DFW Capital Partners Recapitalizes American Track

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.

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.

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 Acquires Dirtworks Rail of the Carolinas (HGNS Inc)

February 8, 2021

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Fort Worth-based American Track, a portfolio company of Hilltop Private Capital, has acquired Dirtworks Rail of the Carolinas (HGNS Inc), a Lexington, North Carolina-based rail construction and maintenance contractor. The asset purchase expands American Track's footprint and capabilities in the Southeastern United States as part of its ongoing build-out through add-on acquisitions.

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

April 22, 2020

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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.