Lincoln Industries

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Lincoln Industries Corp.
Type Private (subsidiary of Progress Rail Services Corporation)
Industry Railroad
Fate Acquired by Progress Rail Services Corporation 1998-01-08
Founded Louisville, Kentucky, United States (1985 (1985))
Headquarters Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Area served North America
Key people Mark A. Clinton, Vice President - Sales & Operations
Products X4 Sectional L.E.D. Light Unit
4-Post Wayside Signal Cantilevers
Slide Safety Ladder
Services Repair
Leasing
Design
Installation
Parent Progress Rail Services Corporation
Website lincoln-industries.com
References: [1][2][3]

Lincoln Industries Corp., also known as Progress Rail Services Corporation - Signals Division, manufactures railroad signal products sold to customers throughout North America. Founded in 1985, Lincoln Industries has been part of Caterpillar Inc. as a subsidiary of Progress Rail Services Corporation since January 8, 1998 and is organized under Progress Rail's Engineering and Track Services (ETS) group.[1][2][4] Lincoln Industries maintains a headquarters and manufacturing facility in Louisville, Kentucky, a manufacturing facility in Jacksonville, Florida and has access to Progress Rail facilities throughout North America for staging materials.[1]

Products

Lincoln Industries manufactures railroad/highway grade crossing safety warning devices, various signaling devices, and railroad right-of-way maintenance and rail-handling equipment.[4] Lincoln Industries is recognized as a leader in incorporating state-of-the-art safety structures into their products.[5]

Services

Lincoln Industries repairs and leases railroad right-of-way maintenance and rail-handling equipment.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lincoln Industries 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Progress Rail 2010.
  3. ↑ Lincoln Industries 2010a.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Railway Age 1998.
  5. ↑ Railway and Track Structures 2000.
  • "About the company". lincoln-industries.com. Lincoln Industries Corp. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-11-07. "Lincoln Industries has served the Signal, Maintenance of Way and Mechanical departments of the railroad industry for over twenty five years." 
  • "Contacts". lincoln-industries.com. Lincoln Industries Corp. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-11-07. "Mark A. Clinton, Vice President - Sales & Operations" 
  • "Locations - United States - Progress Rail Services". progressrail.com. Progress Rail Services Corporation. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-11-07. "ETS - Kentucky - Louisville" 
  • "Lincoln Industries". Railway Track and Structures. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. 2000-06-01. Retrieved 2010-11-07. "Lincoln has been the leader in pioneering products that contain the state-of-art safety appliances for their structures." 

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