Operating Company Transportation & Logistics

American Track

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Turnkey rail solutions provider offering railroad design/engineering, maintenance, construction, repair, inspection, and terminal services across the U.S., serving industrial and rail infrastructure customers.

Focus Areas
Rail maintenance & repair, Rail construction & track work, Railroad engineering & inspection

Tracked deals

9

9 tracked deals across 2020-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

9 addon

American Track Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for American Track. 1 2020 1 2021 1 2022 1 2023 2 2024 2 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    North American Rail Solutions, American Track
    Target
    Queen City Railroad Construction (QCRC)
    Seller
    Queen City Railroad Construction (QCRC) management (Mark Edmands continues as President), QCRC President Mark Edmands (continues post-sale)
    Industry
    Transportation
    Type
    Addon

    North American Rail Solutions, through its subsidiary American Track, acquired Queen City Railroad Construction (QCRC). QCRC, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, provides rail maintenance and construction services and will be integrated into American Track’s rail construction group to expand capabilities and geographic reach.

  • Buyer
    North American Rail Solutions, DFW Capital Partners
    Target
    ZA Construction
    Industry
    Transportation
    Type
    Addon

    North American Rail Solutions (a portfolio company of DFW Capital Partners) has completed a strategic combination with ZA Construction, a Brandon, Mississippi–based outsourced rail support services provider. The deal brings ZA's rail maintenance, construction and support capabilities into the NARS platform to expand geographic reach, shared services and growth for the combined rail services business.

  • Buyer
    North American Rail Solutions, American Track, DFW Capital Partners
    Target
    Rapid Track
    Seller
    Rapid Track, Shannon Shockley, Brandi Shockley
    Industry
    Transportation
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    North American Rail Solutions, Universal Rail Systems, DFW Capital Partners
    Target
    Condor Signal & Communications
    Seller
    Maggie DiPede-Sullivan
    Industry
    Infrastructure
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    North American Rail Solutions, American Track, Universal Rail Systems, DFW Capital Partners
    Target
    West Rail Construction, LLC, Strategic Rail, LLC, Tri Innovations Consulting Ltd., Condor Signals & Communications
    Seller
    Mike Sands, Dianna Gustafson, Travis Gustafson
    Industry
    Transportation
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    American Track Services, DFW Capital Partners
    Target
    Universal Rail Systems
    Seller
    TorQuest Partners (investor group led by TorQuest)
    Industry
    Transportation
    Location
    Alberta, Canada
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    American Track, DFW Capital Partners (affiliate investor)
    Target
    The Railroad Associates Corp (TRAC)
    Seller
    Kennedy Family (owners of TRAC)
    Industry
    Transportation
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    American Track, Hilltop Private Capital LLC
    Target
    Dirtworks Rail of the Carolinas (HGNS Inc)
    Seller
    Mark Snyder
    Industry
    Transportation
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    American Track Services, Hilltop Private Capital, PNC Mezzanine Capital, Deerpath Capital Management
    Target
    Savage Track Services (track inspection, maintenance and repair operations of Savage Industrial Rail Services / Savage Transportation Management)
    Seller
    Savage Enterprises, LLC, Savage Transportation Management
    Type
    Addon

    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.

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