C], Pocatello, ID [C], Chicago, IL [C], Joliet, IL [C], Robinson, IL [C], Sauget, IL [C], Savanna, IL [C], Wichita, KS [C], Catlettsburg, KY [C], Baton Rouge, LA [C], Gramercy, LA [C], Springfield, MA [C], Elk Mills, MD [C], Rosemount, MN [C], Aurora, NC [C], Reigelwood, NC [C], Roxboro, NC [C], State Port, NC [C], Wilmington, NC [C], Niagara Falls, NY [C], Canton, OH [C], Lima, OH [C], Toledo, OH [C], DuBois, PA [C], Charleston, SC [C], Columbia, SC [C], Mt. Pleasant, SC [C], N Charleston, SC [C], Belle Plains, SK [C], Saskatoon, SK [C], Kingsport, TN [C], Memphis, TN [C], Baytown, TX [C], Beaumont, TX [C], Bishop, TX [C], Borger, TX [C], Cedar Bayou, TX [C], Channelview, TX [C], Clear Lake, TX [C], Deer Park, TX [C], Fort Worth, TX [C], Gregory, TX [C], Houston, TX [C], Longview, TX [C], Mt. Belvieu, TX [C], Orange, TX [C], Pasadena, TX [C], Tatum, TX [C], Texas City, TX [C], Covington, VA [C], Richland, WA [C], Natrium, WV [C], Nitro, WV [C].
RETLIF TESTING LABORATORIES - 795 Marconi Ave, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779, Tel: 631 737-1500, Fax: 631 737-6496, E-mail: sales@retlif.com, Web Site: www.retlif. com, Other facilities at Goffstown, NH, 101 New Boston Rd 03045; Tel: 603 497-4600; Fax: 603 497-5281 & 3131 Detwiler Rd. Harleysville, PA 19438, Tel: 215 256-4133 Fax: 215 256-0775. ROAD & RAIL SERVICES, INC. - 4233 Bardstown Rd Ste 200, Louisville, KY 40218, Tel: 502 495-6688, Fax: 502 495-6687, E-mail: BKoontz@roadandrail.com, Web Site: www.roadandrail.com, Shop(s) at Lincoln , AL [C], Stevenson, AL [C], Vance, AL [C], Tampa , FL [C], Greensburg, IN [C], Princeton, IN [C], Georgetown, KY [C], Hawesville, KY [C], Louisville, KY [C], New Boston, MI [C], Riegelwood, NC [C], Florence, SC [C]. RUSTOLEUM CORP. - 11 Hawthorne Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, Tel: 847 367-7700, Fax: 847 816-2330, Toll Free: 800 553-8444, Web Site: www.rustoleum.com.
SAFT AMERICA INC. - 109 Beaver Ct Ste 200, Cockeysville, MD 21030, Tel: 410 568-2760, Fax: 410 329-9802, E-mail: carl. wikse@saftbatteries.com, Web Site: www. saftbatteries.com, Batteries and battery systems, including battery boxes for onboard applications. SAN LUIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. - PO Box 108, Monte Vista, CO 81144, Tel: 719 852-2681, Fax: 719 852-5198, E-mail: train@ amigo.net, Shop(s) at Monte Vista, CO [C]. SCHAEFER, INC. - 200 Butterfield Dr, Ashland, MA 01721, Tel: 508 881-7330, Fax: 508 231-0861, E-mail: info@schaeferpower. com, Web Site: www.schaeferpower.com, Power supplies. SECURITY LOCKNUT, LLC - 999 Forest Edge Dr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, Tel: 847 970-4050, Fax: 847 970-4059, E-mail: sales@securitylocknut.com, Web Site: www. securitylocknut.com, Makers of locknuts and locking fastener systems/ kits (nuts, bolts, washers). Specialize in securing bolted joints. Custom components and specials available.
SHAMROCK ASSOCIATES LTD. - 9557 N Drake Ave, Evanston, IL 60203-1107, Tel: 847 475-2654, Fax: 847 475-2195, E-mail: smurphy659@aol.com, Shop(s) at Evanston, IL [C].
SIEMENS - 2400 Nelson Miller Pkwy, Louiville, KY 40223, Tel: 502 618-8800, Fax: 502 618-8950, Alt Tel: 502 618-5759, Web Site: www.mobility.siemens.com/mobility/ global/en/rail-solutions/rail-automation/ Pages/rail-automation.aspx. SIERRACIN CORP - 12780 San Fernando Rd, Sylmar, CA 91342, Tel: 818 362-6711, Fax: 818 367-6192, E-mail: rfalcon@sierracin. com, Web Site: www.sierracin.com. SIMMONS MACHINE TOOL CORP. - 1700 N Broadway, Albany, NY 12204-2793, Tel: 518 462-5431, Fax: 518 462-0371. SKF - 900 N State St, Elgin, IL 60123, Tel: 847 742-7840, Fax: 847 742-7845, Fluid sealing devices.
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SMBC RAIL SERVICES - 300 S Riverside Plaza Ste 1925 South, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: 312 559-4800, Fax: 312 559-4829, E-mail: gene.henneberry@smbcrail.com, Web Site: www.smbcrail.com.
STEWART & STEVENSON LLC - 8787 E Freeway, Houston, TX 77029, Tel: 713 679-6525, Fax: 713 671-6386, E-mail: railking@ssss.com, Web Site: www. stewartandstevenson.com, Shop(s) at Houston, TX [L].
TELEFLEX ECOTRANS - 100 Hollinger Crescent, Kitchener, ON N2K 2Z3, Tel: 519 749-5655, Fax: 519 749-8236, Web Site: www.teleflexpower.com, www. ecotranstechnologies.com.
SMITH SYSTEMS INC. - 6 Mill Creek Ctr, PO Box 667, Brevard, NC 28712, Tel: 828 884-3490, Fax: 828 877-3100, E-mail: ssystems@citcom.net, Web Site: www. smith-systems-inc.com.
STOCKTON RAILCAR REPAIR INC - 1111 N Filbert, Stockton, CA 95205, Tel: 209 465-6300, Fax: 209 465-6335, E-mail: stknrailcar@sbcglobal.net, Box car repairs.
TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INC - 11126 McCormick Rd, Hunt Valley, MD 21031, Tel: 410 229-1000, Fax: 410 527-0005, E-mail: info@tessco.com, Web Site: www. tessco.com.
SNYDER EQUIPMENT CO. - 1375 W Snyder Blvd, Nixa, MO 65714-8287, Tel: 417 7254067, Fax: 417 725-4846, Web Site: www. snyderequip.com. SOUTH BUFFALO RAILWAY CO. - , Buffalo, NY 14219-0425, Tel: 716 827-2704, Fax: 716 827-2700, E-mail: jnelson@gwrr.com, Shop(s) at Lackawanna, NY [C][L]. SOUTHEAST RAILCAR, INC. - 118 Roy Vaughn Rd, Plains, GA 31780, Tel: 229 9242862, Fax: 229 924-2853, Web Site: www. southeastrailcar.com, Quality Repairs, Quick Turn Around for Railcar Owners . SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY SERVICES, INC. - 300 E RailRd Ave South, PO Box 72, Magnolia, MS 39652-0072, Tel: 601 783-2006, Fax: 601 783-6855, E-mail: alvin@srsx.com, Web Site: www.srsx.com, Shop(s) at Hybart, AL [C], Iroquois, IL [C], Magnolia, MS [C]. SPERRY RAIL SERVICE - 46 Shelter Rock Rd, Danbury, CT 06810, Tel: 203 791-4500, Fax: 203 797-8417, Shop(s) at Danbury, CT [C], St. Louis, MO [C]. STANDARD CAR TRUCK CO. - 865 Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL 60068, Tel: 847 6926050, Fax: 847 692-6299, Toll Free: 800 292-6050, E-mail: info@sctco.com, Web Site: www.sctco.com.
STRATO, INC. - 100 New England Ave, Piscataway, NJ 08854, Tel: 732 981-1515, Fax: 732 981-1222, Toll Free: 800 792-0500, E-mail: customerservice@stratoinc.com, Web Site: www.stratoinc.com, Engineer Services and Products for Freight and Transit Industry. Widest range of air/pneumatic hose and fittings. End of Car Products - Coupler Mounted Brackets, Trolley, E/F Bracket. Car Builder components - branch pipe tees, pipe anchors, weld fitting and various flanges. Truck castings - journal bearing housing, support arms, side bearings, etc. Draft Gear components - yokes, sills, knuckles. Specialty Castings - Tank, Transit Cars, Coal and Intermodal. Engineered Solutions for car delays, hose uncoupling, drooping couplers, low porosity castings. STRONG HOLD PRODUCTS - 6333 Strawberry Ln, PO Box 9043, Louisville, KY 40209-0043, Tel: 502 363-4175, Fax: 502 363-3827, Toll Free: 800 880-2625, E-mail: info@strong-hold.com, Web Site: www. strong-hold.com, Storage products for repair shops. SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO - 10 S Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, Tel: 312 559-2999, Fax: 312 559-9064, Toll Free: 800 325-0337, E-mail: customerservice@superiorgraphite. com, Web Site: www.superiorgraphite.com. SURE SEAL INC - Rte 2, Box 2242, Mineral Pt, MO 63660, Fax: 573 438-4853, Toll Free: 800 382-1604, E-mail: ssi@suresealinc.com, Web Site: opwftg.com.
STANRAIL A DIVISION OF ROLL FORM GROUP - 1225 Martin Luther King Dr, Gary, IN 46402-3013, Tel: 219 932-5200, Fax: 219 844-8512, E-mail: pkvehl@stanrail.com, Manufacturer of all new components.
SWIGER COIL SYSTEMS INC. - 4677 Manufacturing Ave, Cleveland, OH 44135, Tel: 216 362-7500, Fax: 216 362-1496, Alt Phone: 216 408-2010, E-mail: sstone@ wabtec.com, Web Site: www.swigercoil.com, Shop(s) at Cleveland, OH [L].
STAR HEADLIGHT & LANTERN - 455 Rochester St, Avon, NY 14414, Tel: 585 226-9500, Fax: 585 226-2029, E-mail: chrisjacobs@star1889.com, Web Site: www.starheadlight.com, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G16.
TALGO, INC. - 505 5th Ave S Ste 630, Seattle, WA 98104-3891, Tel: 206 748-6140, Fax: 206 748-6147, E-mail: info@talgoamerica.com, Web Site: www.talgoamerica.com, Shop(s) at Seattle, WA [C][L].
STERLING AUCTION SERVICES, LLC 23823 Hot Springs, San Antonio, TX 78258, Tel: 210 545-3600, Fax: 210 545-3610, E-mail: rwmertz@sbcglobal.net, Web Site: www.sterlingrailroadauctions.com, Locomotive & Railcar Auctions and Brokers; Auction Services. G14
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TCB GROUP, THE - PO Box 14694, Pittsburgh, PA 15234, Tel: 412 531-7101, Fax: 412 531-7104, E-mail: bbruns95@aol. com, Web Site: www.tcbgroup.com. TECHNICAL METAL SPECIALTIES - 2753 S 31st St, Milwaukee, WI 53215, Tel: 414 6455540, Fax: 414 645-9779, E-mail: tmichel@ tmsinc.net, Web Site: www.tmsinc.net.
TEXANA TANK CAR & MFG, LTD - 290 CR 1223, PO Box 550, Nash, TX 75569, Tel: 903 838-5564, Fax: 903 838-0672, E-mail: judy@texanatank.com, Web Site: www. texanatank.com, Shop(s) at Nash, TX [C]. TEXTRON FASTENING SYSTEMS - 516 18th Ave, Rockford, IL 61104, Fax: 815 961-5345, Toll Free: 800 544-6117, Fastening and assembly products. THERMEX ENGINEERED SYSTEMS INC 101-2469 Pauline St, Abbotsford, BC V2S 3S1, Tel: 800 865-1532, Fax: 604 859-8425, E-mail: info@thermex-systems.com, Web Site: www.thermex-systems.com, Thermex manufactures and supplies Fluid/Air Coolers for Power conditioning Equipment and Engine Heating and Fuel Management Systems to Locomotive OEM’s and Class 1 Railways. THERMO KING CORP. - 314 W 90th St, Bloomington, MN 55420-3630, Tel: 952 8872200, Fax: 952 887-2615.
TIMKEN CO., THE - 1835 Dueber Ave SW, PO Box 6932, Canton, OH 44706, Tel: 800 964-2626, Fax: 330 471-7032, Web Site: www.timken.com/rail, Sales Offices: Chicago IL; Jacksonville, FL; Kansas City, KS; Mascot, TN; Philadelphia, PA; St. Louis, MO; Tlalnepantla, Mexico; Toronto, Canada & Wheaton, MD. TITAN RAIL, INC. - One E Merchants Dr, Ste 304, Oswego, IL 60543-9453, Tel: 630-8929020, Fax: 630-892-9090, E-mail: sales@ titanrail.com, Web Site: www.titanrail. com, Locomotive sales, leasing and sale leasebacks; rebuilding and modernization programs; on-site maitenance programs; surplus equipment acquisitions. TRACKMOBILE INC. - 1602 Executive Dr, LaGrange, GA 30240, Tel: 706 884-6651, Fax: 706 884-0390, E-mail: trackmobile@ trackmobile.com, Web Site: www. trackmobile.com, Suppliers of mobile railcar movers. TRACTION MOTOR SERVICE, INC. 9933 Broadway Ave, PO Box 485, North Huntingdon, PA 15642-0485, Tel: 724 8645170, Fax: 724 864-5079, Toll Free: 877 8645170, E-mail: tking@tractionmotorservice. com, Web Site: www.tractionmotorservice. com, Shop(s) at North Huntingdon, PA [L].
TRAINTRONIX INC. - 711 S Blvd, Oak Park, IL 60302, Tel: 708 386-5070, Fax: 708 3865070, Shop(s) at Oak Park, IL [C][L]. TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - 55 E Jackson Blvd, Ste 2100, Chicago, IL 606044166, Tel: 312 427-2818, Fax: 312 427-4975, E-mail: sales@transcorailway.com, Web Site: www.transcorailway.com, Shop(s) at Waycross, GA [C], Oelwein, IA [C], Sioux City, IA [C], Logansport, IN [C], Miles City, MT [C], Blasdell, NY [C], Bucyrus, OH [C], Toledo, OH [C], Williamsport, PA [C]. TRANSDYNE, INC. - 8 S Michigan Ave Ste 802, Chicago, IL 60603, Tel: 312 782-6880, Fax: 312 782-6899, E-mail: transdyne@ aol.com. TRANSIT CONTROL SYSTEMS - 111 E Garry Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92707, Tel: 714 546-0561, Fax: 714 546-0563, E-mail: anellocorp@sbcglobal.net, Suppliers of communication equipment. TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION SPECIALISTS - 221 14th Ave NW, New Brighton, MN 55112, Tel: 612 801-8946, Fax: 651 636-6742, Provides on-site work. Steam repair/rebuild. Engineering services, inspections and training. TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC - 55500 DOT Rd, PO Box 11130, Pueblo, CO 81001, Tel: 719 584-0750, Fax: 719 5840711, E-mail: marketing@ttci.aar.com, Web Site: www.ttci.aar.com. TRIANGLE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS CO. - 701 Maple Ln, Bensenville, IL 60106, Tel: 630 860-5511, Fax: 630 860-5607. TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC. - 2525 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75207, Tel: 214 631-4420, Fax: 214 589-8271, E-mail: michelle.bailey@trin.net, Web Site: www. trinityrail.com, Shop(s) at Hamlet, NC [C], Hugo, OK [C], Saginaw, TX [C], Vidor, TX [C]. TTX COMPANY - 101 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606-1718, Tel: 312 853-3223, Fax: 312 456-6232, E-mail: sales@ttx.com, Web Site: www.ttx. com, Shop(s) at Mira Loma, CA [C], Jacksonville, FL [C], Waterford, MI [C], North Augusta, SC [C], SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G17. TWINCO MFG. CO. INC. - 30 Commerce Dr, Hauppauge, NY 11788, Tel: 631 231-0022, Fax: 631 231-0314, Toll Free: 800 854-2338, E-mail: jschatz@twincomfg.com, Web Site: www.twincomfg.com. ULTRA-TECH ENTERPRISES INC - 4701 Taylor Rd, Punta Gorda, FL 33950, Fax: 941 575-2020, Toll Free: 800 293-2001, E-mail: pbenton@ute-inc.com, Web Site: www. ute-inc.com.
