Progress Rail Services announced the purchase of RibbonWeld's mobile rail welding assets on December 12.
Progress Rail will acquire RibbonWeld's mobile flash butt welding equipment and a continuous welded rail train, which will become part of its Chemetron Railway Products subsidiary.
RibbonWeld will continue to provide in-plant rail welding services at its facility in Springfield, Missouri and will become a wholly owned subsidiary of The Tie Yard of Omaha Inc.
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