Rail supplier news from Mechanical Rubber, Motive Power Resources, Huber+Suhner and WSP (Aug. 26)

In March, Mechanical Rubber acquired Durox, a Wabtec Corp. company based in Strongsville, Ohio. The company is now Mechanical Rubber Ohio. Mechanical Rubber will continue to service all Wabtec worldwide divisions in the rail and transit markets, and continue to manufacture seals and gaskets for its existing customers, company officials said in a press release.

Motive Power Resources Inc. (MPR) has shipped the first EMD SW1200 locomotive of a four locomotive order for Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new facility in Sinton, Texas. The facility is scheduled to begin production in early 2021. The locomotives will be equipped with all new electrical wiring and control systems incorporating the latest TMV microprocessor technology, and feature newly rebuilt mechanicals, MPR officials said in a press release.

Huber+Suhner has launched an embedded dual-band Global Navigation Satellite System receiving antenna that meets all of the rail industry’s requirements, company officials said in a press release. The new SENCITY MIMO Rail rooftop antenna enables railway operators to improve geo-spatial positioning and time precision of their operations, company officials said. 

WSP USA hired Keyur Shah as vice president and managing director for the asset management practice in the United States. Shah will lead the firm’s digital asset management services to help clients use data analytics and asset management tools and technologies, WSP officials said in a press release. Most recently, Shah was the transportation industry lead for an international research and advisory firm. Previously, he led asset management technology services at WSP for seven years.