Procor
- For the UK wagon building subsidiary based in Horbury nr. Wakefield see Procor (UK)
| Industry | special railcar leasing and repair |
|---|---|
| Founded | Canada (1952, as Products Tank Line Limited) |
| Headquarters | Oakville, Ontario |
| Products | tank car, hopper car, gondola car (before 2002) |
| Owner | Union Tank Car Company (since 1952) |
| Website | PROCOR Corporate Site |
Procor is a Canadian company producing railway shipping cars. It is Canada's largest private rail car rental fleet that has more than 21,000 conventional and special-purpose tank and freight cars.
Although linked to Sparling Tank Car of Toronto (bought by Union Tank in 1946),[1] Procor was founded in 1952 as Products Tank Line Limited and shorted to current name in 1962[2] and is an affiliate of US-based Union Tank Car Company. Procor is headquartered in Oakville, Ontario.[3]
Manufacturing and Repair
Procor has not manufactured cars in Canada since 2002,[4] but sourced from Union car's plant in Alexandria, Louisiana and Sheldon, Texas.[5] Prior to 2002 cars were built in their Oakville shops.
Procor operates from 16 locations across Canada:
List of cars once manufactured by Procor:
- hopper car
- tank car - (sulfuric acid, LPG, ethanol)
- funnel flow tank car
- coal gondola
Repair Shops
- Edmonton, AB
- Regina, SK
- Sarnia, ON
- Oakville, ON
Mobile/mini shops
- Prince George, BC
- North Vancouver, BC
- Trail, BC
- Waterton, Alberta
- Joffre, Alberta
- Edmonton, AB
- Winnipeg, MB
- Sudbury, ON
- Nanticoke, Ontario
- Montreal, QC
See also
- Horbury railway works - Procor's British unit from 1974 to 1990