For more than a century, Standard Forged Products has been a McKees Rocks manufacturer known for supplying forged steel rail components to America’s railcar industry. Its PLC-controlled forging and heat-treatment operations support AAR-compliant axle production for freight and passenger rail applications.
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Standard SteelStandard Steel is a leading manufacturer of forged steel wheels and axles for freight railcars, locomotives, and passenger railcars. It is the only producer of forged steel wheels for railcars and locomotives in North America. The company has been in operation since 1795 and is located in Burnham, Pennsylvania.BURNHAM, PA
McKees Rocks ForgingsAt a McKees Rocks plant where forged steel wheels were first made in 1902, McKees Rocks Forgings produces circular forgings and axles for industrial, mining, and transportation applications. The 130-employee operation has made circular forgings under the McKees Rocks name since the 1980s and now combines a 10,000-ton press with in-house engineering, machining, and inspection. Its work ranges from custom closed-die forgings to rail axles, with production historically reaching more than 100,000 axles per year.MCKEES ROCKS, PA
Cleveland City ForgeCleveland City Forge is an American manufacturer and engineering company producing standard and custom forged steel structural hardware and components. It has more than 150 years of history and serves construction, architectural, energy, rigging and lifting, industrial, transportation, and off-highway applications.WELLINGTON, OH
McConway & Torley, LLCFounded in Pittsburgh in 1869, McConway & Torley makes steel rail couplers and components, carrying a foundry tradition that began with the first semi-automatic center-buffer coupler in 1877. Its Pittsburgh operation handles casting, machining and testing in-house, including passenger-equipment couplers made entirely on site. Now part of FerroWorks, the company continues to produce American-made rail products backed by AAR certification and ISO 9001-2015 registration.PITTSBURGH, PA