American Track Acquires Dirtworks Rail of the Carolinas (HGNS Inc)

North American Rail Solutions / American Track Acquires Rapid Track

June 26, 2025

Transportation

North American Rail Solutions, through its subsidiary American Track, has acquired Rapid Track, a Tyrone, Georgia-based rail maintenance and construction services provider. The deal expands American Track's footprint in the Southeast U.S.; Rapid Track's owners Shannon and Brandi Shockley will transition following the sale.

American Track Acquires The Railroad Associates Corp (TRAC)

April 13, 2022

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American Track, a Fort Worth-based rail infrastructure services platform backed by DFW Capital Partners, has acquired The Railroad Associates Corp (TRAC) of Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. The add-on expands American Track's service capabilities, customer base and national reach — strengthening its maintenance presence in the Northeast.

American Track Services Acquires Savage Track Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Operations

April 22, 2020

Industrial Services

American Track Services, a Hilltop Private Capital portfolio company, acquired the track inspection, maintenance and repair operations of Savage Industrial Rail Services (Savage Track Services). The add-on expands ATS's geographic footprint and capabilities with locations in Colorado and Utah (and operations across Louisiana, Wyoming and Colorado), broadening service coverage for mines, refineries, manufacturing sites and other industrial customers.

DFW Capital Partners Recapitalizes American Track

November 30, 2021

Industrial Services

DFW Capital Partners led a recapitalization of American Track, a Fort Worth-based provider of railroad inspection, maintenance, repair and construction services. The transaction represents an ownership transition from Hilltop Private Capital (and its capital partners) and is intended to support American Track's next stage of geographic and service expansion, including organic growth and add-on acquisitions.

North American Rail Solutions (American Track) Completes Multiple Add-on Acquisitions Including West Rail Construction, Strategic Rail, Tri Innovations and Condor Signals

March 4, 2024

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DFW Capital Partners-backed North American Rail Solutions (NARS), through its subsidiaries American Track and Universal Rail Systems, completed a series of add-on acquisitions to expand geographic coverage and service capabilities across the U.S. and Canada. Targets include West Rail Construction (Vancouver, WA), Strategic Rail (Tomahawk, WI), Tri Innovations Consulting Ltd. (Calgary, AB) and Condor Signals & Communications (Ontario) to broaden NARS' rail maintenance, construction, engineering and signals/communications offering.

RailWorks Corp. Acquires H&H Engineering Construction

August 23, 2022

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RailWorks Corp., a Bernhard Capital Partners-backed specialty rail contractor, has acquired H&H Engineering Construction, a rail maintenance and construction contractor operating in the Western United States. The acquisition expands RailWorks' West Coast presence and capabilities, and allows H&H to leverage RailWorks' flash butt welding resources and broader maintenance-of-way platform.