Founded in 1990 by a former Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad employee, Pittsburgh Air Brake Company repairs and rebuilds braking equipment for passenger, locomotive, and freight railcars. This family-owned and operated Bentleyville shop is one of the few in the country still servicing P, K, and L-type triple valves dating to 1889, while also reconditioning and certifying single-car testing devices to AAR requirements. Its railroad know-how spans more than 50 years and is being carried into a third generation of the Jubeck family.
Curry Rail ServicesAs part of Curry Supply Holdings, Curry Rail Services brings three generations of family ownership dating to 1932 to railroad work rooted in Pennsylvania and Texas. For more than 20 years, its teams have helped keep rail fleets in service through certified freight-car repair and related support for railroad customers nationwide.ALTOONA, PA
Strasburg Rail Road Mechanical ServicesStrasburg Rail Road Mechanical Services is a railroad equipment manufacturer and restoration specialist with over 250 years of combined experience. The company provides steam locomotive restoration, boiler manufacturing and repair, historic railcar restoration, custom parts manufacturing, and air brake services from its 33,000 square foot facility in Ronks, PA.RONKS, 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
McHugh Locomotive & EquipmentSince its incorporation in 1985, McHugh Locomotive & Equipment has rebuilt, repaired and supplied parts for diesel locomotives, railroad equipment and American locomotive cranes from its Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania operation. Its mobile technicians serve industrial rail operations, short lines and regional railroads, while the shop also takes on difficult vintage-equipment restorations for museums and heritage lines. The McHugh family’s preservation work reaches back to the 1960s, including saving a rare 1924 Mack boxcab locomotive from scrapping and placing it with a railroad museum.FAIRLESS HILLS, PA