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UNION TANK CAR CO. - 175 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604, Tel: 312 4313111, Fax: 312 347-5707, E-mail: winslow@ utlx.com, Web Site: www.utlx.com, Shop(s) at El Segundo, CA [C], Richmond, CA [C], Mulberry, FL [C], Valdosta, GA [C], Muscatine, IA [C], Joliet, IL [C], Wood River, IL [C], Baton Rouge, LA [C], Plaquermine, LA [C], Taft/Cypress, LA [C], Ville Platte, LA [C], Midland, MI [C], Laurel, MT [C], Bayway (Linden), NJ [C], Marion, OH [C], Altoona, PA [C], Marcus Hook, PA [C], Cleveland, TX [C], Freeport, TX [C], Houston, TX [C], Matagorda, TX [C], Seadrift, TX [C], Texas City, TX [C], Anacortes, WA [C], Vancouver, WA [C], South Charleston, WV [C], Evanston, WY [C]. UNIPAR, LLC - 7210 Polson Ln, Hazelwood, MO 63042, Tel: 314 521-8100, Fax: 314 521-8052, E-mail: mark@uniparllc.com, Web Site: www.uniparllc.com, Shop(s) at Hazelwood, MO [L]. UNITED TRANSPORTATION GROUP - 1150 E 145th St, PO Box 453, East Chicago, IN 46312, Tel: 219 398-7777, Fax: 219 3928110, E-mail: sales@tankercleaning.com, Web Site: www.tankercleaning.com, Shop(s) at East Chicago, IN [C]. UNIT-TRAIN MAINTENANCE CO. - 24744 Birdsong Dr, Pueblo, CO 81006, Tel: 719 543-3437.
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UNIVERSAL LUBRICANTS, INC. - PO Box 2920, Wichita, KS 67201-2920, Tel: 316 8320151, Fax: 316 832-0301, Toll Free: 800 444OILS, Web Site: www.universallubes.com. USSC LLC - 150 Gordon Dr, Exton, PA 19341, Tel: 610 265-3610, Fax: 610 994-5468, E-mail: info@usscgroup.com, Web Site: www.usscgroup.com. VELOCITI - 120 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66105, Tel: 913 233-7200, Fax: 913 3424849, E-mail: maye@velociti.us, Web Site: www.velociti.us. VOLATILE FREE, INC. (VFI) - 19500 Janacek Ct, PO Box 344, Brookfield, WI 53008, Tel: 262 787-0400, Fax: 262 787-0500, Toll Free: 800 307-9218, E-mail: info@volatilefree. com, Web Site: www.volatilefree.com. W.E. LOTT CO - 1432 Isaac Beal Rd, PO Box 628, Bucyrus, OH 44820, Tel: 419 5639400, Fax: 419 562-9411, Web Site: www. welott.com. WABTEC CORPORATION FOR WABTEC GLOBAL SERVICES - 1001 Air Brake Ave, Wilmerding, PA 15148, Tel: 412 825-1000, E-mail: wgsinfo@wabtec.com, Web Site: www.wabtecglobalservices.com, Shop(s) at Willits, CA, Warren, OH, Wilmerding, PA.
WAGO CORP. - N120 W19129 Freistadt Rd, Germantown, WI 53022, Tel: 262 255-6222, Fax: 262 255-3232, Toll Free: 800 346-7245, E-mail: info.us@wago.com, Web Site: www. wago.com. WARREN RAILCAR SERVICE INC. - 51 Railcar Rd, Warren, PA 16365, Tel: 814 7232500, Fax: 814 723-4070, E-mail: wrsx@ westpa.net, Shop(s) at Warren, PA [C].
WHEEL TRUING BRAKE SHOE CO - 305 S St, Rochester, MI 48307, Tel: 248 651-9010, Fax: 248 651-9032, E-mail: mgorang@tir.com, Web Site: www.wheeltruing.com. WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD 5300 N 33rd St, PO Box 9229, Milwaukee, WI 53209, Tel: 414 438-8820, Fax: 414
WATCO INC. - 315 W 3rd St, Pittsburg, KS 66762, Tel: 620 231-2230, Fax: 620 231-0812, E-mail: tvan@watcocompanies. com, Web Site: www.watcocompanies. com, Mobile repair services in 48 states., Shop(s) at Prattville, AL [L], Tuscaloosa, AL [L], Jacksonville, FL [C], Fitzgerald, GA [C], Council Bluffs, IA [C], Lewiston, ID [L], Wood River, IL [C], Coffeyville, KS [C], Junction City, KS [C], Neodesha, KS [C], Pittsburg, KS [C], Wichita, KS [L], De Ridder, LA [L], Minden, LA [L], Zwolle, LA [C], Vicksburg, MS [L], Omaha, NE [C], Hollidaysburg, PA [C], Austin, TX [C][L], Hockley, TX [C], Houston, TX [C][L], Scottsville, TX [C], Silsbee, TX [L].
438-8826, E-mail: jsmet@wsorrailroad.com,
WESTERN-CULLEN-HAYES, INC. - 2700 W 36th Pl, Chicago, IL 60632, Tel: 773 2549600, Fax: 773 254-1110, E-mail: cp@wch. com, Web Site: www.wch.com.
Montgomery, IL 60538, Tel: 630 801-1616,
Web Site: www.wsorrailroad.com, Shop(s) at Horicon, WI [C][L], Janesville, WI [C], Madison, WI [C]. YASKAWA ELECTRIC AMERICA - 2121 Norman Dr S, Waukegan, IL 60085-6751, Tel: 847 887-7000, Fax: 847 887-7310, Toll Free: 800 927-5292, Web Site: www.yaskawa. com, High reliability controls for transit and rail applications. ZEFTEK, INC. - 2175 Aucutt Rd, Fax: 630 801-0013, E-mail: m.tonn@zeftek. com, Web Site: www.zeftek.com.
SECTION 2 CAR SHOP LISTINGS
Key to car shop services A All normal freight car repair
H AAR-certified tank car facilities J Cleaning
B Rebuilding
K Mobile Repairs
C Wreck repairs
L New-car assembly
D Rapid transit cars
M Painting
E Coating applications
N Wheel Shop
F FRA inspections
O Car storage facilities
G Passenger cars
P Other
ALABAMA Birmingham ASTRALLOY WEAR TECHNOLOGY - - Tel: 205 853-0300, Fax: 205 853-7321 Cherokee FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC. - A, B, C, F, K, L, M, O
Decatur GULF SOUTH RAIL CARS - GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION, INC. - (CSXT, N&S, UP, BNSF), E, J, K, O, A RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Dothan GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (CSX, NS), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M - Tel: 334 793-4947, Fax: 334 793-0629, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Huntsville GULF SOUTH RAIL CARS - GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION, INC. - (N&S, CSXT, UP, BNSF), E, J, K, O, A Hybart SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY SERVICES - (CSXT), J, K, P - Tel: 601 783-2006, Fax: 601 783-6855 Lincoln ROAD & RAIL SERVICES, INC. - A, K, P Mobile FRASCATI SHOPS, INC. - (TASD), A, B, C, E, F, K, J - Tel: 251 432-0289, Fax: 251 433-3205 FSI RAILCAR SERVICE CENTER - (TASD), A, B, C, E, F, K, M - Tel: 251 432-0289, Fax: 251 433-3205 GULF SOUTH RAIL CARS - GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION, INC. - (UP, CSXT, CSXT, N&S, BNSF), E, J, K, O, A
Stevenson ROAD & RAIL SERVICES, INC. - A, K, P Vance ROAD & RAIL SERVICES, INC. - A, K, P Wilsonville APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS - (CSX, NS), F - Tel: 731 415-6080, Fax: 205 669-8256
ARIZONA Tucson ARIZONA FREIGHT CAR REPAIR INC. - (UP), A, K, C, F, J, M, P - Tel: 520 624-1213, Fax: 520 623-1776 ARIZONA RAIL CAR INC. - (UP), A, B, C, F, G, K, P - Tel: 520 748-1786, Fax: 520 747-0378 GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, B, F, K, M - Tel: 520 624-1213, Fax: 520 6231776, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
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Key to car shop services A All normal freight car repair
H AAR-certified tank car facilities J Cleaning
B Rebuilding
K Mobile Repairs
C Wreck repairs
L New-car assembly
D Rapid transit cars
M Painting
E Coating applications
N Wheel Shop
F FRA inspections
O Car storage facilities
G Passenger cars
P Other
ARKANSAS Camden GULF SOUTH RAIL CARS - GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION, INC. - (UP, CSXT, N&S, BNSF), E, J, K, O, A Marmaduke AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - RAILCAR MANUFACTURING - L - Tel: 807 597-2224 Paragould AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - RAILCAR MANUFACTURING - L - Tel: 876 236-6600 Pine Bluff GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), N - Tel: 870 534-3515, Fax: 870 534-2050, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Texarkana GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, F, H, K Tel: 870 773-5641, Fax: 870 773-5645
CALIFORNIA Mira Loma TTX COMPANY - SRD - MIRA LOMA - (UP), A, F, K, K, L - Tel: 951 685-0158, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G17. Boron RESCAR COMPANIES - (BRC), A, B, C, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Chico JAMES RAILCAR SERVICE - (UP, BNSF, NS, UP), A, C, E, J, M, O, B - Tel: 530 895-1348, Fax: 530 895-1302 El Segundo UNION TANK CAR CO. - (ATSF, UP), A, F, H, K - Tel: 310 333-1702, Fax: 310 615-5492 LA/Lancaster RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
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Mira Loma GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - A - Tel: 951 360-1025, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - HOME OFFICE, CAR REPAIR, PARTS & WHEEL DIV. A, B, C, H, K, N, M - Tel: 951 360-5967, Fax: 951 361-5967, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. Modesto GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (MET), A, F, J, K - Tel: 209 578-5154, Fax: 209 578-3956, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Richmond UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 510 235-3001, Fax: 510 235-4227 Sacramento RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 San Bernardino GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, BNSF), N, N - Tel: 909 478-0541, Fax: 909 4781463, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. San Diego PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - HOME OFFICE, CAR REPAIR, PARTS & WHEEL DIV. A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 619 232-2450, Fax: 619 232-7141, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. Stockton CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RAILCAR REPAIR - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, F, K - Tel: 209 465-2236, Fax: 209 465-4830 Woodland GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (SN), A, K Tel: 209 578-5154, Fax: 209 578-3956, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
Golden GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF), A, C, F, J, K - Tel: 303 279-5488, Fax: 303 2794536, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
White Springs RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Monte Vista SAN LUIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. - (SLC), A, B, C, M, O - Tel: 719 852-5758, Fax: 719 852-5198
Atlanta FELLFAB CORPORATION - D, G, L - Tel: 262 2389160, Fax: 262 512-0476
CONNECTICUT
Augusta RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Danbury SPERRY RAIL SERVICE - (Metro North), B, C, M Tel: 203 791-4500, Fax: 203 797-8417
DELAWARE Wilmington DELAWARE CAR CO. - B, C, D, G, L, F - Tel: 302 655-6665, Fax: 302 655-7126
FLORIDA Crystal River APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (FN), A, F, M - Tel: 731 415-6080 Dunnellon PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 352 522-8113, Fax: 352 5228114, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. Jacksonville TTX COMPANY - SRD - JACKSONVILLE (CSX, FEC, SOU, NS, KCS, CP, CN, PAN AM, Ferromex, BNSF), A, C, F, P, J, K, M - Tel: 904 354-2530, Fax: 904 358-6401, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G17. WATCO INC. - (NS), A, B, C, K, M, F, N, O - Tel: 904 786-1700, Fax: 904 783-6843 Miramar Beach GULF SOUTH RAIL CARS - GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION, INC. - (BNSF, CSXT, N&S, UP), A, E, J, K, O - Tel: 850 699-8585, Fax: 850 424-3165 Mulberry UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 863 534-3432, Fax: 863 534-3451 Orlando RAIL ENTERPRISES INC. - (CSX), A, B, D, E, G, K, L, M, O, P - Tel: 407 857-4645, Fax: 321 449-1779 Pace AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - FIELD SERVICES - K - Tel: 281 471-1930
COLORADO
Tampa RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Denver CRMS - - Tel: 773 244-8340
Tampa ROAD & RAIL SERVICES, INC. - A, K, P
GEORGIA
Fitzgerald WATCO INC. - (CSXT), A, B, C, F, H, K, M, N, O Tel: 229 423-5651, Fax: 229 423-3938 Gordon RESCAR COMPANIES - (NS), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 478 628-3709, Fax: 478 828-3851 Macon GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (NS), N - Tel: 478 781-0700, Fax: 478 781-0066, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Plains SOUTHEAST RAILCAR, INC. - (CSXT, NS), , Quality Repairs, Quick Turn Around for Railcar Owners Tel: 229 924-2862, Fax: 229 924-2853 Tennille AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - (NS), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M - Tel: 478 552-0370, Fax: 478 553-1122 Valdosta UNION TANK CAR CO. - (NS, CSX), A, B, C, E, F, H, M, P - Tel: 912 244-4125, Fax: 912 244-6036 Waycross TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - (CSX), A, C, K - Tel: 912 283-3679, Fax: 912 285-4789
IDAHO Pocatello RESCAR COMPANIES - A, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
ILLINOIS Bedford Park R & W MACHINE - DIV. OF WARNER INDUSTRIES INC - - Tel: 708 458-4200, Fax: 708 458-3299, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G15. Chicago RESCAR COMPANIES - (BRC), A, B, C, F, K - Tel: 778 521-7033, Fax: 778 521-2718 Chicago Heights GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), N - Tel: 708 757-6137, Fax: 708 757-4569, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. MOBILE LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES, INC. - K
Crest Hill RAILWAY & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC. - (CN), A, B, C, M - Tel: 815 726-4224, Fax: 815 7264265 Danville FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC. - (CSX, NS, IC, UP), B, C, F, L, M, A, K, O - Tel: 217 443-4106, Fax: 217 443-0750 Evanston SHAMROCK ASSOCIATES LTD. - A, C, H, J, K, L, M - Tel: 847 475-2654, Fax: 847 475-2195 Iroquois SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY SERVICES - (KBSR), A, J, K, P - Tel: 815 429-4014, Fax: 815 429-5690 Joliet RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 815 467-1561, Fax: 815 467-1562 Kenney EXCEL RAILCAR SERVICES - (CN, IC), A, C, E, J, K, O, M, P, B Mt. Vernon NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. - (CSX, NS, UP), A - Tel: 618 242-6590, Fax: 618 242-8519 Oak Park TRAINTRONIX INC. - D, G - Tel: 708 386-5070 Ottawa OTTAWA RAILCAR SERVICES INC. - (CSXT), A, C, J, K - Tel: 815 434-1779, Fax: 815 434-2578 Robinson RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Sauget RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Savanna RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Silvis NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. - (BNSF, II, SOO), A - Tel: 309 755-6800, Fax: 309 755-0278 Wood River UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 618 254-0181, Fax: 618 254-9765 WATCO INC. - (UP, NS, KCS), A, B, C, F, L, M, N, O Tel: 618 254-3060, Fax: 618 254-3055
INDIANA Charlestown PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, C, K, B, H, N, M - Tel: 812 256-2978, Fax: 812 2569050, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
Clinton FREIGHTCAR RAIL SERVICES, LLC - (CSX), A, C, F, K, M, B - Tel: 765 832-5210 Earl Park APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (CSX, KBSR), A, C, F, K, O - Tel: 502 240-2780 East Chicago PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - HOME OFFICE, CAR REPAIR, PARTS & WHEEL DIV. A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 219 397-5326, Fax: 219 392-8624, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. UNITED TRANSPORTATION GROUP - (IHB), H, J, O - Tel: 219 398-7777, Fax: 219 392-8110 Evansville MID-AMERICA LOCOMOTIVE & CAR REPAIR INC. - (CSX), A, K, O, P - Tel: 812 421-1760, Fax: 812 421-1770 Greensburg ROAD & RAILE SERVICES, INC. - A, K, P
Middletown APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS - (BNSF), F, O - Tel: 319 753-7461, Fax: 319 753-7491 Muscatine UNION TANK CAR CO. - (SOO), A, B, C, E, F, H, M, P - Tel: 319 264-0100, Fax: 319 264-3424
Wichita RESCAR COMPANIES - (BRC), A, B, C, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
KENTUCKY Catlettsburg RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Oelwein TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - (CN, UP), A, B, C, E, F, K, M, O - Tel: 319 283-5291, Fax: 319 283-2141
Corbin PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 606 523-0120, Fax: 606 5231652, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
Sioux City TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - (BNSF), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M, H - Tel: 712 233-2696, Fax: 712 252-1781
Covington PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, K, M, N, H - Tel: 859 291-5564, Fax: 859 2915479, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
