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Railserve Launches YardGUARD™ Integrated Railyard Safety System

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Railserve, a Berkshire Hathaway-owned Marmon Rail company, has introduced YardGUARD™, a new integrated safety system designed to enhance operational safety and efficiency in industrial railyards. The platform combines real-time engineered controls with daily switching operations, creating a coordinated network of technologies aimed at reducing risk and improving execution across rail environments.

YardGUARD™ brings together six interconnected safety solutions—CrossingGUARD™, DerailGUARD™, FoulGUARD™, GapGUARD™, StopGUARD™, and WatchGUARD™—into a single system that provides real-time visibility, alerts, and automated safeguards in critical yard areas.

The technology is designed to address common operational challenges, including limited visibility, reliance on radio communication, switch misalignment, derail status uncertainty, and railcar fouling issues. By integrating sensing, vision, communications, and cloud-based monitoring technologies, YardGUARD™ delivers synchronized yard-side indications and in-cab alerts to support safer and more informed decision-making.

“By combining field-proven execution with real-time visibility and automated safeguards, we’re enabling a higher level of consistency and control in complex yard environments,” said Laurie Stiles, President of Railserve.

Unlike standalone safety tools, YardGUARD™ is customized for each facility and embedded directly into Railserve’s operating model. The company says the system’s layered approach—including continuous monitoring, automated braking support, and multi-level verification—can help crews identify and address risks before incidents occur, particularly in low-visibility and high-tempo operating conditions.

Railserve views YardGUARD™ as a key step toward a more connected and technology-enabled future for industrial rail operations. The company is currently offering customer demonstrations and site assessments as part of the system’s rollout across North America.

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Marmon Rail Launches Transco Rail Services as Unified Repair Brand

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Berkshire Hathaway’s Marmon Rail has introduced Transco Rail Services, a unified repair identity that brings together UTLX Field Services, Procor Field Services, and Transco Fixed Repair Shops under one name. The move creates a single, clearly branded partner for railcar owners and shippers, simplifying access to shop repairs, on-site programs, mobile railcar repair, and mobile tank car cleaning—while maintaining the same safety, compliance, and quality standards customers expect.

“Customers have asked for a simpler way to engage our network,” said Bob Nelson, Group President of Transco Rail Services. “With one identity, one standard, and clear accountability, it’s easier to schedule work, reduce handoffs, and keep fleets in service.”

The new brand reflects an integrated approach already operating across North America, allowing customers to tailor the right combination of on-site support and fixed-shop capacity to their fleet needs—now under a single name designed to make doing business easier.

Leadership emphasized that while the name is new, the foundation remains unchanged. “Our people, safety programs, and disciplined quality procedures continue to be the basis of every job we do,” said Craig Rioux, President of Transco Shop Services.

UTLX and Procor will remain Marmon Rail’s brands of record for manufacturing, full-service leasing, and leased fleet repair. Transco Rail Services will continue delivering on-site and mobile repair services for the UTLX PROX fleet, while also supporting the broader railcar owner community.

Effective January 1, Transco Rail Services began appearing on all communications, with the new logo rolling out across uniforms and facilities. The organization supports customers across North America through 13 full-service fixed shops and more than 100 on-site and mobile repair locations, offering inspections and qualifications, running repairs, heavy shop work, and tank car cleaning for tank and freight cars of all manufacturers.