Rail supplier news from RailPros and Matson

RailPros has hired Gorden Rumpff to serve as vice president to oversee operations for RailPros de Mexico. Rumpff has more than two decades of experience in complex, multicultural projects on freight, industrial and passenger-rail projects. He has contributed to projects that shaped the rail industry in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Rumpff is a civil and industrial engineer, whose project track record includes sustainable infrastructure innovation, cross-cultural teams and communication, and multimodal impact. “Mexico remains a key growth market for RailPros,” said RailPros President and CEO Kendall Koff in a press release. “Gorden’s extensive experience leading complex, international rail programs positions us well to scale our operations and deliver greater value to clients throughout Mexico and North America.”

Matson Inc. has partnered with BNSF Railway and War-Lok to introduce an enhanced cargo security program that will add two layers of protection to the majority of its international intermodal cargo at no cost to its customers, beginning in second-quarter 2026. Matson will deploy War–Lok security devices on every international container moving from Los Angeles to all BNSF network destinations, including Chicago, Memphis and Dallas, according to a Matson press release. The program also contains an agreement with BNSF to position Matson containers in the lower well of international intermodal rail cars, enhancing security from Los Angeles to Chicago. The same protection will apply to cargo moving through the Chicago gateway to select eastern U.S. destinations up to the BNSF interchange point.