Waterloo GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (CN), A, B, C, J, K Tel: 319 234-9023, Fax: 319 234-2215
Elizabethtown GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - N - Tel: 877 295-1695, Fax: 270 737-4091, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
KANSAS
Georgetown ROAD & RAIL SERVICES, INC. - A, K, P
Indianapolis INDY RAILWAY SERVICE CORP. - (INDIANA SOU), A, B, C, E, F, K, M, J - Tel: 317 856-3708, Fax: 317 856-3775
Atchison GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 913 367-1635, Fax: 913 367-5034, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
Logansport TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - (NS, Winamac Southern), A, B, C, E, M, K - Tel: 574 753-6226, Fax: 574 753-6228
Coffeyville WATCO INC. - (UP, SKOL, BNSF, KCS), A, C, F, K, N, M, O - Tel: 620 251-2350, Fax: 620 251-6440
Louisville APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (P&L), F, K - Tel: 502 240-2780
Junction City WATCO INC. - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, L, M, N, O Tel: 785 462-4330, Fax: 785 762-2109
ROAD & RAILE SERVICES, INC. - CORP - - Tel: 502 495-6688, Fax: 502 495-6687
Muncie PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - - Tel: 765 281-2685, Fax: 765 741-5034, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. Princeton ROAD & RAIL SERVICES, INC. - A, K, P Shelburn APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (CSX), C, K, O, A, B, C - Tel: 812 397-1250, Fax: 812 397-5985
IOWA Albia RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC. - (APNC, BN), B, C, M - Tel: 641 932-3030, Fax: 641 932-3375 Cedar Rapids RESCAR COMPANIES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, K, L Tel: 319 366-0393, Fax: 319 366-6774 Council Bluffs WATCO INC. - (UP), A, B, C, E, K, M, N, O - Tel: 712 323-2353, Fax: 712 328-8780 Lakota RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Kansas City GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (KCS), N - Tel: 913 342-0010, Fax: 913 342-6246, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. KANSAS CITY RAILCAR SERVICE - (KCS, UP, NS, BNSF, CSX), A, B, C, J, M - Tel: 913 621-0326, Fax: 913 621-0518 Neodesha WATCO INC. - (UP, SKOL, BNSF, KCS), A, B, C, F, H, J, K, M, N - Tel: 620 235-3001, Fax: 620 235-3786 Osawatomie GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, K, F - Tel: 866 928-4868, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Pittsburg WATCO INC. - (UP, SKOL, BNSF, KCS), A, C, K, N, O - Tel: 620 231-6427, Fax: 620 231-1548 Topeka GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF), A, C, F, J, B - Tel: 866 722-7068, Fax: 785 2333336, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
Hawesville ROAD & RAIL SERVICES, INC. - A, K, P
Paducah NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. - (BNSF, CN), A - Tel: 270 444-4555, Fax: 270 444-4550 Raceland PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - , SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 225 291-9222, Fax: 225 293-6303 Gonzales AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - FIELD SERVICES - K - Tel: 281 471-1930 Gramercy RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Hodge GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (KCS), A, C, F, J, K, B - Tel: 318 259-9328, Fax: 318 2599530, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
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Key to car shop services A All normal freight car repair
H AAR-certified tank car facilities J Cleaning
B Rebuilding
K Mobile Repairs
C Wreck repairs
L New-car assembly
D Rapid transit cars
M Painting
E Coating applications
N Wheel Shop
F FRA inspections
O Car storage facilities
G Passenger cars
P Other
Plaquermine UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 225 353-6290, Fax: 225 353-1534 Taft/Cypress UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 985 783-5502, Fax: 985 783-3546 Ville Platte UNION TANK CAR CO. - (AKDN), A, B, C, E, F, H, M, P - Tel: 318 363-5507, Fax: 318 363-0717 Zwolle WATCO INC. - (KCS), A, B, C, F, H, J, K, M, N, O Tel: 318 645-6181, Fax: 318 645-4112
Wells ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD - (CN), A, B, C, F, J, M, O, K - Tel: 906 786-9399, Fax: 906 786-0865
MINNESOTA Breckenridge RED RIVER VALLEY & WESTERN RAILROAD - A, C, F, K - Tel: 218 643-8525, Fax: 218 643-2423 Erskine NORTHERN PLAINS RAIL SERVICES - - Tel: 218 687-3799, Fax: 218 687-3498
MARYLAND
Rosemount RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Elk Mills RESCAR COMPANIES - (CSX), A, B, C, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 410 392-3733, Fax: 410 392-3222
Worthington DRUMM INC - (UP), J - Tel: 507 372-2212, Fax: 507 372-2215
MASSACHUSETTS
MISSISSIPPI
Palmer PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, M, N, K, K - Tel: 802 527-3447, Fax: 802 527-3448, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
Bude AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - REPAIR SERVICES - (CN, NTZR), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M - Tel: 601 384-5841, Fax: 601 384-5146
Springfield RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Magnolia SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY SERVICES - (INSR), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M, P - Tel: 601 783-2006, Fax: 601 783-6855
MICHIGAN Midland UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 979 638-5241, Fax: 989 638-5240 New Boston ROAD & RAIL SERVICES, INC. - A, K, P Waterford TTX COMPANY - DRACO FABRICATION - (UP, CSX, NS, KCS, CP, CN, PAN AM, Ferromex, BNSF), A, C, F, J, K, M, P, J - Tel: 248 6744626, Fax: 248 674-3660, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G17. G20
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MISSOURI Kansas City GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (ICE, KCS, NS, UP), A, F, H, J, K - Tel: 816 920-7337, Fax: 816 920-6706, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. MIDWEST LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE - (KCS, UP), A, B, C, F, G, J, K, M, O - Tel: 816 923-1777, Fax: 816 923-1777
North Kansas City AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - REPAIR SERVICES - (BNSF, Kaw River), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M - Tel: 816 471-2469, Fax: 816 221-4504 St. Charles AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - ENGINEERING SERVICES - F, P - Tel: 636 940-6000 St. Joseph HERZOG RAILROAD SERVICES - (BNSF), A, B, C, J - Tel: 816 901-4959, Fax: 816 233-4471, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G21. St. Louis SPERRY RAIL SERVICE - (TRRA), B, C, M - Tel: 203 791-4500
MONTANA Laurel UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 406 628-6217, Fax: 406 628-8466 Miles City TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - (BNSF), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M, O, K - Tel: 406 232-1527, Fax: 406 232-7686
NEBRASKA Alliance AEP - (BNSF), A, B, C, F, O - Tel: 308 762-6476, Fax: 308 762-2601 PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, K, H, K, M, N - Tel: 308 762-1393, Fax: 308 762-4753, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. Bridgeport PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 308 262-1727, Fax: 308 2621608, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. Falls City HERZOG RAILROAD SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, E, J, M - Tel: 402 245-3663, Fax: 402 245-6026, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G21.
Omaha GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF), A, F, H, J, K - Tel: 402 346-6382, Fax: 402 346-6393 GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, F, J, K, M - Tel: 402 731-5660, Fax: 402 731-0990, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. RAIL CAR NEBRASKA INC. - (BNSF, BRAN, UP), A, B, C, E, G, K, M, O, P - Tel: 402 731-5660, Fax: 402 731-0990 WATCO INC. - (UP), A, B, C, F, H, M, N, O - Tel: 402 894-1008, Fax: 402 891-1366 Sidney PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 308 254-4938, Fax: 308 2542999, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
NEW JERSEY Bayway (Linden) UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 908 523-5605, Fax: 908 523-5874 Rochelle Park PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 201 843-7200, Fax: 201 8437220, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
NEW YORK Auburn BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION - B, D, G, L - Tel: 315 255-7800, Fax: 315 253-9175 Blasdell TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - (BP), A, F, K - Tel: 716 824-1219, Fax: 716 825-1108 Hornell ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION INC. - (NS), B, D, G, L, M - Tel: 607 324-4595, Fax: 607 324-7090 Lackawanna SOUTH BUFFALO RAILWAY CO. - (SB, CSX, BP, NS), A, C, F, J, K, N, O - Tel: 716 821-2704, Fax: 716 827-2700
Grand Island FREIGHTCAR RAIL SERVICES, LLC - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, F, K, M, O, E, J, N - Tel: 308 382-3880
Niagara Falls RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Hastings FREIGHTCAR RAIL SERVICES, LLC - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, F, K, M, J, E - Tel: 402 462-2050
Plattsburgh BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION - B, D, G, L - Tel: 518 566-0150, Fax: 518 566-0151
Hershey GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), N, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
NORTH CAROLINA
Norfolk HOLLAND CO. - - Tel: 281 341-0232, Fax: 308 352-4265
Arden APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (NS), F, K - Tel: 423 765-8455 Aurora RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F - Tel: 800 737-2276
Fayetteville CAPE FEAR RAILCAR INC. - (CSXT), A, B, F, K, P Tel: 910 488-5030, Fax: 910 488-5042 Hamlet TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC. - (CSX), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 910 205-0340, Fax: 910 205-0054 Reigelwood RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Riegelwood ROAD & RAIL SERVICES, INC. - A, K, P Roxboro RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F - Tel: 800 737-2276 Sanford GULF SOUTH RAIL CARS - GULF SOUTH TRANSPORTATION, INC. - (N&S, UP, BNSF), E, J, K, O, A Semora APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (CSX, NS), F - Tel: 304 543-0190 State Port RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Terrell APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (CSX, CSX, NS), P, C, F, K - Tel: 828 478-2637, Fax: 828 478-9367 Wilmington RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
NORTH DAKOTA Fordville NORTHERN PLAINS RAIL SERVICES - (CP, BNSF), A, B, C, J, K, M, O - Tel: 701 229-330, Fax: 701 229-3365 Manitou AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - FIELD SERVICES - K - Tel: 701 621-1203
OHIO Bucyrus TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - (NS), A, B, C, M, K - Tel: 419 562-1031, Fax: 419 562-1652
Canton RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - (CN), A, B, C, K, M - Tel: 419 726-3383, Fax: 419 726-3562
Cincinnati DRUMM INC - (CSXT), J, K, A - Tel: 513 6414141, Fax: 513 641-4362
Warren APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (CSX), A, F, K, O - Tel: 234 600-7382
Findlay JK-CO - A, B, C, K, L - Tel: 800 AIR-DUMP, Fax: 419 422-5260
OKLAHOMA
Lima RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Lorain INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SWITCHING & SERVICES, INC. - A - Tel: 440 277-5151, Fax: 440 277-5166 Marietta MOLE-MASTER SERVICES INC. - J - Tel: 740 3746726, Fax: 740 374-5908 Marion UNION TANK CAR CO. - (NS), A, B, C, F, H, M, P Tel: 740 382-8797, Fax: 740 382-5012
Hugo TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC. - (KRR), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 580 317-8302, Fax: 580 317-8243
OREGON Portland GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), N - Tel: 503 972-5950, Fax: 503 226-3192, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Springfield GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M - Tel: 541 746-6556, Fax: 541 746-8335, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
Toledo RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
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PENNSYLVANIA Altoona ALTOONA RAILCAR REPAIR - (NS), A, B, C, P - Tel: 814 944-1631, Fax: 814 944-1635 UNION TANK CAR CO. - (NS), A, B, C, E, F, H, M, P - Tel: 814 944-4523, Fax: 814 944-0737 DuBois RESCAR COMPANIES - (BP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 814 375-9050, Fax: 814 375-9167 Hollidaysburg NORFOLK SOUTHERN THOROUGHBRED MECHANICAL SERVICES - (NS), A, B, C, F, L, M, N, O, P - Tel: 814 696-2477, Fax: 814 696-2473, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G11. WATCO INC. - (NS), A, B, C, F, H, J, M, N, O - Tel: 814 695-5691, Fax: 814 695-5801 Irwin IRWIN CAR AND EQUIPMENT - B, L, N, P - Tel: 724 864-8900, Fax: 724 864-8909 Landisville AMHERST INDUSTRIES OF PA, INC. - (NS, LNUT), O, P - Tel: 717 898-2271, Fax: 717 898-0246 Lewistown GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (Juinata), N Tel: 717 242-2052, Fax: 717 242-2258, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Marcus Hook UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 610 497-3327, Fax: 610 497-9592 New Castle KASGRO RAIL CORP. - (CSX, NS, NS), A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, L, M, N, O - Tel: 724 658-9061, Fax: 724 562-0919 Philadelphia GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (CSX), A - Tel: 215 490-2895, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Sayre GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (NS), B, A, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 570 888-9623, Fax: 570 888-6588 Sharon ASTRALLOY STEEL PRODUCTS - , For nearly 50 years, Astralloy Steel Products has been providing innovative & cost effective solutions. We have an extensive product line of abrasion resistant & specialtysteel plate & bar. - Tel: 866 587-6970, Fax: 724 734-5838 Tipton ORX - (NS), N - Tel: 814 684-8484, Fax: 814 684-8400 G22
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Warren WARREN RAILCAR SERVICE INC. - (B&P), A, B, D, K, P - Tel: 814 723-2500, Fax: 814 723-4070 Williamsport TRANSCO RAILWAY PRODUCTS INC. - (NS), A, B, C, K - Tel: 570 322-3411, Fax: 570 322-0809 Youngwood BUNCHER RAIL CAR SERVICE - MULTI-SERVICE SUPPLY DIV. - (NS, CSX, SWP), A, K - Tel: 724 925-3919, Fax: 724 925-2670
Amarillo PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 806 335-3900, Fax: 806 3353902, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
Goodrich AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - REPAIR SERVICES - (UP), A, E, J, M - Tel: 936 365-2679, Fax: 936 365-2691
Austin WATCO INC. - A - Tel: 512 246-0738, Fax: 512 246-0716
Gregory RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Hockley WATCO INC. - (UP), A, C, B, F, H, J, M, N, O - Tel: 936 372-9136, Fax: 936 372-9568
SOUTH CAROLINA
Austin PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, K, M, N, H - Tel: 512 238-1868, Fax: 512 2387016, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
Charleston RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Baytown RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Columbia RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Beaumont RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
WATCO INC. - (UP), A, B, C, F, H, K, N, O - Tel: 713 453-2900, Fax: 713 453-2704
Florence ROAD & RAIL SERVICES, INC. - A, K, P
Beckmann-San Antonio GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP, AGCR), A, F - Tel: 210 208-4422, Fax: 210 208-4424, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
La Porte AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - FIELD SERVICES - K - Tel: 281 471-1930
Mt. Pleasant RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 N Charleston RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 North Augusta TTX COMPANY - SRD - NORTH AUGUSTA - (UP), A, B, C, B, F, K, L, M, P - Tel: 803 2791922, Fax: 803 278-1280, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G17.
