American Railcar Industries

Miner Enterprises, founded in 1894, designs and manufactures of a variety of railcar components including high capacity draft gears, TecsPak constant contact side bearings, heavy-duty discharge devices, custom unloading systems and brake beams. The company is an experienced gate and mechanism manufacturer. Miner s customer list includes all Class I and Class II railroads worldwide, freight car builders, private-car companies, leasing companies and contract freight car repair shops. Miner products are sold in 56 countries. The company s research and development department consists of a comprehensive physical test laboratory, a railcar impact test track and the capability to perform unmanned field testing.

Founded in 1979, Rail Exchange provides locomotive and freight car parts to the railroad industry. The company manufactures more than 120,000 grab irons and other railcar parts for locomotive and freight car manufacturers, as well as repair shops. It supplies a range of locomotive parts, including cylinder head bolts and hand rails, supports and assemblies. Rail Exchange serves various freight car manufacturers with railcar parts, such as ladders. The company supplies two-, four- and eight-step ladders for tank cars, as well as freight cars. Its ladders feature huck-bolted and riveted bolted assemblies. Rail Exchange additionally supplies a variety of tank car parts that includes eyebolts, placard holders, billing card holders, center and brake pins, follower blocks, sill steps and formed headers. The company is located in Chicago Heights, Ill.

Salco Products designs, assembles and distributes plastic and metal products used in loading and unloading tank cars, hopper cars and dry-bulk trailers. In addition to the rail and trucking industries, its customers serve the food, chemical, petroleum, plastics and mineral industries throughout North America. The company is also known in the retrofit field and to maintenance operations. Salco Products maintains its corporate headquarters in Lemont, Ill. The corporate headquarters houses administration, engineering, human resources, part assembly and inventory.