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February 2014
Part 1 : Banks - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2014
Part 2 : Equipment Providers/Equipment Management Services - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2014
Part 3 : Finance Companies - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2014
Part 4 : Investment Banks - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2014
Part 5 : Lessors - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2014
Part 6 : Professional Services/Consulting - Rail Finance & Leasing Guide 2014
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100 Clark St., Suite 201 St. Charles, MO 63301-2075 636-940-5000 Fax: 636-940-5024 Web: www.arleasing.com
Description of services: Rail-car leasing.
Contact: Dan Mazzarini, Senior VP - Sales & Marketing, 636-940-5306, dmazzarini@arleasing.com
P.O. Box 119, Maumee, OH 43537 419-891-6386 Fax: 419-891-2749 Web: www.andersonsinc.com
Description of services: Operating leases, rail car repairs, fleet management.
Contact: Chuck Brown, Sales Manager, chuck_brown@andersonsinc.com
374 Wickaboag Valley Road West Brookfield, MA 01585 508-637-1340 | Fax: 508-637-1340 Web: www.boxcarservices.com
Description of services: Rail-car lessor/finance and rail-car manufacturing.
Contact: Daniel M. Bigda, Managing Partner, dan.bigda@boxcarservices.com
425 Martingale Road, 6th Floor Schaumburg, IL 60302 847-318-8000 Fax: 847-318-8045 Web: www.crdx.com
Description of services: Full-service provider of rail-car leasing solutions.
Contact: Todd Kahn, VP of Portfolio Management & Marketing, 847-384-4434, todd.kahn@crdx.com
30 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 312-906-5701 Web: www.citrail.com
Description of services: CIT Rail provides financial solutions to the bulk freight transportation marketplace by closely working with freight shippers, receivers, carriers, intermediaries and facility operators across all modes to customize financial solutions to each customer's individual needs. CIT Rail is a full-service lessor that owns "one of the youngest, most diversified fleets in North America," as the company puts it. CIT Rail owns and manages a fleet of more than 100,000 rail cars and more than 500 locomotives.
Contact: Donald Bradley, Senior VP Strategic Marketing, 312-906-5786, donald.bradley@cit.com
P.O. Box 1029 Lake Zurich, IL 60047-1029 847-550-1856 Fax: 847-550-1854 Web: www.ckindustries.net
Description of services: Lease financing for a variety of new and used railroad freight cars. Equipment offered on both a net or full-service lease basis for various lengths of terms. All types of new investment opportunities will be considered.
Contact: Richard E. Meyers, President; email: rmeyers@ckrail.net
200 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3100 Chicago, IL 60606 312-674-4742 Fax: 312-421-2742 Web: www.compasscapitalcorp.com
Description of services: Rail-car and locomotive leasing, equipment finance, remarketing services, fleet acquisitions.
Contact: Peter R. Urban, VP - Rail Marketing, purban@compasscapitalcorp.com
200 Connell Drive Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 908-673-3700 Fax: 908-673-3800
Description of services: Lessor of railroad cars and locomotives; remarketing services to lessors of rail assets.
Contact: Kenneth W. O'Neill, Senior VP; email: oneill@connellco.com
300 Pike St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 513-419-6057 Web: www.djj.com
Description of services: Lessor.
Contact: Trey W. Savage, tws@djj.com
6250 River Road, Suite 5000 Rosemont, IL 60018 847-318-7575 | Fax: 847-318-7588 Web: www.firstunionrail.com
Description of services: First Union Rail (a Wells Fargo company) specializes in providing customized finance and operating lease structures, buying, selling, marketing, maintaining and managing railroad equipment of all types.
Contact: Richard F. Seymour, VP Sales & Marketing, 847-384-5323; email: richard.seymour@firstunionrail.com
P.O. Box 2089 DeLand, FL 32721 386-738-7611 Fax: 386-738-7611 Web: www.florail.net
Contact: Claude Bigot, President; email: cbigot@florail.net
222 W. Adams St. Chicago, IL 60606 312-621-6200 Fax: 312-621-6648 Web: www.gatx.com Email: contactgatx@gatx.com
Description of services: GATX Corp. "strives to be recognized as the finest rail-car leasing company in the world by its customers, its shareholders, its employees and the communities where it operates," according to the company. Controlling one of the world's largest rail-car fleets, GATX has been providing rail cars and services to its customers for more than 115 years. The company has been headquartered in Chicago since its founding in 1898.