TENNESSEE Kingsport APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (CSX, NS), K, C, O, A, B, F, M - Tel: 423 230-6320, Fax: 423 230-6321 RESCAR COMPANIES - (BRC), A, B, C, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Memphis RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Milan APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (CSX), A, F, K, O - Tel: 731 415-6080, Fax: 731 686-6594 Oak Ridge EAST TENNESSEE RAIL CAR SERVICES INC. - (NS), A, C, F, G, K, M, O - Tel: 865 576-5838, Fax: 865 576-6332
TEXAS Houston CALDERUTC RAIL, S.A. DE C.V. - N, P - Tel: 832 301-0781
Bishop RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Borger RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Cedar Bayou RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Channelview RESCAR COMPANIES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 281 452-4221, Fax: 281 452-5084 Clear Lake RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Cleburne GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M - Tel: 817 556-9191, Fax: 817 556-3513, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Cleveland UNION TANK CAR CO. - (ATSF), A, B, C, F, H, M, P - Tel: 281 592-6424, Fax: 281 592-4381 Corsicana GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), N, C Tel: 903 874-4741, Fax: 903 874-3171, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Deer Park RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Houston RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 713 926-6980, Fax: 713 926-4959
GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, F, H, K Tel: 832 861-2000, Fax: 832 861-2088 Longview AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - REPAIR SERVICES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M - Tel: 903 759-4406, Fax: 903 759-2007 RESCAR COMPANIES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, K, J, M - Tel: 903 759-0831, Fax: 903 759-0719 Matagorda UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 979 244-7187, Fax: 979 244-7187 Mt. Belvieu RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Nash TEXANA TANK CAR & MFG. - C, F, H, L, M, P - Tel: 903 838-5564, Fax: 903 838-0672 Orange RESCAR COMPANIES - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 409 883-0393, Fax: 409 883-0395 Pasadena RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Saginaw TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC. - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M - Tel: 817 236-7141, Fax: 817 238-1159
Fort Worth RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
San Antonio GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A, F, J, K - Tel: 210 921-1900, Fax: 210 921-9464, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
Freeport UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 979 238-1374, Fax: 979 238-0847
Scottsville WATCO INC. - (UP), A, B, C, F, H, J, K, M, N, O Tel: 903 935-7847, Fax: 903 935-2940
Seadrift UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 361 553-3791, Fax: 361 553-2764 SoSan-Von Ormy GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (UP), A - Tel: 210 921-1900, Fax: 210 921-9464, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Tatum RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Texas City RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 409 948-5369, Fax: 409 948-5328 Vernon APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS - (BNSF), F - Tel: 940 886-2645, Fax: 940 886-2645 Victoria AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - FIELD SERVICES - K - Tel: 281 471-1930 Vidor TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC. - (UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, M - Tel: 409 768-1350, Fax: 409 768-1115
VERMONT St. Albanes PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 802 527-5722, Fax: 802 5275723, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
VIRGINIA Covington RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Radford APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (NS), A, F, K, O - Tel: 304 543-0190, Fax: 540 639-8465 Roanoke FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC. - (NS), B, C, F, L, M, A, K, O - Tel: 540 853-3221
WASHINGTON Anacortes UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 360 293-1446, Fax: 360 293-1442 Chehalis GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), A, C, F, J, K, M, B - Tel: 360 748-8583, Fax: 360 748-6976, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. RAIL CAR WASHINGTON INC. - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, F, K, M, O - Tel: 360 748-8583, Fax: 360 748-6976
Finley GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 509 585-0500, Fax: 509 585-0501, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
Janesville WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD - (CN, CP, BNSF, BRC, SOO, UP), A, F, K - Tel: 608 757-3232, Fax: 608 757-3237
Richland RESCAR COMPANIES - A, E - Tel: 800 737-2276
Madison WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD - (BNSF, BRC, CN, CP, SOO, UP, WC), A, F, K - Tel: 608 2439101, Fax: 608 243-9225
Seattle TALGO, INC. - MAINTENANCE - (BNSF), G - Tel: 206 343-5157, Fax: 206 386-0286 Tacoma GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), N - Tel: 253 627-8493, Fax: 253 627-8670, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 253 926-6395, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. Vancouver UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 360 576-1206, Fax: 360 576-8216
WEST VIRGINIA Eleanor APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC. - SALES - - Tel: 304 755-7083, Fax: 304 755-7084 Natrium RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Milwaukee NORTHERN RAIL CAR CORP. - (BNSF, CP, UP, WC, WSOR), A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, M, N, O - Tel: 414 438-8999, Fax: 414 438-8839 NRE WHEEL WORKS INC. - N - Tel: 414 462-8244, Fax: 414 462-8231 Portage PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - C, K, A, B, H, K, M, N - Tel: 608 742-4979, Fax: 608 742-7664, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
WYOMING Douglas PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, K, M, N - Tel: 307 358-9571, Fax: 307 3584637, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. Evanston UNION TANK CAR CO. - (UP), A, B, C, F, H, K, M, P - Tel: 307 789-2744, Fax: 307 789-3019
Nitro RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276
Green River AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - FIELD SERVICES - K - Tel: 281 471-1930
Petersburg APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (SBVRR), A, C, F, K - Tel: 304 257-9665, Fax: 304 257-9699
Rock Springs PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A, B, C, H, K, M, N - Tel: 307 382-3839, Fax: 307 3629148, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
Point Pleasant APPALACHIANN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (CSX), A, B, C, F, K, O - Tel: 304 674-8850, Fax: 304 674-8850
CANADA
South Charleston UNION TANK CAR CO. - K - Tel: 304 744-6674, Fax: 304 744-4758 Winfield APPALACHIAN RAILCAR SERVICES INC - OPS (CSX), A, B, C, F, K - Tel: 304 755-8007, Fax: 304 755-1114
WISCONSIN Horicon WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD - (BNSF, BRC, CN, CP, SOO, UP, WSOR), A, B, C, E, F, J, K, M, O, P - Tel: 920 485-2600, Fax: 920 485-4354
North Bay ONTARIO NORTHLAND - A, B, C, D, G, M, N - Tel: 705 472-4500, Fax: 705 476-9878
La Pocatiere BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION - B, D, G, L - Tel: 418 856-1232, Fax: 418 856-1670 Lachine PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - - Tel: 514 639-1785, Fax: 514 639-1651, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. Regina GE CAPITAL, RAIL SERVICES - (CN), A, B, C, E, F, H, J, K, M - Tel: 306 525-0122, Fax: 306 757-2194 Sarnia AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES - (CN), A, B, C, F, H, J, M, E - Tel: 519 332-3739, Fax: 519 332-5660 Saskatoon RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Thunder Bay BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION - B, D, G, L - Tel: 807 475-2810, Fax: 807 475-1882 Toronto GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (CN), A - Tel: 905 719-8912, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
MEXICO Mexico City GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (TFM), A, F, J, K, N - Tel: (52) 55-5390-5318, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32. Sahagun BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION - A, B, D, G, L - Tel: 79 1913-8700 GREENBRIER RAIL SERVICES - (Ferrosur), N - Tel: (52) 79-1913-8800, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G32.
Balzac RESCAR COMPANIES - A, E, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Belle Plains RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Capreol NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. - A Exshaw RESCAR COMPANIES - A, F, K - Tel: 800 737-2276 Hamilton RAILCARE INC. - (CP, CN), A, C, B, F, J, K, H, O, P Tel: 905-527-8238, Fax: 905-527-7864 July 2014
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Key to locomotive shop services A All of the following B Light repair/reconditioning inspection C Heavy repair/OEM specification remanufacture D Upgrading/conversion/ repowering
GEORGIA Cornelia JOHNSON RAILWAY SERVICE INC. - (NS), B, C, D, E, J, K, L, M, O - Tel: 706 778-2674, Fax: 706 778-6243 East Patterson PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A - Tel: 912 647-1433, Fax: 912 647-1637, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
E Electrical/control renovation F Diesel engine overhaul/test/ remanufacturing line bore G Traction motor/ generatoroverhaul/rewinding H Wheel turning/remounting/bearing overhaul
IDAHO Lewiston WATCO INC. - - Tel: 208 743-2211, Fax: 208 743-4647
K Wreck repair
ILLINOIS
L Painting, exterior/interior
Alton BROADWAY RAIL EQUIPMENT, INC. - A
O Other
ALABAMA Birmingham BIRMINGHAM RAIL & LOCOMOTIVE CO., INC. - A - Tel: 205 424-1000, Fax: 205 424-1059, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G5. Prattville WATCO INC. - B, M - Tel: 334 324-3269, Fax: 334 361-7747 Tuscaloosa WATCO INC. - (CSXT, KCS, NS), B - Tel: 205 5423606, Fax: 205 391-0057
North Little Rock HILLIARD ENTERPRISES, INC. - M, O - Tel: 501 851-0510, Fax: 501 851-1156 Searcy K & L ELECTRONICS SALES AND SERVICE, INC. - E, O - Tel: 501 368-8262, Fax: 501 368-8263
Rocklin PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - HOME OFFICE, CAR REPAIR, PARTS & WHEEL DIV. - A - Tel: 916 645-6006, Fax: 916 645-6076, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
Denver OMNITRAX LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES - B - Tel: 303 393-0033, Fax: 303 329-3979 Loveland OMNITRAX LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES - (BNSF, UP), B - Tel: 970 667-1678, Fax: 970 663-1701
FLORIDA
CALIFORNIA El Toro ANTI WEAR-1 - C, F, O - Tel: 949 768-5798
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Redwood City POWER, FLUID & METALS, INC. - A - Tel: 650 364-9779
COLORADO
ARKANSAS
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Goleta ENERPRO INC. - - Tel: 805 683-2114, Fax: 805 964-0798
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Orlando RAIL ENTERPRISES INC. - (CSX), B, F, G, L, O - Tel: 407 857-4645, Fax: 321 449-1779
Oak Park TRAINTRONIX INC. - E - Tel: 708 386-5070 Peoria CATERPILLAR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC. - D, F - Tel: 309 636-1100, Fax: 309 636-1087 Silvis NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. - (BNSF, II, SOO), A - Tel: 309 755-6800, Fax: 309 755-0278 South Holland HADADY CORP. - C, J
INDIANA
J Truck/brake rigging overhaul/remanufacture
M Mobile repairs
Mt. Vernon NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. - (CSX, NS, UP), A - Tel: 618 242-6590, Fax: 618 242-8519
Bedford Park R & W MACHINE - DIV. OF WARNER INDUSTRIES INC - G, H, J, O - Tel: 708 4584200, Fax: 708 458-3299, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G15. RAILWAY PROGRAM SERVICES INC. - O - Tel: 708 594-2179, Fax: 708 594-0396 Chicago Heights INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SWITCHING & SERVICES, INC. - A - Tel: 800 798-5841 MOBILE LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES, INC. - B, D, E, J, L Cicero OMNITRAX LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES - (BNSF, CSXT, IC, WC, Belt), B - Tel: 708 863-1756, Fax: 708 863-1719 Dixmoor NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. - (CSXT), A - Tel: 708 388-6002, Fax: 708 388-2487 Hartford NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR INC. - F, G Tel: 618 254-7451, Fax: 618 254-7451 LaGrange ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL INC - (BOCT, IHB), B, C, D, E, F, G, J - Tel: 708 387-6355 Minooka ELCON INC. - (EJE), E - Tel: 815 467-9500, Fax: 815 467-9595
East Chicago PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - HOME OFFICE, CAR REPAIR, PARTS & WHEEL DIV. - A - Tel: 219 397-5326, Fax: 219 392-8624, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. Evansville MID-AMERICA LOCOMOTIVE & CAR REPAIR INC. (CSX), B, H, J, L, C, D, E, K, M - Tel: 812 421-1760, Fax: 812 421-1770
IOWA Albia RELCO LOCOMOTIVES, INC. - A - Tel: 641 9323030 Bettendorf RAILWAY EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES - B, D, E, F, G, O - Tel: 319 332-7959, Fax: 319 332-8505
KANSAS Wichita WATCO INC. - (SKOL, SLC), - Tel: 316 261-6155, Fax: 316 265-0854
KENTUCKY Mayfield PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A - Tel: 270 251-7000, Fax: 270 247-1971, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. Paducah NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. - (BNSF, CN), A - Tel: 270 444-4555, Fax: 270 444-4550
LOUISIANA
NEW YORK
TENNESSEE
WISCONSIN
De Ridder WATCO INC. - - Tel: 337 462-0235, Fax: 337 462-1040
Lackawanna SOUTH BUFFALO RAILWAY CO. - (SB, CSX, BP, NS), J, K, A, B, D, E, H - Tel: 716 821-2704, Fax: 716 827-2700
Oak Ridge EAST TENNESSEE RAIL CAR SERVICES INC. - (NS), C - Tel: 865 576-5838, Fax: 865 576-6332
Horicon WISCONSIN & SOUTHERN RAILROAD - (BNSF, BRC, CN, CP, SOO, UP, WSOR), B - Tel: 920 4852600, Fax: 920 485-4354
TEXAS
Milwaukee NORTHERN RAIL CAR CORP. - (BNSF, CP, UP, WC, WSOR), H, K - Tel: 414 438-8999, Fax: 414 438-8839
Minden WATCO INC. - (KCS), A - Tel: 318 514-8167, Fax: 318 371-6911
MICHIGAN Brighton PEAKER SERVICES INC. - (CSX), B, C, D, E, F, O Tel: 248 437-4174, Fax: 248 437-8280
NORTH DAKOTA Fordville NORTHERN PLAINS RAIL SERVICES - (CP, BNSF), B, D, E, L, M - Tel: 701 229-330, Fax: 701 2293365
Wells ESCANABA & LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD - B Tel: 906 786-8470, Fax: 906 786-8443
OHIO
MISSISSIPPI Vicksburg WATCO INC. - (KCS), B, M - Tel: 601 634-9500, Fax: 601 634-9590
MISSOURI Hazelwood UNIPAR INC. - C, O - Tel: 314 521-8100, Fax: 314 521-8052 Kansas City MIDWEST LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE - (KCS, UP), B, C, D, F, H, J, K, L, O - Tel: 816 923-1777, Fax: 816 923-1777 Marionville MESSIAH LOCOMOTIVE SERVICES - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, O - Tel: 417 354-4908, Fax: 417 463-2270 St. Louis MANUFACTURERS RAILWAY CO - (MRS), B, C, E, F, G, J, L - Tel: 314 577-1725, Fax: 314 577-1810
NEBRASKA Gering PROGRESS VANGUARD CORP - A - Tel: 308 436-2575, Fax: 308 436-2283, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
Austin WATCO INC. - B, E, H, M - Tel: 512 246-0738, Fax: 512 246-0716 Houston CALDERUTC RAIL, S.A. DE C.V. - C, F, H, J - Tel: 832 301-0781
NRE WHEEL WORKS INC. - H - Tel: 414 462-8244, Fax: 414 462-8231
HATCH & KIRK, INC. - D, F, O - Tel: 713 926-9771, Fax: 713 923-7949
CANADA
Cleveland CHROMIUM CORPORATION PLANT - (AS, BNSF, UP), - Tel: 216 271-4910
STEWART & STEVENSON LLC - O - Tel: 713 6796525, Fax: 713 671-6386
SWIGER COIL SYSTEMS INC. - (NS), C, D, E, G, O - Tel: 216 362-7500
WATCO INC. - (UP), A - Tel: 713 453-2900, Fax: 713 453-2704
Calgary ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION INC. - A - Tel: 403 236-6917, Fax: 403 236-6914
PENNSYLVANIA
Magnolia INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SWITCHING & SERVICES, INC. - A - Tel: 800 798-5841
Altoona NORFOLK SOUTHERN THOROUGHBRED MECHANICAL SERVICES - (NS), A, O - Tel: 814 949-1402, Fax: 814 949-1406, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G11. Brookville BROOKVILLE EQUIPMENT CORP. - (B&P), C, D, E, K, L - Tel: 814 849-2000, Fax: 814 849-2010 Irwin IRWIN CAR AND EQUIPMENT - B, C, F, E, G, H, J Tel: 724 864-8900, Fax: 724 864-8909 Johnstown LEHIGH VALLEY RAIL MANAGEMENT COMPANY - (CSX, NS), B - Tel: 814 533-7150, Fax: 814 533-7156 New Castle KASGRO RAIL CORP. - (CSX, NS, NS), B, L - Tel: 724 658-9061, Fax: 724 562-0919 North Huntingdon TRACTION MOTOR SERVICE, INC. - (MJT, SCFE, SEPTA, UR), B, C, G - Tel: 724 864-5170, Fax: 724 864-5079
Silsbee WATCO INC. - - Tel: 409 385-6611, Fax: 409 386-2851
VIRGINIA
Capreol NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. - A Lachine PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A - Tel: 514 639-1785, Fax: 514 639-1651, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2. North Bay ONTARIO NORTHLAND - B, C, D, E, H, K, L - Tel: 705 472-4500, Fax: 705 476-9878
Roanoke NORFOLK SOUTHERN THOROUGHBRED MECHANICAL SERVICES - (NS), A, O - Tel: 814 949-1402, Fax: 814 949-1406, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G11.
