Rail supplier news from American Track, Vossloh, Hydra, Progress Rail, Railmonitor and RELAM

American Track, a subsidiary of North American Rail Solutions, has acquired Queen City Railroad Construction (QCRC). Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, QCRC provides maintenance and construction services to industrial railroads and short lines. QCRC will be integrated into American Track's rail construction group and its current President Mark Edmands will continue to lead the organization.

Vossloh has announced its intention to acquire British company Cordel, which maintains a suite of digital asset monitoring and optimization technologies, including lidar-based imaging. Cordel's solutions are used by major railroads across the globe, including Amtrak in the United States and Network Rail in the United Kingdom, Vossloh officials said in a press release. Last year, Cordel and Vossloh developed a joint pilot project in Europe to assess the feasibility of combining the two company's assets. The companies expect the transaction to occur in third-quarter 2026.

Hydra, a Patriot Rail Logistics company, this week announced that its Sacramento warehouse has earned the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Voluntary Protection Program Star recognition, the agency's highest workplace safety designation. The recognition is awarded to organizations that demonstrate strong safety practices and injury prevention programs that go beyond regulatory requirements. Hydra is one of two warehouse operations among California's 63 Star sites, Patriot Rail officials said in a press release.

Progress Rail will now offer Railmonitor's digital monitoring technologies to its customers in a collaboration that aims to address the growing demand for data-driven and predictive maintenance. The collaboration brings together Denmark-based Railmonitor's sensor-based monitoring and analytics platform with Progress Rail's global infrastructure portfolio, Progress Rail officials said in a press release. "We are stepping into a phase where speed and focus matter," said Niels Juul, Railmonitor CEO. "This relationship with Progress Rail gives us direct access to key markets and customers, and it confirms the relevance of our technology."

RELAM Inc. will be acquired by Basalt Infrastructure Partners in a transaction that is anticpated to close by the end of the month. RELAM is a North American lessor of maintenance-of-way and hi-rail equipment and manages a fleet of about 1,500 specialized rail maintenance vehicles. The company currently is owned by Paceline Equity Partners. "RELAM is an excellent fit with Basalt’s strategy of investing in essential infrastructure businesses with resilient demand characteristics and strong growth potential. ... We are pleased to partner with the management team to support RELAM’s continued growth across North America,” said Wil Jones, a partner at Basalt, in a press release.