Railway Age’s 2024 ‘Fast Trackers’ 25 Under 40 Honorees

Railway Age is pleased to announce the 25 “Fast Trackers” selected for this year’s 25 Under 40 awards program.

“Cathcart’s team inspects all our inbound interchange railcars for defects and makes sure our railcars are safe for movement on our property and are quickly available for our shipper customers,” TGS Executive Director of Rail Operations Roger Lambeth said. “As a railroad, we follow the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Association of American Railroads (AAR) standards and wanted to ensure we had a mechanical team that could offer this service.” (Photograph Courtesy of TGS)

TGS Selects Cathcart for Inspection, Repair Services

TGS Cedar Port Railroad (TGS), part of Trans Global Solutions, Inc., has contracted with Cathcart Rail (Cathcart) to handle its Baytown, Tex., industrial park’s railcar inspection and repair needs. Cathcart on Nov.

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INRD, Cathcart Rail Form Repair Partnership

The Indiana Rail Road (INRD) has partnered with Cathcart Rail for the handling of its railcar inspection and repair needs across its 500-mile footprint.

Cathcart Rail Completes The Andersons Transaction; Adds Nuveen

Cathcart Rail has completed its acquisition of the railcar repair business of The Andersons, Inc., and welcomes Nuveen, a leading global investment manager with more than $1.2 trillion of assets under management, as an equity stakeholder alongside Star America Infrastructure Partners, LLC.

“The Andersons’ railcar repair network aligns perfectly with Cathcart Rail’s strategic goal of offering a broad array of rail services across a national footprint,” said Casey Cathcart, Chairman and CEO of Cathcart Rail, whose Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad received a Short Line of the Year Honorable Mention from Railway Age in 2021.

Supply Side: Cathcart Rail/The Andersons, Pandrol, Ricardo

Columbus, Ohio-based Carthcart Rail on July 8 completed its acquisition of The Andersons’ railcar repair business. Also, global rail fastening supplier Pandrol has provided an Ultrasonic Rail Testing Kit to SBS Transit Ltd. in Singapore; and Ricardo and Danish firm PantoInspect will bring PanMon pantograph monitoring technology to railroads across North America and Latin America.

“The Andersons’ railcar repair network aligns perfectly with Cathcart Rail’s strategic goal of offering a broad array of rail services across a national footprint,” said Casey Cathcart, Chairman and CEO of Cathcart Rail, whose Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad received a Short Line of the Year Honorable Mention from Railway Age in 2021.

Cathcart Expanding Railcar Repair Business

Columbus, Ohio-based Cathcart Rail has signed an agreement to purchase The Andersons’ railcar repair business. The deal is expected to close this summer; terms were not disclosed.

INRD is Railway Age’s 2012 and 2018 Regional Railroad of the Year. (INRD photo from 2018 Award Feature)

People News: AITX, INRD

American Industrial Transport, Inc. (AITX) has promoted John Ward to Senior Vice President of Repair Services, and brought on a new Vice President of Repair Services and a Plant Manager in Milton, Pa. Also, Indiana Rail Road Company (INRD) has elevated Matt Haire to Assistant Vice President, Information Technology.

TugVolt: Autonomous Plus Standard Interchange

Intramotev, a St. Louis, Mo.-based technology startup, has developed an autonomous freight car that can be used in standard railroad interchange service. The vehicle, called the TugVolt, is “currently focused on short-haul routes of 600 miles or less, and designed with standard couplers and air braking that allow it to be hauled in or haul a traditional consist in addition to independent operation,” according to company Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Timothy Luchini.

Railway Age’s 2021 Short Line and Regional Railroads of the Year

Railway Age is recognizing the R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Memphis Line (RJCM) as its Short Line Railroad of the Year, and Lake State Railroad (LSRC) as its Regional Railroad of the Year for 2021. The Belpre Industrial Parkersburg (BIP) Railroad and Grenada Railroad each earned a Short Line Honorable Mention.

Cathcart Rail Acquires Appalachian Railcar Services

Cathcart Rail and its financial partner, Star America Infrastructure Partners, LLC, have acquired Appalachian Railcar Services (ARS), a railcar repair and maintenance company based in Eleanor, W.Va.