Amsted Rail idling Bessemer wheel facility

Citing “reductions in new railcar demand and improved efficiencies of the railroads in North America for the foreseeable future,” Amsted Rail is temporarily idling its Bessemer, Ala., Griffin® wheel facility. Amsted Rail expects to accomplish this before the end of September 2016...

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Published on June 7, 2016

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