WASHINGTON Seattle HATCH & KIRK, INC. - D, F - Tel: 206 783-2766, Fax: 206 782-6957 TALGO, INC. - MAINTENANCE - (BNSF), - Tel: 206 343-5157, Fax: 206 386-0286 Tacoma PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORP. - A - Tel: 253 926-6395, SEE OUR AD ON PAGE G2.
Tipton ORX - (NS), G, H, J, O - Tel: 814 684-8484, Fax: 814 684-8400
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Aftercoolers
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
Hadady Corp. ......................................................IL
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Fugiel Railroad Supply........................................IL
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
Herzog Railroad Services, Inc. ............... MO
Caterpillar Industrial Products Inc. .....................IL
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
Saft America Inc............................................... MD
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
General Thermodynamics................................. WI
Motive Equipment, Inc. .................................... WI
Schaefer, Inc. ....................................................MA
Holland Co. .........................................................IL
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Star Headlight & Lantern ....................... NY
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
National Maintenance & Repair Inc. ...................IL
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
TrainTronix Inc.....................................................IL
Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
TrainTronix Inc.....................................................IL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Transit Control Systems .....................................CA
Bearings, New and Reconditioned
Klasing Hand Brake Co........................................IL
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
Transportation Innovation Specialists ............. MN
American Locomotive Parts, Inc ........................DE
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
Velociti ...............................................................KS
Amsted Rail ........................................................IL
Midland Reclamation Co.....................................IL
CalderUTC Rail, S.A. de C.V. ................................TX
Miller Felpax .................................................... MN
JK-CO, LLC .........................................................OH
Air Brake Systems
Air Dryers
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA
CalderUTC Rail, S.A. de C.V. ................................TX
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. ....................OR
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Ellcon-National Inc. ...........................................SC
Cyclonaire ..........................................................NE
Hatch & Kirk, Inc. ............................................. WA
National Steel Car Ltd. ...............................Canada
Graham-White Mfg. Co. .....................................VA
Fugiel Railroad Supply........................................IL
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
New York Air Brake Corp. .................................. NY
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Graham-White Mfg. Co. .....................................VA
Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
Inter Swiss Ltd. ...................................................IL
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
JK-CO, LLC ......................................................... OH
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
South Buffalo Railway Co.................................. NY
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
New York Air Brake Corp. .................................. NY
Northern Rail Car Corp. ..................................... WI
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Standard Car Truck Co. ........................................IL
Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA New York Air Brake Corp. .................................. NY Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO United Transportation Group ..............................IN Wabtec Corporation for Wabtec Global Services PA Air Compressors Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL CalderUTC Rail, S.A. de C.V. ................................TX Cyclonaire ..........................................................NE Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN Manufacturers Railway Co ............................... MO National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL Norfolk Southern .................................. PA OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO Railquip, Inc. .........................................GA
ORX ....................................................................PA Armature Coils & Windings
Pennsy Corp .......................................................PA
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Precision Roller Bearing Co LLC..........................KY
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
Progress Rail Services Corp..................... AL
Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA
PSI Bearing ........................................................CA
MAC Products Inc. ..............................................NJ
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Timken Co., The ............................................... OH
Swiger Coil Systems Inc. ...................................OH
Ultra-Tech Enterprises Inc .................................. FL
Traction Motor Service, Inc. ...............................PA
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Auction Services Sterling Auction Services, LLC............................TX
Bolts, Car Appalachian Railcar Services Inc ..................... WV
Auxiliary Remanufacture
BBC Fasteners Inc................................................IL
Snyder Equipment Co. ..................................... MO
Industry-Railway Suppliers, Inc..........................IL
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
Security Locknut, LLC ..........................................IL United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Batteries & Battery Systems
TransDyne, Inc. ...................................................IL Transportation Innovation Specialists ............. MN Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO United Transportation Group ..............................IN W.E. Lott Co.......................................................OH ZefTek, Inc...........................................................IL Brushes, Carbon Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL Fulmer Co...........................................................PA IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA K & L Electronics Sales and Service, Inc..............AR Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN MERSEN USA......................................................NJ National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL Norfolk Southern .................................. PA Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL Swiger Coil Systems Inc. ...................................OH
AAF International ..............................................KY
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
Brake Components (Brake Beams, Brake
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Shoes, Slack Adjustors, Cylinders and other
Snyder Equipment Co. ..................................... MO
Diesel Supply Co., Inc. ....................................... WI
Brake Appliances)
South Buffalo Railway Co.................................. NY
ELCON Inc. ...........................................................IL
A. Stucki Co. .......................................................PA
Bushings
Standard Car Truck Co. ........................................IL
Enerpro Inc. .......................................................CA
Acertek S. A. de C. V. ..........................................NL
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
TALGO, Inc. ....................................................... WA
INMETCO ............................................................PA
Anchor Brake Shoe Co. ........................................IL
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Triangle Engineered Products Co. .......................IL
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Appalachian Railcar Services Inc ..................... WV
Hadady Corp. ......................................................IL
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Hatch & Kirk, Inc. ............................................. WA
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
National Railway Supply, Inc. ........................... GA
Arrow Pin & Products, Inc. ..................................IL
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Diesel Supply Co., Inc. ....................................... WI
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Air Conditioning
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
Ellcon-National Inc. ...........................................SC
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
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Cab Heaters
Altoona Railcar Repair.......................................PA
Cleaning Equipment
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
American Railcar Industries, Inc. ..................... MO
3i International..................................................CA
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
General Thermodynamics................................. WI
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Drumm Inc........................................................OH
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
ASF - Keystone Inc. .............................................IL
James Railcar Service ........................................CA
Phoenix Contact ................................................PA
K & L Electronics Sales and Service, Inc..............AR
Canadian Pacific Railway Co ......................Canada
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Chief Transportation Products Inc......................NE
Motive Equipment, Inc. .................................... WI
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Hadady Corp. ......................................................IL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Holland Co. .........................................................IL
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Hydra-Tech International Corp. ..................Canada
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI Transit Control Systems .....................................CA Velociti ...............................................................KS
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL James Railcar Service ........................................CA JK-CO, LLC .........................................................OH Knappco........................................................... MO
Cab Refrigerators
National Steel Car Ltd. ...............................Canada
Motive Equipment, Inc. .................................... WI
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Velociti ...............................................................KS
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
Cable Assemblies
Security Locknut, LLC ..........................................IL
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Shamrock Associates Ltd. ...................................IL
Diesel Electrical Equipment, Inc. .............IN
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
ELCON Inc. ...........................................................IL
W.E. Lott Co.......................................................OH
Harting ...............................................................IL
L.B. Foster Friction Mgmt ..................................PA
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
LPI Lift Systems ................................................ WI
Smith Systems Inc. ............................................NC
Mart Corporation, The ..................................... MO
South Buffalo Railway Co.................................. NY
Railquip, Inc. .........................................GA
Swiger Coil Systems Inc. ...................................OH
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
TCB Group, The ...................................................PA TrainTronix Inc.....................................................IL
Commutators
Transit Control Systems .....................................CA
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Transportation Innovation Specialists ............. MN
Fulmer Co...........................................................PA
Wago Corp. ....................................................... WI
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Yaskawa Electric America ...................................IL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA Swiger Coil Systems Inc. ...................................OH
Controllers (Cam)
Traction Motor Service, Inc. ...............................PA
Diesel Electrical Equipment, Inc. .............IN ELCON Inc. ...........................................................IL
Connecting Rods
K & L Electronics Sales and Service, Inc..............AR
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Hatch & Kirk, Inc. ............................................. WA
TrainTronix Inc.....................................................IL
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc. .......................................... NY
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
MAC Products Inc. ..............................................NJ
Castings
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Amsted Rail ........................................................IL
National Steel Car Ltd. ...............................Canada
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
New York Air Brake Corp. .................................. NY
ASF - Keystone Inc. .............................................IL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Bradken, Inc..................................................... MO
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
Dexter Company .................................................IA
Shamrock Associates Ltd. ...................................IL
Fulmer Co...........................................................PA
Smith Systems Inc. ............................................NC
Graham-White Mfg. Co. .....................................VA
TrainTronix Inc.....................................................IL
Hatch & Kirk, Inc. ............................................. WA
Transit Control Systems .....................................CA
MAC Products Inc. ..............................................NJ
Transportation Innovation Specialists ............. MN
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc. .......................................... NY
Pennsy Corp .......................................................PA
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Control Equipment
Rustoleum Corp. .................................................IL
Diamond Wire Spring ........................................PA
Ansaldo STS USA, Inc. ........................................PA
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
Standard Car Truck Co. ........................................IL
Cattron Group International ..............................PA
Camshafts
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Strato, Inc...........................................................NJ
Control Chief ......................................................PA
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Holland Co. .........................................................IL
W.E. Lott Co.......................................................OH
Diesel Electrical Equipment, Inc. .............IN
Hydra-Tech International Corp. ..................Canada
ELCON Inc. ...........................................................IL
Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA
Hatch & Kirk, Inc. ............................................. WA
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Converters/Inverters
MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI
LEM U.S.A., Inc. ................................................. WI
National Maintenance & Repair Inc. ...................IL National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Couplers, Coupler Assemblies, Draft Gear,
National Steel Car Ltd. ...............................Canada
Cushioning Devices
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
A. Stucki Co. .......................................................PA
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
Appalachian Railcar Services Inc ..................... WV
PSI Bearing ........................................................CA
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc. .......................................... NY
ASF - Keystone Inc. .............................................IL
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL Chief Transportation Products Inc......................NE
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Circuit Boards
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc ....................................IL
James Railcar Service ........................................CA
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
ELCON Inc. ...........................................................IL
Enerpro Inc. .......................................................CA
Midland Reclamation Co.....................................IL
MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI
Enerpro Inc. .......................................................CA
Fugiel Railroad Supply........................................IL
Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
K & L Electronics Sales and Service, Inc..............AR
GETS-Global Signaling..................................... MO
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Haynes Corp. ...................................................... FL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
K & L Electronics Sales and Service, Inc..............AR
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Progress Rail Services Corp..................... AL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Progress Rail Services Corp..................... AL
TrainTronix Inc.....................................................IL
LEM U.S.A., Inc. ................................................. WI
Quality Railway Services & Supply Co.................IL
Carbody Components
Transit Control Systems .....................................CA
Manufacturers Railway Co ............................... MO
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
A. Stucki Co. .......................................................PA
United Transportation Group..............................IN
Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA
South Buffalo Railway Co.................................. NY July 2014
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Strato, Inc...........................................................NJ
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
ELCON Inc............................................................IL
MAC Products Inc...............................................NJ
TALGO, Inc. ....................................................... WA
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
Fugiel Railroad Supply........................................IL
Phoenix Contact ................................................PA
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
W.E. Lott Co....................................................... OH
TALGO, Inc. ....................................................... WA
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Electrical Power Converters/Inverters
ZefTek, Inc...........................................................IL
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Enerpro Inc. .......................................................CA
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN Motive Equipment, Inc. .................................... WI
Cranes
Diesel Injectors
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
Control Chief ......................................................PA
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL Fugiel Railroad Supply........................................IL
TrainTronix Inc.....................................................IL
Railquip, Inc. .........................................GA
Hatch & Kirk, Inc. ............................................. WA Crankshafts
Haynes Corp. ...................................................... FL
Ellwood Crankshaft Group .................................PA
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI
Interstate Diesel Service Inc..............................OH
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL Norfolk Southern .................................. PA Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL Cylinder Heads Aventics Corporation .........................................KY Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL Hatch & Kirk, Inc. ............................................. WA Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI National Maintenance & Repair Inc. ...................IL National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL Norfolk Southern .................................. PA Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL South Buffalo Railway Co.................................. NY
MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL Norfolk Southern .................................. PA Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Locomotive Controls, ECP Brakes)
Appalachian Railcar Services Inc ..................... WV
ALSTOM Transportation Inc. ............................. NY
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Control Chief ......................................................PA
Chief Transportation Products Inc......................NE
David Clark Co. Inc.............................................MA
Ellcon-National Inc. ...........................................SC
ELCON Inc. ...........................................................IL
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR James Railcar Service ........................................CA Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Diesel Parts
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
American Locomotive Parts, Inc ........................DE
South Buffalo Railway Co.................................. NY
BBC Fasteners Inc................................................IL
Stanrail a division of Roll Form Group ................IN
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Strato, Inc...........................................................NJ
Canadian Automotive Instruments .................. AB
Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc. .......................................... NY
Carl M. Cummings Mfg. Co.................................CA
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Chromium Corporation ......................................TX Diesel Supply Co., Inc. ....................................... WI
Drop Tables
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc ....................................IL
Railquip, Inc. .........................................GA
Hadady Corp. ......................................................IL Hatch & Kirk, Inc. ............................................. WA
Electrical Cabinet Rewiring
Haynes Corp. ...................................................... FL
ALSTOM Transportation Inc. ............................. NY
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
Diesel Engines
Electronic Components (Communications, Doors/Door Latches
Interstate Diesel Service Inc..............................OH Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Diesel Electrical Equipment, Inc. .............IN ELCON Inc. ...........................................................IL
Enerpro Inc. .......................................................CA GETS-Global Signaling..................................... MO IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL Inter Swiss Ltd. ...................................................IL Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN LAT-LON LLC .......................................................CO LEM U.S.A., Inc. ................................................. WI New York Air Brake Corp. .................................. NY Power Engineering Industries ...........................CA Railcar Management Inc (RMI)......................... GA Smith Systems Inc. ............................................NC TCB Group, The ...................................................PA TESSCO Technologies Inc.................................. MD TrainTronix Inc.....................................................IL Environmental Equipment Century Group Inc. .............................................LA Fugiel Railroad Supply........................................IL Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN L.B. Foster Friction Mgmt ..................................PA
Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA
Filters
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Aventics Corporation .........................................KY
Manufacturers Railway Co ............................... MO
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Envirex Products ............................................... WI
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Graham-White Mfg. Co. .....................................VA
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
MTU - Tognum America, Inc. .............................MI
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
Transportation Innovation Specialists ............. MN
MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI
MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc. .......................................... NY
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
National Maintenance & Repair Inc. ...................IL
South Buffalo Railway Co.................................. NY
Wago Corp. ....................................................... WI
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
TALGO, Inc. ....................................................... WA
CalderUTC Rail, S.A. de C.V. ................................TX Caterpillar Industrial Products Inc. .....................IL Chromium Corporation ......................................TX Electro-Motive Diesel Inc ....................................IL
Manufacturers Railway Co ............................... MO Master Packing & Rubber Company ...................IA MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI National Maintenance & Repair Inc. ...................IL
Haynes Corp. ...................................................... FL
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Interstate Diesel Service Inc.............................. OH Manufacturers Railway Co ............................... MO
Paragon Products, LLC .......................................CA
Packaging Research & Design Corp ..................MS Electrical Connectors
Transportation Innovation Specialists ............. MN
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Ditch Lights
Harting ...............................................................IL
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
Patten Power Systems........................................IL
Diesel Supply Co., Inc. ....................................... WI
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
United Transportation Group..............................IN
