Georgetown Rail Equipment Company

The Georgetown Rail Equipment Company (GREX) is a provider of railway maintenance equipment and related services based in Georgetown, Texas. The company was founded in 1993 and is often referred to using the abbreviation GREX, also used for its logotype.

Georgetown Rail Equipment Company (GREX)
Company typePrivate
IndustryRailroad
FoundedTexas, United States (1993 (1993))
FounderNed Snead
Headquarters
111 Cooperative Way, Suite 100, Georgetown, Texas
Key people
William C. "Wiggie" Shell, President & CEO
H. Lynn Turner, VP Marketing and Sales
Nate Bachman, VP Operations
Greg Grissom, VP Engineering
ParentLoram Maintenance of Way (Since 2018)
Websitehttp://www.georgetownrail.com

History

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The Snead family founded several businesses in Georgetown, Texas, including the limestone quarry Texas Crushed Stone and a railroad. Edwin Brazelton Snead founded the quarry in the 1940s, and then the railroad with his sons Ned and Bill to haul the limestone from Georgetown to Austin. Ned Snead founded the Georgetown Rail Equipment Company in 1993.[1]

In February 2018, Loram Maintenance of Way acquired and merged with GREX.[2] In December 2020, GREX was rebranded and started to operate under the brand name Loram Technologies Inc.[3]

Namesakes

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GREX is not related to the neighboring Georgetown Railroad nor the Georgetown line in Ontario, Canada.

Products

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GREX train in Colorado.
  • Material handling: Dump Train, Self-Powered Slot (SPS), Slot Machine, Spoils Receiver (SRS)
  • Aurora
  • BallastSaver
  • Rail car kits: GateSync, Solaris, HydraDump

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mischa Wanek-Libman, GREX historic railcar honors founder’s family, Railwayage.com, 1 February 2018
  2. ^ Mischa Wanek-Libman, Loram to acquire Georgetown Rail Equipment Company, Railjournal.com, 6 February 2018
  3. ^ David C. Lester, Georgetown Rail Equipment Company (GREX) starts doing business as Loram Technologies, Inc., Rtands.com,9 December 2020
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