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One Centerpointe Dr.,
Ste. 200 Lake Oswego, 
OR 97035 United States
Phone: 503-684-7000
Toll Free:800-343-7188

Company Description

Like homes, trains can use a makeover, too! Greenbrier Rail Services (GRS) operates one of North America's biggest freight car repair, refurbishment, and wheel service networks. The company offers wheel set assembly and refurbishment, and axle finishing. Its railcar services include routine maintenance and repair, and wreck work. GRS also manufactures parts, such as doors, roofs, couplers, and yokes. The company was formed in 2002 when Three Cities Research acquired bankrupt railroad parts maker ABC-NACO; Three Cities sold its stake to members of management and Olympus Partners in 2004. Renamed Meridian Rail Services, it was sold again in 2006 to The Greenbrier Cos. and subsequently assumed its current name.

Greenbrier Rail Services Company Profile Report

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    Overview

    The US railroad equipment manufacturing industry includes about 175 companies with combined annual revenue of about $11 billion. Major railcar companies include Trinity Industries and Greenbrier; Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) and GE are the only two major US locomotive manufacturers; Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (Wabtec) is a leading replacement parts and repair services company. The railroad equipment ("rolling stock") industry is highly concentrated: the 20 largest companies account for about 95 percent of revenue.

    SIC: 3531

    NAICS: 336510

     

    Sample Questions & Answers

    How does the company respond to slowdowns in the railroad industry?

    Railroads and railroad equipment manufacturing are cyclical. Railroads depend on a healthy economy to deliver homebuilding materials, cars, raw materials, and coal for energy plants. An economic downturn inevitably slows demand for rail traffic and...

     

    How does the company maintain profitability in light of higher steel costs?

    Purchased steel and components represent 50 percent or more of a railroad rolling stock company's manufacturing costs. Steel prices can increase more than 30 percent in a single year depending on demand and the health of the economy. Steel shortages...

     

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