North American Rail Solutions Combines with ZA Construction

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.

American Track Services Acquires Universal Rail Systems; Forms North American Rail Solutions

April 17, 2023

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American Track Services (a portfolio company of DFW Capital Partners) has acquired Universal Rail Systems, Canada’s largest provider of rail infrastructure inspection, maintenance, repair and construction. The deal creates a new parent, North American Rail Solutions, combining ATS' U.S. footprint with URS' Canadian operations to create a continent-wide rail services platform; URS was sold by an investor group led by TorQuest Partners.

North American Rail Solutions / American Track Acquires Rapid Track

June 26, 2025

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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.

North American Rail Solutions Acquires Condor Signal & Communications

April 9, 2024

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North American Rail Solutions, through its Canadian subsidiary Universal Rail Systems, has acquired Condor Signal & Communications, a rail signals and communications provider based in Oakville, Ontario. The deal brings Condor into Universal Rail's Signals group as an add-on to expand signals & communications capabilities and product offerings across Canada and into the United States; Condor will retain its Oakville offices and continue manufacturing rail switch heaters and related products.

PSC Group (Aurora Capital Portfolio) Acquires Steel Line Rail Services LLC

May 16, 2023

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PSC Group, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired the assets of Steel Line Rail Services LLC, a mobile railcar repair, inspection and valve maintenance provider founded in Marshall, Texas. The acquisition expands PSC's railcar repair and mobile service capabilities and broadens its geographic footprint across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.