Founded in 1984 by railroad veteran John Rudibaugh, West Chester’s privately held Pennsy Corporation engineers and supplies components and custom parts for the freight-rail industry. Its engineers work directly with railroads and freight-car builders to address specific equipment problems, combining polymer and metal designs with in-house prototyping, testing, and field evaluation. Pennsy is particularly known for its lightweight rerailer, which weighs under 100 pounds per unit and brings a traditionally heavy safety tool within a two-person lifting limit.
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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
A. Stucki CompanySince Swiss engineer Arnold Stucki founded it in 1911, A. Stucki Company has built its identity around solving practical problems in freight rail. The company is best known historically for a roller side-bearing design that became an industry standard, and today it serves rail operators and manufacturers from more than 15 facilities across North America and Brazil.MOON TOWNSHIP, 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
Irwin Car and EquipmentWith a 120-year history, Irwin Car and Equipment is a Pennsylvania manufacturer known for solving demanding material-handling problems for heavy industry. The company supports customers with custom equipment and rebuild work, drawing on multiple U.S. manufacturing locations and nearly 300 years of combined engineering, manufacturing and design experience in its rail-products group.HARLEYSVILLE, PA