Progress Rail

Progress Rail Services Corporation
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Transportation
Founded	1982, in Albertville, Alabama, United States
Founder	Billy Ainsworth
Headquarters	Albertville, Alabama, United States
Number of locations	United States - 110; Mexico - 28; UK - 5; Canada - 4; Brazil - 2; Italy - 1; Germany - 1
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	John Newman (CEO)
Products	List Remanufactured locomotives and railcars; Rail and other track materials; Special trackwork; Signals and communication products; Rail welding equipment; Remanufactured trackwork components; Railroad MOW equipment; Vegetation control equipment; ;
Services	List Rail and other track material sorting; Track removal; Signal and communication design, installation and maintenance; Mobile welding; Equipment financing, leasing and rental; Locomotive and railcar repair and refurbishment; Recycling; ;
Number of employees	8,000+
Parent	Caterpillar Inc.
Divisions	Infrastructure ; Rolling Stock
Subsidiaries	List Electro-Motive Diesel; Lincoln Industries; MGE – Equipamentos e Servicos Ferroviarios Ltda.; Progress Rail Leasing Corporation; Progress Rail Inspection & Information Systems Srl & GmbH; ;
Website	progressrail.com
	Footnotes / references;

Progress Rail Services Corporation (reporting mark PRLX), a fully owned subsidiary of Caterpillar since 2006, is a supplier of railroad and transit system products and services headquartered in Albertville, Alabama. Founded as a recycling company in 1982, Progress Rail has increased the number of its product and service offerings over time to become one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services in North America. Progress Rail markets products and services worldwide and maintains 110 facilities in the United States, 34 in Mexico, 5 in the UK, 4 in Canada, 2 in Brazil, 1 in Italy, and 1 in Germany. Progress Rail is organized into two divisions: Infrastructure and Rolling Stock.