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
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Fuel Management
Appalachian Railcar Services Inc ..................... WV
Hopper Gate Assemblies & Controls
LDPI Lighting.................................................... WI
Carcon.............................................................. MO
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Aero Transportation Products .......................... MO
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
American Railcar Industries, Inc. ..................... MO
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Chief Transportation Products Inc......................NE
Appalachian Railcar Services Inc ..................... WV
Star Headlight & Lantern ....................... NY
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc. .......................................... NY
Ellcon-National Inc. ...........................................SC
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
LAT-LON LLC .......................................................CO OPW Fuel Management Systems .......................IL Paragon Products, LLC .......................................CA TCB Group, The ...................................................PA Thermex Engineered Systems Inc..............Canada Gauges Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL Canadian Automotive Instruments .................. AB Graham-White Mfg. Co. .....................................VA Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL Industry-Railway Suppliers, Inc..........................IL
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN Ellcon-National Inc. ...........................................SC Fugiel Railroad Supply........................................IL Graham-White Mfg. Co. .....................................VA Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR James Railcar Service ........................................CA JK-CO, LLC .........................................................OH Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Inter Swiss Ltd. ...................................................IL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Midland Manufacturing Corp. ................. IL
Triangle Engineered Products Co. .......................IL
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA Strato, Inc...........................................................NJ
Hatch Covers
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Aero Transportation Products .......................... MO Appalachian Railcar Services Inc ..................... WV
Gear Reprofiling
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Northern Rail Car Corp. ..................................... WI
CalderUTC Rail, S.A. de C.V. ................................TX
ORX ....................................................................PA
Gulf South Rail Cars ........................................... FL
Penn Machine Co. .................................. PA
James Railcar Service ........................................CA
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
Knappco........................................................... MO National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Generator Sets Advanced Motor Services ................................ MN Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN Haynes Corp. ...................................................... FL Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN MTU - Tognum America, Inc. .............................MI MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Osborne Industries, Inc. .....................................KS Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL Shamrock Associates Ltd. ...................................IL Stanrail a division of Roll Form Group ................IN
Gulf South Rail Cars ........................................... FL Hylar Metal Products .................................Canada
Liners
James Railcar Service ........................................CA
A. Stucki Co. .......................................................PA
JK-CO, LLC .........................................................OH
Astralloy Steel Products.....................................PA
Martin Engineering Co........................................IL
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Northern Rail Car Corp. ..................................... WI
Century Group Inc. .............................................LA
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
Chromium Corporation ......................................TX
Shamrock Associates Ltd. ...................................IL
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Hatch & Kirk, Inc. ............................................. WA
W.E. Lott Co.......................................................OH
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Warren Railcar Service Inc. ................................PA
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL James Railcar Service ........................................CA
Hose Assemblies/Glandhands
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Appalachian Railcar Services Inc ..................... WV
MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA James Railcar Service ........................................CA Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN MAC Products Inc. ..............................................NJ Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA New York Air Brake Corp. .................................. NY Norfolk Southern .................................. PA OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL Strato, Inc...........................................................NJ
Strato, Inc...........................................................NJ Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
Jacks
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Industry-Railway Suppliers, Inc..........................IL
Warren Railcar Service Inc. ................................PA
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
ZefTek, Inc...........................................................IL
Macton Corp. .....................................................CT Railquip, Inc. .........................................GA
Heat Exchangers/Intercoolers
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA Packaging Research & Design Corp ..................MS Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI Pennsy Corp .......................................................PA South Buffalo Railway Co.................................. NY Volatile Free, Inc. (VFI)...................................... WI Locking Fasteners & Devices BBC Fasteners Inc................................................IL Industry-Railway Suppliers, Inc..........................IL Security Locknut, LLC ..........................................IL Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc. .......................................... NY United Transportation Group ..............................IN Locomotive & Railcar Brokers Sterling Auction Services, LLC............................TX Locomotive Controls Cattron Group International ..............................PA Control Chief ......................................................PA Diesel Electrical Equipment, Inc. .............IN
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
Caterpillar Industrial Products Inc. .....................IL
Lamps/Lights/Indicators
General Thermodynamics................................. WI
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
American Permalight Inc ...................................CA
ELCON Inc. ...........................................................IL
Railquip, Inc. .........................................GA
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Data Display Products........................................CA
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc ....................................IL
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Diesel Supply Co., Inc. ....................................... WI
Enerpro Inc. .......................................................CA
Swiger Coil Systems Inc. ................................... OH
L&M Radiator, Inc. ........................................... MN
ELCON Inc. ...........................................................IL
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Transportation Innovation Specialists ............. MN
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Industry-Railway Suppliers, Inc..........................IL
Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA
Hand Brakes
Thermex Engineered Systems Inc..............Canada
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
A. Stucki Co. .......................................................PA
Velociti...............................................................KS
LAT-LON LLC .......................................................CO
Manufacturers Railway Co ............................... MO July 2014
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Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA
Appalachian Railcar Services Inc ..................... WV
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Inter Swiss Ltd. ...................................................IL
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Brookville Equipment Corp. ...............................PA
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
New York Air Brake Corp. .................................. NY
Chromium Corporation ......................................TX
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
DuPont Railroad Coatings ..................................DE
Safety Grating
Macton Corp. .....................................................CT
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Graco Inc. ......................................................... MN
Alabama Metal Industries Corp. (AMICO) ...........IL
Railquip, Inc. .........................................GA
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
Industry-Railway Suppliers, Inc..........................IL
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Snyder Equipment Co. ..................................... MO
Progress Rail Services Corp..................... AL
James Railcar Service ........................................CA
Carbis Inc ...........................................................SC
TCB Group, The ...................................................PA
South Buffalo Railway Co.................................. NY
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Century Group Inc. .............................................LA
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Thermex Engineered Systems Inc..............Canada
LPI Lift Systems ................................................ WI
Fugiel Railroad Supply........................................IL
TrainTronix Inc.....................................................IL
Manufacturers Railway Co ............................... MO
GS Metals Corp....................................................IL
Software, Computer Diagnostic/Billing
Transit Control Systems .....................................CA
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Phoenix Railway Equipment ..............................IL
ELCON Inc. ...........................................................IL
Transportation Innovation Specialists ............. MN
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc. .......................................... NY
Inter Swiss Ltd. ...................................................IL
Yaskawa Electric America ...................................IL
PPG Protective & Marine Coatings .....................PA
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
LAT-LON LLC .......................................................CO
LPI Lift Systems ................................................ WI
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL Lubricants & Friction Modifers Hannay Reels Inc .............................................. NY Industry-Railway Suppliers, Inc..........................IL L.B. Foster Friction Mgmt ..................................PA Midwest Industrial Supply................................ OH MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL Snyder Equipment Co. ..................................... MO Superior Graphite Co...........................................IL Timken Co., The ............................................... OH United Transportation Group ..............................IN Universal Lubricants, Inc....................................KS
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL United Transportation Group ..............................IN Pistons Chromium Corporation ......................................TX Hatch & Kirk, Inc. ............................................. WA Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA Norfolk Southern .................................. PA OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
Lubricators, On-board Justrite Manufacturing Co. .................................IL L.B. Foster Friction Mgmt ..................................PA Norfolk Southern .................................. PA Paragon Products, LLC .......................................CA Snyder Equipment Co. ..................................... MO
Radiators Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL General Thermodynamics................................. WI Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
L&M Radiator, Inc. ........................................... MN
Universal Lubricants, Inc....................................KS
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. ......................................MI Sanders Cyclonaire ..........................................................NE Graham-White Mfg. Co. .....................................VA Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN Monroe Engineering Co ......................................IA Seats Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL Diesel Supply Co., Inc. ....................................... WI FELLFAB Corporation ........................................ GA Fugiel Railroad Supply........................................IL Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN Norfolk Southern .................................. PA South Buffalo Railway Co.................................. NY Technical Metal Specialties............................... WI United Transportation Group ..............................IN USSC LLC ............................................................PA
Railcar Management Inc (RMI)......................... GA TCB Group, The ...................................................PA Stator Motors Advanced Motor Services ................................ MN IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN Norfolk Southern .................................. PA Swiger Coil Systems Inc. ...................................OH Traction Motor Service, Inc. ...............................PA Testing ALSTOM Transportation Inc. ............................. NY Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ ASF - Keystone Inc. .............................................IL CTLGroup ............................................................IL DIT-MCO International..................................... MO East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN ELCON Inc. ...........................................................IL Fugiel Railroad Supply........................................IL Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Shock Absorbers
Oil Coolers
Rail Enterprises Inc. ........................................... FL
A. Stucki Co. .......................................................PA
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
New York Air Brake Corp. .................................. NY
General Thermodynamics................................. WI
TALGO, Inc. ....................................................... WA
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Thermex Engineered Systems Inc..............Canada
Hadady Corp. ......................................................IL
Paragon Products, LLC .......................................CA
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
PSI Bearing ........................................................CA
Retlif Testing Laboratories ................................ NY
L&M Radiator, Inc. ........................................... MN
MERMEC Inc.......................................................SC Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA
National Railway Equipment Co. ........................IL
Rail Bearing Service
Standard Car Truck Co. ........................................IL
Strato, Inc...........................................................NJ
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Progress Rail Services Corp..................... AL
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
TESSCO Technologies Inc.................................. MD
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Timken Co., The ............................................... OH
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
TrainTronix Inc.....................................................IL Shop Equipment
Ultra-Tech Enterprises Inc .................................. FL
Bushman Equipment Inc .................................. WI
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Paints/Coatings/Finishes
Safety Graphics/Decals
Cam Innovation, Inc...........................................PA
ALSTOM Transportation Inc. ............................. NY
American Permalight Inc ...................................CA
Hydra-Tech International Corp. ..................Canada
Toilets
Ameron International Corp................................CA
International Name Plate Supplies Ltd......Canada
Industry-Railway Suppliers, Inc..........................IL
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
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Inca Corporation................................................CA
CalderUTC Rail, S.A. de C.V.................................TX
New York Air Brake Corp. .................................. NY
Irwin Car & Equipment......................................PA
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Diamond Wire Spring ........................................PA
Peaker Services Inc. ...........................................MI
K-IV Enterprises LLC ...........................................NJ
Motive Equipment, Inc. .................................... WI
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
Sure Seal Inc .................................................... MO
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Hadady Corp. ......................................................IL
Triangle Engineered Products Co. .......................IL
MERMEC Inc.......................................................SC
Transportation Innovation Specialists ............. MN
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
Messiah Locomotive Services .......................... MO
Holland Co. .........................................................IL
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA
Traction Motors
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
Advanced Motor Services ................................ MN
Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA
Wear Plates
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
ALSTOM Transportation Inc. ............................. NY
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
A. Stucki Co. .......................................................PA
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Northern Rail Car Corp. ..................................... WI
Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA
American Locomotive Parts, Inc ........................DE
CalderUTC Rail, S.A. de C.V. ................................TX
NRE Wheel Works Inc ........................................ WI
National Steel Car Ltd. ...............................Canada
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc ....................................IL
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
ASF - Keystone Inc. .............................................IL
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Northern Rail Car Corp. ..................................... WI
Astralloy Steel Products.....................................PA
Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA
OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Progress Rail Services Corp..................... AL
Chromium Corporation ......................................TX
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
Standard Car Truck Co. ........................................IL
Hadady Corp. ......................................................IL
Transportation Innovation Specialists ............. MN
Holland Co. .........................................................IL
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
James Railcar Service ........................................CA
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
ZefTek, Inc...........................................................IL
Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA
Manufacturers Railway Co ............................... MO Messiah Locomotive Services .......................... MO Miller Felpax .................................................... MN MTU - Tognum America, Inc. .............................MI Norfolk Southern .................................. PA OmniTRAX Locomotive Services ........................CO Progress Rail Services Corp..................... AL R & W Machine ....................................... IL RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL Swiger Coil Systems Inc. ................................... OH Traction Motor Service, Inc. ...............................PA Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
National Steel Car Ltd. ...............................Canada
Ontario Northland .....................................Canada ORX ....................................................................PA Progress Rail Services Corp..................... AL R & W Machine ....................................... IL RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL Shamrock Associates Ltd. ...................................IL Simmons Machine Tool Corp............................. NY TALGO, Inc. ....................................................... WA Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
National Steel Car Ltd. ...............................Canada
W.E. Lott Co.......................................................OH
Turbines
Osborne Industries, Inc. .....................................KS
Western-Cullen-Hayes, Inc. ................................IL
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
PSI Bearing ........................................................CA
Wheel Truing Brake Shoe Co ..............................MI
Messiah Locomotive Services .......................... MO
Shamrock Associates Ltd. ...................................IL
ZefTek, Inc...........................................................IL
RELCO Locomotives, Inc. .....................................IL
Standard Car Truck Co. ........................................IL Strato, Inc...........................................................NJ
Wheel-Set Shop Services
Turbochargers, Remanufactured
TransDyne, Inc. ...................................................IL
A. Stucki Co. .......................................................PA
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc ....................................IL
Twinco Mfg. Co. Inc. .......................................... NY
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. ....................OR
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
W.E. Lott Co.......................................................OH
NRE Wheel Works Inc ........................................ WI
Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
ZefTek, Inc...........................................................IL
ORX ....................................................................PA
Valves
Welding Equipment
Aventics Corporation .........................................KY
James Railcar Service ........................................CA
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
Carl M. Cummings Mfg. Co.................................CA
Miller Electric Manufacturing Co. ..................... WI
Trucks and Components (Springs, Bolsters,
Chromium Corporation ......................................TX
Railquip, Inc. .........................................GA
Side Frames)
Cyclonaire ..........................................................NE
United Transportation Group ..............................IN
A. Stucki Co. .......................................................PA
Diamond Wire Spring ........................................PA
Truck/Combo Remanufacture Altoona Railcar Repair .......................................PA CalderUTC Rail, S.A. de C.V. ................................TX Electro-Motive Diesel Inc ....................................IL Irwin Car & Equipment ......................................PA Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN ORX ....................................................................PA Progress Rail Services Corp..................... AL Unipar, LLC ....................................................... MO
R & W Machine ....................................... IL United Transportation Group ..............................IN Winches Holland Co. .........................................................IL National Steel Car Ltd. ...............................Canada Shamrock Associates Ltd. ...................................IL
ALSTOM Transportation Inc. ............................. NY
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
Wheels/Axles/Wheel Sets
Appalachian Railcar Services Inc ..................... WV
Graham-White Mfg. Co. .....................................VA
American Railcar Industries, Inc. ..................... MO
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Haynes Corp. ...................................................... FL
Amsted Rail ........................................................IL
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
ASF - Keystone Inc. .............................................IL
IAE Power Products Co. .......................................IL
Appalachian Railcar Services Inc ..................... WV
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
Astralloy Steel Products.....................................PA
Knappco........................................................... MO
Arizona Rail Car Inc. ...........................................AZ
Ellcon-National Inc. ...........................................SC
BBC Fasteners Inc................................................IL
Knoxville Locomotive Works..............................TN
CalderUTC Rail, S.A. de C.V. ................................TX
Hilliard Enterprises, Inc. .....................................AR
Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co., Inc. . AL
Lexair Inc ...........................................................KY
East Tennessee Rail Car Services Inc...................TN
Norfolk Southern .................................. PA
Bradken, Inc..................................................... MO
Midland Manufacturing Corp. ................. IL
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. ....................OR
Sierracin Corp.....................................................CA
Brookville Equipment Corp................................PA
Multi-Service Supply Div. ..................................PA
Hydra-Tech International Corp...................Canada
USSC LLC ............................................................PA
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LIGHTS, CAMERAS— MACHINE VISION! Machine vision technology offers opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of truck components.
