Since taking over a New Castle railcar facility in 1993, Kasgro Rail Corporation has designed, built, leased and managed heavy-duty railcars for oversized and high-weight shipments. Its Pennsylvania operation includes more than 50 employees, a repair shop, and an 11-acre manufacturing site, while its fleet management team oversees more than 500 KRL-marked cars across North America. Kasgro is also known for building specialized equipment, including a 36-axle Schnabel car described as the world’s largest railcar.
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JK-Co Specialty RailcarFrom its Findlay, Ohio shop, JK-Co Specialty Railcar builds specialty railcars for heavy-haul, rail and mining work, with more than 100 years of in-house experience building heavy-duty flat cars. The company also repairs specialty railcars and related equipment, supplies parts for JK-Co/DIFCO® air side dump cars, and sends field-service personnel worldwide for maintenance and repairs. JK-Co is an AAR M-1003-certified specialty railcar shop and an AAR S-2034-certified new-car builder.FINDLAY, OH
FreightCar AmericaCelebrating 125 years in the rail industry, FreightCar America designs and manufactures purpose-built freight cars at its dedicated facility in Castaños, Mexico. The company is a pure-play railcar manufacturer that works directly with customers to tailor cars for bulk commodities and containerized freight, while also rebuilding and repurposing existing railcars. Its TruTrack™ quality process gives each car a digital manufacturing record, with welders trained and certified through FreightCar America’s own Welding Institute.JOHNSTOWN, PA
Pennsylvania Rail Car CoSince 1983, Pennsylvania Rail Car Co. has supplied and fabricated freight-car repair parts for rail operators across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Mercer company also manufactures and refurbishes plug and sliding doors, drawing on more than 30 years of boxcar-door experience. Its 40,000-square-foot Mercer facility is AAR M-1000 certified, while a second Pennsylvania plant specializes in plug-door reconditioning.MERCER, PA
ORXSince 1979, ORX has made and overhauled railroad wheel sets and related rail equipment from its 140,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in central Pennsylvania. Founded by Glenn Brandimarte and his father, Benjamin, the company carries forward a railroad tradition that began with Glenn’s grandfather Giulio, a Pennsylvania Railroad foreman who inspected more than 30,000 miles of track. ORX is particularly known for solving specialized wheel and wheel-set challenges, including its long-running maintenance work for San Francisco’s BART transit system.TIPTON, PA