Union Tank Car and its Canadian subsidiary, Procor, operate an extensive North American network of shops and mobile units to provide the full spectrum of services your railcars require.

This extensive network enables you to reduce mileage and travel time to and from repair shops and return your cars to service more rapidly.

Repair facilities in the United States and Canada are conveniently located to provide fast response to the requirements of your railcar fleet. The UTLX repair shop and mobile unit network offers a wide range of railcar services from locations all across North America. This extensive network enables you to reduce mileage and travel time to and from repair shops and return your cars to service more rapidly. The map shown below indicates our numerous locations, including full-service repair facilities, mini-shops and mobile repair stations operated by Union Tank Car in the United States and by Procor in Canada. Click on individual locations for more information. For a listing of UTLX repair facility locations including SPLC codes click here.

Union Tank Car and its Canadian subsidiary, Procor, operate an extensive North American network of shops and mobile units to provide the full spectrum of services your railcars require.

UTLX railcar repair service is available to tank car and hopper car lessees and owners from facilities all across the United States and Canada. With convenient locations, modern equipment and a skilled workforce, this network provides a full range of services, from rebuilding severely wrecked railcars to routine maintenance and required tank and valve testing. And interior coatings and linings can be applied to new or existing cars at several locations.

Certified Work

The major UTLX facilities are AAR approved to perform all types of repair and maintenance, plus x-ray examination and stress relieving of tank welds. Many of these shops also have the flexibility to handle retrofit work and special conversion programs. And all locations maintain an inventory of replacement parts so that your cars can be processed and returned to service quickly.

Dedicated locations

In areas of high fleet concentration, service is often performed by dedicated repair points, or mini-shops. These locations have the capability to test and repair outlet valves, safety valves, pressure fittings and air brakes. They also can repair or replace draft and running gear, handrails and other safety appliances.

Mobile repair units

For light repairs and inspections, a large fleet of mobile repair trucks can bring UTLX service directly to your plant site or siding. Typically, they operate within a 50-mile radius of their base and, on special projects, can make trips of 100 miles or more. Shippers who use this service can substantially reduce "bad order" time and empty mileage charges to and from a shop and thereby improve fleet utilization.

The fleet of mobile units now in operation has a service capability ranging from safety valve testing and bottom outlet reconditioning to minor maintenance, such as replacing broken springs or changing worn brake shoes. Mobile unit crews also have the ability to inspect arriving cars for railroad damage and perform pre-trip mechanical inspections before cars are loaded.

Computerized Car Status Reports

Union Tank Car's computer network provides instant communication between headquarters, district offices and repair shops. The system stores mechanical information on every UTLX car and tracks the progess of shopped cars with up-to-date repair status reports.

Interior coatings and linings

Union Tank Car offers lessees and owners the greatest volume capacity for coating and lining work of any company in North America. For you, that means faster servicing of new car orders and less downtime for re-work of your existing fleet.

Several shops in the U.S. and Canada are fully equipped to apply most types of protective coatings and linings, subject to environmental restrictions. Other locations offer patching and refurbishing service for cars with wear or damage. Read more...