Railcar Repair Locations

Keep your fleet moving with 13 AAR-certified fixed shops, over 100 mobile repair units, and on-site programs across the U.S. and Canada, covering every car type, carrier, and manufacturer across all Class 1 corridors.

We Have Four Types of Repair Facilities to Keep Your Fleet Moving

Every day a railcar sits empty costs you. A certified shop, mobile unit, or on-site crew is closer than you think.

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Fixed Shop Locations

With thirteen fixed shops positioned along the routes your fleet actually run, from the Gulf Coast to the Canadian prairies, covering all Class 1 railroads in North America, Transco is never far away for your freight car and tank car needs.

Our fixed shop locations can accommodate all tank car compliance inspections, freight car repair, valve rebuilds, coatings, onsite storage and cleaning are all handled in one location without coordinating multiple vendors.

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Mobile Repair Units (MRU)

When a railcar needs service, waiting isn’t an option. Transco’s Mobile Repair Unit teams are strategically positioned across the United States and Canada, ready to respond wherever your railcars are located.

Our experienced technicians arrive equipped with the tools, equipment, and expertise to perform repairs on both tank and freight cars in yards, on sidings, at customer facilities, and virtually anywhere service is required. By bringing repair capabilities directly to your railcars, we help minimize downtime and keep your fleet moving.

 

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On-Site Shop Locations

For customers with on-site railcar inspection and repair needs, Transco can establish a dedicated on-site repair solution facility tailored to your needs.

Our team works closely with your operation to design and staff a repair solution that meets your demands within your yard, providing convenient access to railcar repair, inspection, and cleaning services. An on-site repair option streamlines maintenance activities, improves fleet availability, and delivers responsive service where you need it most.

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Mini-Shop Locations

In addition to our network of 13 large scale strategically located fixed shop repair facilities across North America, Transco operates Mini-Shop locations. These smaller-footprint facilities, either on a customer site, or strategically located across the rail network, bring repair, qualification, and cleaning services closer to customers.

By extending our repair network into these venues critical storage and staging locations, we provide greater convenience, faster equipment turn times, and enhanced support for your fleet.

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Cut Turnaround Time With Mobile and On-Site Repair

Not every railcar can make it to a shop. Mobile repair units and on-site programs dispatch to your facility, loading point, or siding, cutting empty moves and keeping railcars in service on the routes they already run.

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Full-Service Repair Capabilities at Every Shop

Compliance inspections, mobile field repairs, tank car work, freight car work, every service category runs through a single partner. The right crew shows up, the work gets done, and the car goes back to work.

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Tank Car Services

Get compliance inspections, valve repair, coatings and linings, cleaning, mechanical repair and more handled at a single location, all performed to current AAR standards by certified crews.

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Freight Car Services

Bring in hoppers, gondolas, box cars, flat cars, auto racks, and more for repair, handled by shop and field crews certified to AAR and FRA requirements.

Transco Locations FAQs

All locations perform AAR-certified tank car and freight car repair. Services vary by facility. Use the location finder above or call 312-896-8516 to confirm availability at the shop nearest to you.

Yes. Facilities in Joffre, AB; Lethbridge, AB; and Regina, SK serve Canadian fleets with access to all Class 1 railroads operating in Canada.

Mobile repair units and on-site programs are available across the U.S. and Canada for cars that can’t be moved. Call 312-896-8516 to schedule dispatch or discuss an on-site program for your facility.

Use the location finder above or call 312-896-8516. A specialist can identify the nearest shop and confirm the services your fleet needs.

Tell Us Where the Railcar Is. We’ll Handle the Rest.

Shop location, repair type, and railcar position is all a specialist needs to get it scheduled.

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