Amsted Rail designs, engineers and manufactures integrated bogie systems and under-railcar components for heavy haul freight rail, plus telematics and railcar monitoring products.
Amsted Rail Company, Inc. designs, engineers, tests and manufactures rail products in the United States, and is the world's leading provider of fully integrated bogie systems for the heavy haul freight market. Its under-railcar portfolio spans wheels, axles and bearings, brake systems, couplers, draft gears and end-of-car energy management systems, with the company an industry leader in a number of these categories. The work covers heavy haul rail systems engineering, bogie system design and integration, and manufacturing engineering.
Beyond mechanical hardware, the company operates in rail telematics and data analytics. Amsted Digital Solutions is a telematics platform delivering real-time information on the health and status of railcars and their key components, including the IQ Series gateway device, applying IoT technology and condition monitoring to freight rail logistics.
Amsted Rail is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and runs 40 locations across 10 countries and six continents, serving customers worldwide. The company is 100% employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Its stated emphasis is on innovation, technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, alongside proven performance and reliability across its product lines.
