News And Events

MEI has concluded the 2021 Christmas Charity Campaign and is pleased to report the following gift totals:

We have now surpassed the 2-million-dollar level of giving since our charity program began in 2009. Thanks to all who found a way to make a difference for those less fortunate.

St. Louis, June, 20, 2021 - RR Mergers & Acquisitions announces the sale of Midwest Maintenance Service to Metro East Industries.

From its Burlington, Iowa headquarters, Midwest Maintenance Service, has completed more than 7,000 locomotive service field calls.

Operating as a division of Metro East Industries, Midwest Maintenance Service will continue performing mobile running repairs, refurbishing and modernizing railroad locomotives.

Founded in 1998 by Joe Nichols, Midwest Maintenance Service performs locomotive engine change, remote control work, electrical troubleshooting, modification and re-wiring, mechanical troubleshooting and traction control installation. The Company performs its services, primarily for EMD locomotives in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri and Tennessee. Company customers include ADM, Cargill, Genesee & Wyoming, Gavilon, Growmark and Watco.

RR Mergers & Acquisitions identified Metro East Industries as the strategic and financial acquirer and coordinated ownership meetings, due diligence, and assisted Midwest Maintenance Service in successfully negotiating the transaction. Specializing in the sale of rail sector companies, RR Mergers advises owners of rail services and rail supplier companies and short line railroads, in the confidential sale of their company.

St. Louis, Missouri, September 28, 2020 - RR Mergers & Acquisitions, announces the sale of Rail

Mechanical Services to Metro East Industries.

Since its founding in 2001, Rail Mechanical Services has completed more than 2,000 locomotive

mobile service calls. From its Pennsylvania base of operations, the Company performs running

repairs, refurbishing and modernizing, cleaning and painting rail locomotives, including engine

change, remote control work, electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, and modification and rewiring and traction control installation.

Founded in 1990 by the Ortyl family, Metro East Industries provides railcar and locomotive repair

and maintenance, both in the shop and on-the-rail, offering a broad spectrum of services to Class

1 railroads, short line railroads, leasing companies, original equipment manufacturers and

industrial clients. From its state-of-art facilities, spanning more than 100 acres on the Illinois side of the St. Louis metropolitan area, Metro East Industries has railcar repair shops, railcar blasting, painting and lining shops, locomotive shops, locomotive paint shop and scrapping / reclamation area, along with railcar and locomotive storage yards.

"This acquisition accelerates our progress in providing locomotive and railcar mobile repair

services nationwide” said Gayle Ortyl, President of Metro East Industries.

All Rail Mechanical Services employees will continue with the Company.

Chris Freed, President of Rail Mechanical Services, stated “We look forward to advancing Metro

East Services strategy, building a national network of rail equipment mobile repair services.”

For more information, contact Jack Sickles, 314 878-1414 x221, Jack@RRmergers.com