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New tank car builder coming on line
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefWest Brookfield, Mass.-based freight car lessor Boxcar Services LLC has
merged with Vertex Rail Technologies LLC to form Vertex Rail
Manufacturing. Beginning in second-quarter 2014, Vertex Rail will
manufacture tank cars, boxcars, and covered hoppers at facilities located
in Worcester, Mass., and Wilmington, N.C.