Railcar repair & service shops
Railcar repair and service shops in Iowa
14 railcar repair and service facilities in Iowa — repair, tank car cleaning and requalification, lining and coating, wheel work and mobile repair. Need a car repaired, cleaned or stored? Tell us the car and where it sits and we’ll line up a shop.
Networks: Transco Rail Services (Marmon Rail) (5), Compass Rail Services (3), TrinityRail (Trinity Industries) (2), Harbor Rail Services Company (1), Raptor Tank Cleaning Systems (1), American Industrial Transport (AITX) (1), SA Rail, LLC (1).
Shops
Commodity detail is confirmed for 13 of 14 sites and capability detail for 5. Filtering by either hides sites we have not verified yet rather than sites that lack it — call us and we will confirm any of them.
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| Shop | City | Services | Railroad | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Rail Services - Burlington Compass Rail Services · MRU & onsite repairs |
Burlington, IA | Freight Car Repair, Mobile Repair Base | Burlington Junction Railroad, interchange: NS | |
| Compass Rail Services - Centerville Compass Rail Services · MRU & onsite repairs |
Centerville, IA | Freight Car Repair, Mobile Repair Base | Progressive Rail Incorporated - Iowa Southern Railway, interchange: UP | |
| Transco Clinton, Iowa On-Site Shop Transco Rail Services (Marmon Rail) · On-Site Shop |
Clinton, IA | Not listed | — | |
| Harbor Rail Services - Council Bluffs Harbor Rail Services Company · On-Site Shop (Cleaning / Prep) |
Council Bluffs, IA | Freight Car Repair | — | |
| Raptor Tank Cleaning – Durant facility Raptor Tank Cleaning Systems · Railcar cleaning facility (cleaning only) · tank, covered hopper |
Durant, IA | Tank Car Cleaning | IAIS | |
| AITX Emmetsburg, IA Repair Location American Industrial Transport (AITX) · Onsite Customer-Dedicated · tank, covered hopper |
Emmetsburg, IA | Freight Car Repair, Tank Car Repair, Painting, Mobile Repair Base | — | |
| Compass Rail Services - Mason City Compass Rail Services · MRU & onsite repairs |
Mason City, IA | Freight Car Repair, Mobile Repair Base | Progressive Rail Incorporated - Iowa Traction Railway, interchange: UP | |
| Transco Missouri Valley, Iowa Mobile Repair Unit Transco Rail Services (Marmon Rail) · Mobile Repair Unit |
Missouri Valley, IA | Mobile Repair Base | — | |
| Transco Oelwein, Iowa Fixed Shop Transco Rail Services (Marmon Rail) · Fixed Shop · tank |
Oelwein, IA | Freight Car Repair, Tank Car Repair, Inspection & Requalification, Lining & Coating, Tank Car Cleaning, Storage | — | |
| TrinityRail Maintenance Facility - Shell Rock, IA TrinityRail (Trinity Industries) · Maintenance Facility / Mobile & On-Site Service Area |
Shell Rock, IA | Freight Car Repair, Mobile Repair Base | — | |
| Transco Sioux City, Iowa Fixed Shop Transco Rail Services (Marmon Rail) · Fixed Shop · tank |
Sioux City, IA | Freight Car Repair, Tank Car Repair, Inspection & Requalification, Lining & Coating, Tank Car Cleaning, Storage | — | |
| TrinityRail Mobile & On-Site Service Area - Sioux City, IA TrinityRail (Trinity Industries) · Mobile & On-Site Service Area |
Sioux City, IA | Mobile Repair Base | — | |
| SA Rail - Waterloo SA Rail, LLC · Repair location (type not stated on site) |
Waterloo, IA | Freight Car Repair | — | |
| Transco Waterloo, Iowa Fixed Shop Transco Rail Services (Marmon Rail) · Fixed Shop · tank |
Waterloo, IA | Freight Car Repair, Tank Car Repair, Inspection & Requalification, Lining & Coating, Tank Car Cleaning, Storage | — |
Shop locations and services are compiled from each repair network’s own published location pages and are not exhaustive. AAR M-1003 / M-1002 badges appear only where the shop’s own page states the certification; confirm current certification, capacity and rail access with the shop. Steel Wheel Logistics does not own or operate these facilities.