American Railcar Industries Partners with US Railcar Company

Traffic in the United States is more awful by the day, therefore people are always looking for new ways of going to work, while the administration is constantly looking to improve public transportation.

In an effort to produce Diesel Multiple Units, American Railcar Industries (ARI) and US Railcar Company (URC) announced the formation of a joint venture to be named US Railcar Company. Diesel Multiple Units (DMU) are trains consisting of one or multiple carriages, propelled by an on-board diesel engine.

“ARI is excited to participate in this opportunity to join USR and bring ARI’s freight rolling stock manufacturing heritage to the passenger equipment sector,” said ARI President and CEO James Cowan.

“Our commitment to expand and diversify ARI’s manufacturing program results from ARI’s desire to grow and build on the expected federal commitment to passenger rail as part of a balanced national transportation system. Through this partnership, we look forward to being an integral part of that new growth with modern passenger rail equipment built in the USA,” he added.

US Railcar Company will be led by President & CEO Michael P. Pracht, a rail industry veteran with extensive experience with the world’s leading rail transportation companies. “These are extraordinary times with growth opportunities for passenger rail in the US,” said Mr. Pracht. “The US Railcar Company DMU is designed to enable new cost-effective and environmentally friendly passenger rail service across a range of corridors and routes, all with a proven, existing equipment platform already in service.”