Contact: Thomas A. Ellman, Executive VP and President, Rail North America; email: thomas.ellman@gatx.com
161 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60601 312-853-5000 Web: www.gecapitalrail.com Email: railinfo@ge.com
Description of services: GE Capital, Rail Services provides specialty financing and one of the largest and most diverse rail-car fleets in North America. With over 100 years of experience, Rail Services leases a variety of rail cars and offers repair and maintenance services, through the use of GE-owned and authorized shops, to help ensure quality and scheduling flexibility.
Contact: Kareen Gray, EVP Sales & Services
2201 Timberloch Place, Suite 125 The Woodlands, TX 77380 281-363-7057 Fax: 281-363-7060 Web: www.glnx.com
Description of services: GLNX is a full-service operating lessor of owned and managed tank cars. The company also offers fleet management and seeks acquisitions of rail-car portfolios and sale/leaseback programs.
Contact: Jerry Sagehorn, VP Sales and Marketing; email: jerrys@glnx.com
One Centerpointe Drive, Suite 400 Lake Oswego, OR 97036 503-598-3841 Fax: 503-968-4375 Web: www.gbrx.com
Contact: Thomas P. Jackson, VP of Marketing, 503-937-1522; email: tom.jackson@gbrx.com
P.O. Box 518 St. Joseph, MO 64502 816-233-9002 Fax: 816-233-7757 Web: www.herzogcompanies.com
Description of services: Offers rail-car leasing, railroad construction, two full-service rail-car shops, rail testing and rail-car unloading services.
Contact: Keith Schmitz, kschmitz@hrsi.com
1355 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 750 - South Tower Atlanta, GA 30309 678-904-6300 Fax: 678-904-6310 Web: www.infinityrail.com
Description of services: Infinity is a private lessor of a variety of rail-car rolling stock. Infinity "prides itself on exceptional customer service and flexibility with regard to leases and rail-car modifications to find the transaction and equipment to best serve [its] customers," according to the company.
Contact: Larry Smith, VP - Equipment Sales, 678-296-9709, lsmith@infinityrail.com; Lee Martini, Assistant VP -Sales & Leasing, 678-904-6315, lmartini@infinityrail.com
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60606 800-458-2235 Fax: 312-928-0891 Web: www.freightcaramerica.com
Description of services: Railroad freight-car builder and lessor.
Contact: Ted Baun, Senior VP, Marketing & Sales, 312-928-0850; email: tbaun@freightcar.net
121 Rundle Road New Castle, PA 16102 724-658-9061 Web: www.kasgro.com
Description of services: Kasgro is a builder and lessor of various types of rail cars, including cement cars, flat cars, ballast cars, gondolas, ore cars, ribbon train cars and heavy-duty cars.
Contact: Ken Heydorn, VP-Sales & Marketing; email: kheydorn@kasgro.com
One North Wacker Drive, Level 29 Chicago, IL 60606 312-756-3882 Fax: 312-756-3847
Description of services: Macquarie Rail Inc. provides leasing and financing in an array of structures and terms. Offering transportation solutions targeted toward large and small shippers, as well as Class I and short-line railroads, Macquarie Rail covers many key industrial markets, including coal, cement, aggregates, paper, lumber, grain, plastics and metals. Full-service and per-diem leases as well as net solutions available.
Contact: Harry Zander, Senior VP-Sales & Marketing; email: harry.zander@macquarie.com
71 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1800 Chicago, IL 60606 312-803-8880 Fax: 312-803-8890 Web: www.mrc-rail.com Email: info@mrc-rail.com
Description of services: Mitsui Rail Capital (MRC) offers rail-car leasing and fleet management. A subsidiary of trading and investment company Mitsui & Co., MRC has a "young, high-quality and diversified" rail-car fleet serving all major industrial markets including tank cars, according to the company.