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ransportation Technology Center, Inc., under the Association of American Railroads Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) Program, is leading the testing and evaluation of machine vision systems for inspecting freight equipment. Advances are being made in the inspection of railcar truck components, offering greater efficiency and effectiveness. Three suppliers of machine vision technology are working with researchers at TTCI to facilitate the development of truck component inspection technologies. The suppliers have commercialized several truck detail modules for inspecting springs, wedges, and brake shoes. With minor modifications, these systems are proving capable of inspecting other truck components such as bearing end caps, bearing adapters, and side frames. Cameras and lights placed at axle level produce high resolution images of truck components, and algorithms within the processor analyze the images for missing or worn components. Reports are generated automatically and sent through the network interface. Figures 1 through 3 are examples of defect images from recent testing at TTCI. The probability of detection from two of the prototype
By MATT WITTE, Scientist, TTCI, for Railway Age
systems ranges from 87% to 100%, depending on the defect type. The third system is undergoing a complete hardware overhaul. Table 1 summarizes detection capability results from recent testing. Results show how often known defects were detected on a special test train. Additional detections and measurements are under development for bearing adapters, bearing condition, side frames, and axle spacing. Finding defects is only half of the automated detection challenge. Being sure to pass every good component is often a larger challenge. Indicating a defect on a good component is known as a false detection; TTCI is investigating the rate of false detections. By monitoring the test train at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST), the detection algorithms can be exercised repeatedly on cars with no defect conditions. If a defect indication is generated, manual inspection confirms whether a component has failed or whether the algorithm needs to be desensitized. So far, no false indications have been generated by any of the systems, but the systems do not run every algorithm every night. Continued testing is required to gain confidence in the false alarm rate. July 2014 RAILWAY AGE 25
MACHINE VISION TECHNOLOGY Figure 2: Broken spring unloaded and loaded.
New advances are expanding machine inspection capabilities beyond the evaluation of component condition. More sophisticated algorithms look for conditions that affect railcar dynamics. For example, comparing spring compression side-to-side gives an indication of load distribution; unequal spring compression may indicate an unbalanced load. In addition, improperly aligned axles can cause steering issues and undue track loading. Direct measurement of axle spacing with machine vision can find trucks that are not tracking properly. Also, vision analysis of casting marks on the side frames can verify proper truck build. If the frames are not matched, axle misalignment will result. Machine vision technology generates a quantitative record with every inspection event. With manual inspection, the defect history is recorded only when the defect is discovered. Records generated with machine vision inspection provide data that may prove useful for diagnosing failure progression or predicting maintenance intervals. Figure 4 shows wedge height measurements for successive passes of the test train at FAST, demonstrating the capability to view trends. With such a tool, it may become possible to customize maintenance intervals on a per-car basis to maximize asset life.
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Figure 3: Missing wedge.
TTCI is working to enhance the performance of machine vision systems to monitor the condition of truck components in revenue service. Work will continue with testing, database development, and cooperation with the suppliers to bring machine vision of truck components to maturity. RA Table 1: Detection capability from two test systems at TTCI using a test train with known defects. Broken Spring (empty)
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REBUILDING AN How BNSF is expanding its Northern Corridor to meet increasing demand. By BRUCE E. KELLY, Contributing Editor
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t should come as no surprise that BNSF Railway has found itself moving commerce across its Northern Corridor at levels that often exceed practical capacity. This route was designed from the start, more than a century ago, to outperform its competitors, and to not simply reach the West Coast of America but to facilitate trade to Asia and beyond. But even James J. Hill, the “Empire Builder” of the Great Northern Railway, which now serves as the centerpiece of BNSF’s Northern Corridor network, did not foresee a time when so much containerized merchandise,
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grain, coal, and now crude oil would travel his rails that passenger trains would be forced to reschedule around it. After more than a year of routinely late service, Amtrak’s Empire Builder began operating under a modified schedule this spring in an effort to coordinate better with BNSF’s heavy traffic and ongoing track expansion work. Localized rerouting and bus substitution have also taken place. Despite what numerous headlines have said, congestion from unit crude trains is not solely to blame. Intermodal and grain, which are bread and butter to BNSF in the Northwest (representing
BNSF is moving traffic across its Northern Corridor at levels that often exceed practical capacity.
EMPIRE slightly more than half of the Northern Corridor’s daily train count), saw increases in recent months compared with the same period a year ago. The remaining 45% or so of BNSF’s Northern Corridor trains are a mix of manifests, automobiles, coal, and crude. There is, of course, a higher concentration of unit crude trains swarming BNSF’s trackage in the heart of Bakken shale country in North Dakota, but once they disperse toward their destinations, the number of crude trains traveling a significant distance over the Northern Corridor is small (currently one to three loaded trains to the Northwest each day) compared to the overall traffic profile. However, those crude train numbers are expected to increase as new receiving terminals come on line.
BNSF Vice President Capacity Planning and Operations Research Rollin Bredenberg says his railroad has partnered with the Great Northern Corridor Coalition, a joint venture of ports and transportation departments in eight states whose goal is “to promote regional cooperation, planning, and shared project implementation for moving freight.” Bredenberg says, “The corridor supports many products including agriculture, forest, consumer, energy, industrial, iron and steel, minerals, automotive and machinery, and aerospace. BNSF understands how trade prosperity in the Pacific Northwest is directly linked to the level of rail and roadway infrastructure serving the region. In 2013, BNSF moved 221 million tons of freight over the Northern Corridor.” BNSF occasionally diverts excess Chicago-PNW trains to partner Montana Rail Link, adding to the regular Kansas City/Texas/Powder River Basin traffic that MRL already conveys into the Northwest for BNSF. But nearly all of the Northern Corridor’s traffic eventually comes together again at “The Funnel” (see sidebar, p. 31), a 70-mile segment between Sandpoint, Idaho, and Spokane, Wash., only 48 miles of which has two main tracks, and through which all of those BNSF/MRL trains must pass—anywhere from 50 to 70 trains, or more, per day. Traffic growth on the Northern Corridor is coming not just from Bakken crude. The Northwest has become an increasingly popular source for fruits and vegetables that are expedited to East Coast markets. UP and Railex staked their joint claim in that business in 2006 with a 210,000-squarefoot warehouse at Wallula, Wash., which loads and unloads unit trains of refrigerated boxcars. BNSF and partner Rail Logistics took a different approach in 2010 by launching the Cold Train Express out of Quincy, Wash., which stacks refrigerated containers onto railcars for pickup by high-priority intermodal trains. Food products via Cold Train receive BNSF’s fastest service to the Midwest, and are ultimately distributed as far east as Boston. Business is now at roughly 7,000 containers annually. The Port of Quincy built its intermodal facility in 2005 with the intention of shipping perishables, hay, and other Washington ag products west toward Pacific export. But BNSF wouldn’t commit to providing short-haul intermodal service over its steep and congested Stevens Pass route. Long-haul to Chicago was found to be more viable. A major expansion of the Cold Train terminal is now planned, which the Port of Quincy says will include installation of three additional intermodal tracks to enable simultaneous loading and unloading of a 7,500-foot train. The Port says, “The project would also include a new track to allow trains of up to 8,000 feet to pull off of the main line at Quincy for arrival and departure in one piece, a 7,500-foot-long setout/pickup track, and expanding the terminal surface area to provide for more container storage.” There’s potential for traffic growth out of Kalispell, Mont., where the Flathead County Economic Development Authority is seeking TIGER funding for a proposed $24 July 2014 RAILWAY AGE 29
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million rail-served industrial park. FCEDA says, “Although Kalispell is just off the Northern Corridor, it currently has very few locations available for new businesses requiring rail access. The FCEDA Rail Park will remedy that by creating shovel-ready sites for new and expanding businesses.” The park would attract on-site manufacturers, and also include a transload facility to serve other businesses within a 100-mile radius. FCEDA notes, “BNSF has committed $500,000 to the project and countless hours in designing the park’s infrastructure.” Kalispell lies at the end of a 14-mile branch operated by Watco subsidiary Mission Mountain Railroad, which already moves lumber, grain, and other traffic to the BNSF interchange at Columbia Falls. The latest fall/winter traffic surge, which was impacted by periods of extreme cold and heavy snow, magnified BNSF’s awareness of three critical issues affecting its Northern Corridor: crew availability, motive power supply, and route capacity. BNSF says the first two points are being addressed by hiring 5,000 new employees and purchasing more than 500 locomotives in 2014. Additional locomotives are being borrowed from other railroads and from equipment leasing firms. BNSF President and CEO Carl Ice told Railway Age in March, “More than $900 million will be invested during 2014 in expansion and maintenance in our Northern Corridor alone, which has become a significant growth corridor for many of the industries we serve.” During 2012-2013, BNSF upgraded existing sidings, added new sidings, and added yard tracks in North Dakota and eastern Montana. For 2014, much of the focus is on eastern Washington, where BNSF is adding close to 20 miles of new track in the form of sidings or second main line. All of this is follow-up to the 50-plus miles of second main track that BNSF installed in eastern Washington and northern Idaho during the late 1990s. Laying new track wherever possible will not eliminate every capacity constraint found along the Northern Corridor. The 7.8-mile-long Cascade Tunnel under Stevens Pass in the Washington Cascades and the 7.0-mile Flathead Tunnel in northwest Montana represent sections of single track that would be costly to duplicate or widen. Cascade Tunnel has additional capacity issues due to its steep grade and 25 mph freight speed, and also because it takes five to 30 minutes (depending on traffic direction) to ventilate the tunnel between each train. At the northernmost point on the corridor, where BNSF follows the Kootenai River through a deep canyon, trains are limited to 30 mph across a 19-mile stretch between Yakt, Mont., and Crossport, Idaho, because of nearly constant reverse curvature. Trains can slip past each other at two sidings within this speed zone, but “The Canyon,” as it’s called by dispatchers and train crews, puts a crimp on capacity that could only be resolved by complete doubletracking (a daunting option considering the narrow right-of-way and sensitive river habitat) or by tunneling nearly three miles through solid rock to bypass the most northerly segment of this twisting main line. 30
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Montana Rail Link via 5,547-foot Mullan Pass has 10 miles of 2.2% grade against westbounds and eight miles of 1.4% against eastbounds.
Why not gain new capacity by utilizing some of the region’s long-abandoned routes? BNSF spent nearly $150 million to restore the former NP line over Stampede Pass in 1996, creating an optional route for trains to and from western Washington. Stampede is now used to back-haul empty grain, oil, and coal trains eastward, freeing up precious space on its less-steep Pasco-Vancouver-Portland route for loaded unit trains heading west. The former SP&S route between Fish Lake (on the outskirts of Spokane) and Pasco, which BN abandoned in the late 1980s, would provide a smoother grade across eastern Washington for tonnage like grain and coal. But rather than reclaim what is now a 120-mile public trail and install new track and signals, BNSF is moving forward with the capacity it continues to create on its existing route between Spokane and Pasco. Could BNSF do in the Montana Rockies what it did in Washington’s Cascades? Track over Homestake Pass, 10 miles east of Butte, Mont., has been out of service since 1982. It would provide a third way over the Rocky Mountains for BNSF’s east-west traffic, but it would be the toughest, and highest. BNSF’s current route via 5,213-foot high Marias Pass has a predominantly 1.0% ascending grade for westbounds and 1.8% for eastbounds. MRL via 5,547-foot Mullan Pass has 10 miles of 2.2% grade against westbounds and eight
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FROM SANDPOINT TO SPOKANE : A TALE OF SIX RAILROADS THE FUNNEL is the product of events that happened some 40 years ago. First there was the 1970 merger that formed Burlington Northern. Then, in 1974, Spokane hosted a World’s Fair that coincided with a massive reduction and realignment of the area’s railway route structure. BN channeled traffic onto its former Northern Pacific viaduct through the city’s core. On Spokane’s west side, the 3,900-foot-long Latah Creek Bridge, completed in 1972, connected BN’s ex-NP trackage with its former Great Northern route toward Seattle and Tacoma, and with its former Spokane, Portland & Seattle route toward Pasco, Wash., and Portland, Ore. Much of UP’s track in and around Spokane was discarded as part of the BN merger/Expo ’74 line consolidation. UP trains began operating via trackage rights on BN through the Spokane area. Now, BNSF and UP are moving more trains through Spokane than anyone apparently envisioned in the 1970s. Latah Creek Bridge has become one of the more visible aspects of this often-congested joint trackage. UP and
BNSF trains headed toward western Washington, Oregon, or California must share the single-tracked bridge with BNSF trains coming east from Seattle. Ten miles southwest of Spokane, a single-track chokepoint at the head of Marshall Canyon is a more frequent cause of backups for both BNSF and UP. BNSF is now in the initial phase of adding a second main track. From Minneapolis to Puget Sound, GN had easier grades and curvature than NP, but between Spokane and Sandpoint, NP had the better route when it came time to merge into BN. Land adjacent to the NP at Hauser, Idaho, was acquired before the BN merger for a proposed 76-track classification yard. But economic uncertainty during the 1970s and early ’80s, along with BN’s upgrading of other yards along the Northern Corridor, left Hauser to become merely a dozen or so tracks where export grain and other trains could be staged and re-blocked. Then came 2004, when BNSF used Hauser’s strategic location to open a run-through main line refueling facility that now services roughly half its Northern Corridor trains.
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Spokane’s Latah Creek Bridge is a bottleneck for BNSF and UP traffic.
miles of 1.4% against eastbounds. But Homestake Pass, elevation 6,329 feet, would force westbounds to climb 18 miles of 2.2%, and eastbounds six miles of 2.2%, with curves more frequent and tighter than either Marias or Mullan. When Montana state officials inquired in 2012 about the chances of reopening Homestake, BNSF’s response was, “As we consider additional rail capacity, we will evaluate that line and other potential options to determine the best economical and operational alternatives to expand capacity to accommodate increased train traffic.” BNSF’s Bredenberg now tells Railway Age. “There are no plans to reopen the line at this time. Steeper and longer grades and severe track curvature increase fuel consumption and rail maintenance costs.” MRL President Thomas Walsh agrees, saying, “At this
point, we do not anticipate the opening of the line over Homestake Pass. However, in the event it was open, traffic would likely flow directionally”—meaning, trains would travel one way via Mullan Pass, and the other way via Homestake. Just not now. Not yet, anyway. It’s been a difficult couple of years for BNSF as it races to open new lanes for traffic while its existing lanes are bursting at the seams. But any company that can afford to invest a billion dollars on expansion, and has new customers eagerly lining up at the door, must be doing something right. Once the dust from all that trackwork begins to settle, we’ll have a clearer view of a world-class railway that’s become a bigger and busier success than its original builders could have ever imagined. RA
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Grand only begins to describe it. Experience magic moments in crosstie business learning and networking. The Orlando area will host the Railway Tie Association’s 96th Annual Symposium and Technical Conference. Our busy agenda includes opportunities to learn about trends and developments in our crosstie industry. And we’ve left time for you to enjoy your stay. From the splendor of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress and Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course to the Disney, Universal and Sea World parks and other amazing attractions, this is the year you want to bring the family to this magical event.
Gain insights from industry thought leaders: •
The latest tie research into alternative products and additives
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Hardwood procurement and resource utilization sessions
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RTA General Business Luncheon with keynote address from FRA Administrator Joseph Szabo of the U.S. Department of Transportation
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Fun (and funny) in the sun. Orlando is a great place to kick back and enjoy. The RTA Golf Tournament is sure to test your game on the Jack Nicklaus signature design course that mirrors the Old Course at St. Andrews. Those not golfing can tour the secret areas of Disney World with an exclusive guide. Spouses and guests can experience a Winter Park scenic boat ride and the Morse Museum. Capping the conference will be the Crazy Party Hats Banquet. Bring your crazy hat and enjoy the renowned On the Spot professional improv group performing their version of the popular TV game show Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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LOS ANGELES: FOR RAIL, AND FOR REAL Dramatically debunking the onus of “car-culture” status, Los Angeles is on the move to move more of its area residents By DOUGLAS JOHN BOWEN, Managing Editor with numerous rail options.
