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ELEANOR, W.Va., June 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Appalachian Railcar Services, a leading national provider of railcar repair, storage, switching, and related services, has completed a major [...]

AUGUST 17, 2018 — Appalachian Railcar Services, LLC (“ARS” or the “Company”), a West Virginia-based rail service provider, announced today its appointment of Michael Scott Driggers (“Scott”) as [...]

New York, New York.  March 2, 2017 – GenNx360 Capital Partners (“GenNx360”), a New York-based private equity firm investing in middle market companies, today announced its investment in [...]

July 13, 2016 Appalachian Railcar Services’ facility in Kingsport, Tennessee, is in the process of converting to a certified tank car facility. As of July 1st, Kingsport is operating under [...]

September 30, 2015 Appalachian Railcar Services, Inc. Announces Acquisition of FreightCar America’s Railcar Repair and Maintenance Services Business ELEANOR, WV, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 — [...]

March 19, 2015 ARS recently entered into an agreement with a Class 1 railroad to transload coil covers for railcars. The covers are off-loaded from truck to temporary storage at ARS’ [...]

January 12, 2015 ELEANOR, W.Va. (AP) – Appalachian Railcar Services (ARS) recently acquired BRC Rail Car Services of Lynchburg Virginia. BRC will operate under a new division (Appalachian [...]

October 14, 2014 ARS is proud to announce the latest services to be added to the company’s railcar maintenance capabilities at the Kingsport, TN facility. ARS can now offer exterior [...]

March 1, 2014 ARS was recently awarded contracts for railcar repair for three Duke Energy/Duke Progress areas. ARS will continue providing railcar maintenance and repair for Duke Indiana’s [...]

February 24, 2014 Appalachian Railcar Services, Inc., has signed agreement with Norfolk Southern out of Roanoke Virginia to take over coal unloading operations at the Duke/Progress Energy Roxboro [...]