Contact: John O'Bryan, President, 312-803-8833; email: jobryan@mrc-rail.com; Daniel P. Penovich, Vice President, 312-803-8860; email: dpenovich@mrc-rail.com
15173 North Road Fenton, MI 48430 Fax: 810-714-4680 Web: www.progressrail.com/leasing
Description of services: Progress Rail Equipment Leasing is "the largest lessor of maintenance of way equipment in North America," according to the company. Progress Rail Equipment Leasing is a full-service firm that offers programs and services tailored to meet customers' financial needs.
Contact: Daniel Daugherty, Sales Manager, 810-714-4626; email: ddaugherty@progressrail.com
P.O. Box 69 McAllen, TX 78505 956-686-2221 Fax: 956-686-2223 Web: www.rgcx.com
Description of services: Rail-car equipment leasing packages, sale/ leaseback transactions, internet-based (ARMS) fleet management services, financing arrangements and investment opportunities.
Contact: Bob Hebbeler, robert.hebbeler@rgcx.com
300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1925 Chicago, IL 60606 1-888-4RAILCAR Fax: 312-559-4829 Web: www.smbcrail.com
Description of services: SMBC Rail (formerly Flagship Rail) is a full-service operating lessor, invested in all tank and freight-car types. The company offers a broad selection of equipment leasing and financing products for the North American rail industry. SMBC Rail can structure a solution for rail equipment needs — short and long term, full-service or net leases, sale/leaseback or portfolio acquisition, according to the company.
Contact: Gene Henneberry, President & CEO, 312-559-4801; Tim Johnson, Senior VP Leasing - Midwest, 312-559-4805; Patrick McGrath, VP Leasing - Southeast, 312-559-4821; Jeffrey Griffin, VP Leasing - Northwest, 312-559-4820; Jeff Wilkison, VP Leasing - Southwest, 312-559-4808; Mark DePaul, VP Leasing - Northeast, 312-559-4822.
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2525 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75207 800-631-4420 | Fax: 214-589-8623 Web: www.gotilc.com
Description of services: Trinity Industries Leasing Co., with a fleet of about 75,000 rail cars, offers rail-car leasing, management services and rail-car repair. Also available is access to the rail-car manufacturing resources and additional rail car services provided by TrinityRail. An overview of TrinityRail's full portfolio of rail transportation products and services is available at www.trinityrail.com.
Contact: Stephen Menzies, Group President, steve.menzies@trin.net; Eric Marchetto, Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer, eric.marchetto@trin.net; Jesse Crews, VP & Chief Investment Officer, jesse.crews@trin.net; Bob Hulick, Executive VP & Chief Mechanical Officer, bob.hulick@trin.net; John Guarino, VP, Portfolio Management, john.guarino@trin.net; Tom Jardine, VP, Portfolio Management, tom.jardine@trin.net.
175 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604 312-431-3111 Fax: 312-347-5837 Web: www.utlx.com
Description of services: Union Tank Car (UTLX), a Marmon Group/Berkshire Hathaway Company, holds a long-term focus in its three tank car disciplines: leasing service, car repair and maintenance, and manufacturing. UTLX "continues to advance car design, manufacturing capability, and complete and competent tank car care," according to the company.
Contact: Bruce Winslow, Public Relations and Advertising Manager, winslow@utlx.com
103 West Vandalia, Suite 20 Edwardsville, IL 62025 618-343-0600 Fax: 618-343-9015 Web: www.VTG.com
Description of services: VTG is a full-service sales and leasing operation of general and specific-purpose rail cars for use by railroads and private shippers throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada. VTG's fleet comprises a variety of rail cars configured to transport various dry bulk products, as well as liquids and other specialized commodities. Leases can be tailored to meet customers' needs, with VTG providing the maintenance and administration services as part of the agreement.
Contact: Lynn Hayungs, Regional VP Sales, lynn.hayungs@vtg.com; Randy Sycks, Regional VP Sales, randy.sycks@vtg.com
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