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The idea of LA as a car-only metropolis is in fact “very dated,” says Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) Executive Officer-Regional Rail Don Sepulveda. “If you look at the number of people who take Metrolink, and you start talking about people taking the Red Line or Expo Line, all those folks would be on the freeway. Our freeways would be that much more crazy. You can’t ignore the data or the facts.” LACMTA MIXES THE MODES
With growing subway and light rail lines already in place, America’s second-largest city is returning to urban rail 60 years after massive disinvestment, and LACMTA has been leading that return within Los Angeles County with a vengeance since the Blue Line opened in 1990. Since then, the Red Line (subway) opened in 1993, linking downtown LA with North Hollywood. The Purple Line (subway) also opened in 1993, tying downtown to LA’s Mid-Wilshire District. The Green Line LRT opened in 1995,
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hen Railway Age detailed the debut of Los Angeles’s 22-mile Blue Line Light Rail Transit, linking the City of Angels and Long Beach, Calif. (RA, June 1990, p. 46), some U.S. observers, even pro-rail ones, saw the event as a novelty, with the patina of Hollywood hyping an event of questionable significance. And many Angelinos—both those in the city itself and an expatriate or two residing on the East Coast—were equally prone to dismiss anything rail, offering comments such as, “But it doesn’t run near me” or “I won’t/can’t use it.” How things have changed. No one would argue that the famed, historic Pacific Electric streetcar network has been replicated. But subway and light rail construction have made LA a real player among U.S. rail cities, while expanding Metrolink regional rail service has added the LA Basin to the list of metropolitan areas banking on rail for their economic future. Indeed, Metrolink seeks to break the constraints of “suburb to city” commuter service by creating markets other than a single downtown hub, key though that hub may be.
running on an east-west path between Redondo Beach and Norwalk and approaching—though not quite reaching—Los Angeles International Airport. The Gold Line’s first segment debuted in 2003, adding Pasadena to the LRT mix; ongoing work is pushing the line further east. Most recently, Phase One of LACMTA’s Expo Line LRT began operations in 2012, linking downtown with Culver City; Phase Two construction, now ongoing, will extend the line’s reach to Santa Monica by late 2015. Two Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines (Orange and Silver) add to the mix. Sepulveda’s job is to coordinate rail and bus urban transit, Metrolink operations, Amtrak services, and future high speed rail additions, all while communicating with (and soothing) citizens concerned with such change. “We try to involve communities to make sure a given project is understood,” he says. “You can never please everyone, but we’ve made a real strong effort.” Spurred by a mix of funds, but notably including Measure R funding approved by county voters, “We’re essentially rebuilding the transportation network in the county,” Sepulveda says. He emphasizes the effort is not duplicating past history per se, but to bring rail transit services “up to the modern age.” Subways in LA, of course, are a relatively new phenomenon, while Sepulveda does allow that the Expo Line LRT “is essentially an old Pacific Electric [streetcar] line.” The public seems to be pleased. Expo ridership has been “extremely successful,” Sepulveda says, contributing to total daily weekday Metro rail ridership in excess of 344,000. METROLINK MAKES ITS MARK
Founded in 1991 and beginning revenue operations in 1992, Metrolink in 22 years has put the Los Angeles Basin on the U.S. regional rail map, with seven lines serving six California counties and brand-name awareness reaching across the
country. LACMTA funds 52% of Metrolink, with the four other agencies comprising the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) funding 48%. In a span of 23 years, Metrolink has helped rupture the “cars only” stereotype of the Los Angeles Basin, as ridership use expands beyond traditional “suburb to downtown” commuter service. Indeed, most Metrolink routes operate seven days a week, with only the Riverside and 91 Lines limited to weekday
In the past 23 years, Metrolink has helped rupture the “cars only” stereotype of the Los Angeles Basin. operation—and Metrolink clearly desires to expand service offerings on those two lines as well. “I think part of our growth area is on weekends,” says Metrolink CEO Michael P. DePallo. “We’re seeing more recreational travel, trips to the beaches. Orange County is an area of growth for us.” Metrolink’s Angels Express train, operating before and after home games of the namesake Major League Baseball team, is one such example of expanding market reach. In conjunction with LA Metro, Metrolink also operates special service to special Los Angeles Dodgers games, and offers “special service” for the interleague rivalry between the two teams. Metrolink served 40,182 riders per day in its fiscal third quarter of 2014, which ended March 31, down slightly from the comparable FY13 quarter. Numerous outlying municipalities are clamoring for Metrolink extensions and service, which would substantially add to current operations along 512 route-miles. Metrolink owns 343 miles of rightof-way, operating as a tenant of either Union Pacific or BNSF over other portions of its service area. The partnerships offer big opportunities for joint cooperation, including establishing Positive Train Control (PTC) ahead of the Dec. 31, 2015 deadline imposed by Congress. The Chatswork, Calif., collision of a Metrolink and UP train in September 2008 proved a catalyst for implementation and, unlike many of its regional The LACMTA Gold Line’s first segment debuted in 2003, adding Pasadena to the LRT mix; ongoing work is pushing the line further east. July 2014 RAILWAY AGE 35
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Phase 2A construction of LACMTA’s Foothill Gold LIne will extend LRT east to Azusa, Calif.
passenger brethren, Metrolink’s PTC installation is “nearly complete,” DePallo says. “We’re well along. Back in February, we partnered with BNSF with a revenue service demonstration on our 91 line.” BNSF as a partner was “very cooperative and helpful,” and the test was judged successful by both railroads.
“We start rolling out our PTC dispatch in September on the San Bernadino Line, then we’ll follow on the rest of the system,” DePallo says. “We hope to have the entire system online [with PTC] probably by January 2015, adding it line by line.” If that schedule holds, Metrolink will have PTC in place 11 months before the congressional deadline of December 31, 2015. Metrolink also is outpacing many of its regional railroad brethren in meeting locomotive emissions standards. DePallo says the railroad’s 20 EMD F125 low-emission “Spirit” Tier IV locomotives, recently purchased, will offer higher horsepower while reducing a wide range of pollutants, including nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 85%. “We’re going to be the first to have that” among regional railroads, DePallo asserts. Metrolink’s rail business relationships extend beyond the Class I’s. Its “Rail to Rail” joint venture with Amtrak allows riders to use trains from either railroad on the LOSSAN Corridor linking Los Angeles and San Diego, though Metrolink only extends as far south as Oceanside, Calif. Metrolink also is cooperating with the California HighSpeed Rail Authority as the latter struggles to establish its statewide high speed rail system with its “blended approach,”
SCRRA TURNS TO JLP/STV JOINT VENTURE FOR METROLINK EXPANSION
The JLP/STV team will collaborate on various Metrolink capital and rehabilitation transportation projects in Southern California over a three-year period. Potential projects include grade crossing safety improvement, rehabilitation of track and structures, main line track and siding extensions, station construction and expansions, Los Angeles Union Station reconstruction to accommodate high speed rail, grade separations, Perris Valley Line expansions, Redlands first-mile extensions, a Raymer to Bernson double-track project, and thirdparty projects. “Metrolink has several noteworthy projects in the pipeline and we are gratified to have the chance to work with them to fulfill their project goals,” said JLP President Jacqueline Patterson. “We are thrilled to continue our involvement with the Metrolink system and provide better transportation solutions to the citizens of Southern California.”
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The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) has awarded a contract worth up to $10 million to a joint venture of J.L. Patterson & Associates Inc. and STV Inc. for on-call professional engineering design services for the Metrolink regional/commuter rail system.
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sharing utilities and rights-of-way with existing rail operators. “So we’ve benefitted from a number of capital projects provided through them,” DePallo says, including funds for PTC, Tier IV locomotives, and the Southern California Regional Interconnector Project (SCRIPT), designed to eliminate stub-end operations and allow through-running at Los Angeles Union Station.
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For city and region, Union Station, marking its 75th anniversary this year, remains a focal point for both LACMTA urban rail services and Metrolink regional rail to feed each other. And the $350 million SCRIPT project is complementing ongoing restoration of the station itself. Designed to increase station capacity by at least 40%, SCRIPT will rearrange the track layout by expanding entry access and replacing stub-end tracks with through-running ones, aided by a loop track to allow faster access to and from points south, north, and east of the station. Construction is set to commence in 2017. LACMTA’S Sepulveda bluntly calls the SCRIPT project “a game changer,” noting it will increase station capacity by 50%, reduce dwell times to through trains to as little as two minutes, and assist Metrolink, Amtrak, and future CHSRA trains expected to arrive as early as 2022. At present, 170
Metrolink expects to be the first U.S. regional railroad to implement PTC over its entire system.
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Changes to the track layout at Los Angeles Union Station will increase service capacity by 50%.
Metrolink trains per day serve Union Station, straining capacity to the limit. It also helps unite LACMTA and Metrolink as actual neighbors and partners in progress. “LACMTA owns Union Station; we lease space from them, along with Amtrak,” Metrolink’s DePallo says. “We also let lease from them at Union Station; our headquarters is here.” Sepulveda also cites 6.4 miles of doubletrack installation on the LOSSAN Corridor in the San Fernando Valley, a second platform at Van Nuys Station, and improved access to Bob Hope Airport in Burbank as three of six ongoing projects, with “seven more waiting in the wings,” all aided in large measure by Measure R funds, assisted by state high speed rail funding. For Sepulveda, the mix of rail modes and rail carriers is a matter of maximizing “cross-pollinization” to make rail an attractive option in greater Los Angeles. Put today’s rail riders back on the I-5 Freeway, he says, “and we have gridlock. It’s that simple.” RA
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HIGH PROFILE Surface Transportation Board Chairman Daniel R. Elliott III announced last month that Board Member Deb Miller has been designated as the agency’s Vice Chairman. She succeeds Ann D. Begeman, who most recently served as Vice Chairman from Jan. 4, 2013, to May 27, 2014, and who continues to serve as a Board Member. The Board’s Vice Chairmanship rotates between the Members on an annual basis. Miller, who left the Kansas DOT in January 2012 to join transportation planning and policy consultancy Cambridge Miller Systematics,was the longest-serving Kansas secretary of STB transportation and the first woman to hold that position. She was appointed to the KDOT post in 2003 by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, retained it when Democrat Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson succeeded Sebelius and was reappointed by Republican Sam Brownback in 2011 when he was elected governor. Among Miller’s accomplishments was shepherding through the cash-strapped Kansas legislature a 10-year, $8 billion state transportation program. (See Watching Washington, p. 16.)
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FLORIDA EAST COAST INDUSTRIES—Myles Tobin named General Counsel for All Aboard Florida.
OPW named Dave Morrow as Director of Product Management, Chemical & Industrial business unit.
NEBRASKA CENTRAL RAILROAD— Michael Koile named Director of Marketing and Sales.
Parsons Brinckerhoff named Raymond Kenny Senior Manager for Special Projects in the Transit & Rail Technical Excellence Center. Robert Coward named a Senior Supervising Engineer in the Lawrenceville, N.J., office.
TRIMET—Sam Marra named Executive Director of Maintenance Operations.
SUPPLIERS Cambridge Systematics Inc. promoted Dike Ahanotu, Erik Cempel, Tracy Selin, and Daniel Tempesta to Principal. CIT Rail named Ken Pierson as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Locomotives, reporting directly to CIT Rail President George Cashman. Harsco Rail named Steve Bolte, former publisher of Progressive Railroading, Senior Director of North American Sales. HDR named Thomas Waldron Transit Market Sector Director, based in HDR’s New York City office. Keolis Commuter Services appointed Pascal Baran chief engineer for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) contract. Susan Herlick named general counsel, Keolis North America.
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(JULY 1914) NEW YORK WORKER’S COMP The New York State Workmen’s Compensation Law went into effect on July 1. By this law, employers of men engaged in so-called hazardous occupations—which term, under this law, includes most outdoor work on railroads—are required to pay compensation in all cases of death and injuries occurring to employees in the course of their work, disregarding the question of blame or responsibility. Employers are required either to insure themselves … or else give to the State Workmen’s Compensation Commission satisfactory evidence of ability to pay any probable claim or claims; but it is said that all of the railroad companies of the state have thus far refrained from taking action.
ASLRRA Eastern Region Meeting Hershey Lodge, Hershey, Pa. Tel.: 202-628-4500; Email: jbourque@aslrra.org; Website: www.aslrra.org
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n 1866, The Rocky Mountain News reported that, “The one moral, the one remedy for every evil, social, political, financial, and industrial, the one immediate vital need of the entire Republic, is the Pacific Railroad.” Today, the same could almost be said for the LOSSAN Rail Corridor along California’s southern coast. California is not good at keeping secrets. Yet there is a quiet revolution going on in rail. Though high speed rail garners most of the headlines, the LOSSAN Rail Corridor is quietly changing the way millions of Californians commute. And this is happening for one simple reason. For now and well into the future, the LOSSAN Rail Corridor is the most efficient, most sustainable, and most effective means for transporting southern Californians where they need to go. For that reason, the LOSSAN Rail Corridor not only deserves critical attention, it merits our wholehearted financial and political support. A 351-mile intercity rail line, LOSSAN stretches from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles to San Diego. Traversing six counties, it is the secondbusiest rail corridor in the nation, behind only the famed and oft-lauded Northeast Corridor. But the Northeast Corridor now has competition. In fact, LOSSAN is so popular that one in every nine Amtrak riders uses it. Boasting more than 41 stations and more than 150 daily passenger trains, LOSSAN has a growing ridership of more than 2.7 million on Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner intercity trains and 4.5 million on Metrolink and Coaster commuter trains, rail lines that also comprise LOSSAN. However, the benefits of LOSSAN extend well beyond its riders. There is no shortage of cars on Southern California freeways. And as anyone who has driven those freeways
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can attest, those roads are at or near capacity much of the time. Building new freeways and widening the ones we have are not options. But we must increase capacity. LOSSAN does just that. For example, estimates show that Metrolink users in the Los Angeles area take the equivalent of one lane off the busy I-5 corridor alone. Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner removes the equivalent of 168 million vehicle-miles traveled each year off Southern California roads. For capac-
The Los AngelesSan Diego rail corridor is the nation’s secondbusiest, behind only the NEC. ity alone, LOSSAN is worth it. But there are greater benefits still. Rail is a greener, more sustainable transportation mode than cars. Taking cars off the road also means reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Pacific Surfliner alone reduces CO2 emissions by 27,000 tons each year. And as ridership increases, so do the reductions in GHG emissions. And that’s only one example. But there’s a bigger point here. California’s population isn’t shrinking. According to U.S. Census projections, the six-county area LOSSAN serves will grow from 17.4 million people to just over 21 million by 2030. So LOSSAN’s value and importance will only increase.
In August 2013, the LOSSAN board of directors selected the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to serve as the local managing agency to oversee intercity rail service on the LOSSAN Corridor under the joint powers authority agreement. As such, OCTA will use its depth and experience to provide all necessary administrative and operational support required to run the corridor effectively. A smart strategic move, this allows the corridor to seek funding and improve service with a unified voice. And that is where we all come in. LOSSAN can benefit from a number of strategic improvements. From integrated and coordinated operations to one-seat, seamless rail travel, to an integrated fare system, to expanded service throughout the Southland, LOSSAN is seeking to create a world-class intercity rail system, as detailed in its LOSSAN Corridor Strategic Implementation Plan. We in the rail industry know well why this is a vital and important document. But knowing is not enough. We need to engage the general public and gain their support for this vital piece of transportation. We must help the LOSSAN Corridor receive the funding and political support it needs to expand strategically to better serve Southern California riders. In the 19th century, many believed the railroad was the one remedy to fix the Republic. On a smaller scale, the LOSSAN Rail Corridor is a powerful answer to the conundrum of expanding capacity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Southern California. John Rinard, CEO of Anaheim-based Willdan Infrastructure, has led complex infrastructure construction projects including the Alameda Transportation Corridor and portions of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority’s Metrolink system.
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PERFECT PELLETS POINT A TO POINT B Weather is one of the worst threats to any shipment of plastic pellets. It can cause costly contamination that can ruin your product. These expensive little pellets are manufactured to strict formulations and any elements like dirt, moisture or plant matter can very easily spoil everything. Greenbrier takes this very seriously. Our large covered hopper rail car is optimally designed and built to protect against even the smallest product contamination. This 6,250 cubic foot capacity rail car is specially lined, which make it ideally suited for the storage and transportation of plastics, resin, and other free-flowing, light-density products.
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We offer custom configurations for all top hatches to ensure the best seal as well as efficient product loading and ventilation. Our four pneumatic discharge gates that allow you to sample the loads and perform easy clean outs while staying secure. The rail car lining is designed and expertly applied to seal against contaminants. This maximum protection makes our cars a great solution for long-term storage as well as providing easy product loading and offloading. Call Greenbrier today to protect your load from whatever the weatherman throws your way.
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