Procor
Procor is a Canadian company producing railway shipping cars. It is Canada's largest private rail car rental fleet, with more than 30,000 conventional and special-purpose tank and freight cars. Linked to Sparling Tank Car of Toronto, Procor was founded in 1952 as Products Tank Line Limited and became an affiliate of US-based Union Tank Car Company. The company, which shortened its name to Procor in 1962, is headquartered in Oakville, Ontario.
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| Industry | Special railcar leasing and repair |
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| Founded | 1952 in Canada (as Products Tank Line Limited) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Tank car, Hopper car, Gondola car (before 2002) |
| Parent | Union Tank Car Company (since 1952) |
| Website | www.procor.com |
Procor is a Canadian company producing railway shipping cars. It is Canada's largest private rail car rental fleet, with more than 30,000 conventional and special-purpose tank and freight cars.
Linked to Sparling Tank Car of Toronto,[1] Procor was founded in 1952 as Products Tank Line Limited and became an affiliate of US-based Union Tank Car Company. The company, which shortened its name to Procor in 1962, is headquartered in Oakville, Ontario.[2][3]
Manufacturing and Repair
[edit]Procor manufactured cars in its Oakville shops until 2002, but now sources from parent Union Tank Car's plant in Alexandria, Louisiana and Sheldon, Texas.[4][5]
List of cars once manufactured by Procor:
- Hopper car
- Tank car - (sulphuric acid, LPG, ethanol)
- Funnel flow tank car
- Coal gondola
Procor operates from numerous locations across Canada.
Repair shops
[edit]Mobile/mini shops
[edit]- Regina West
- Prince George, British Columbia
- North Vancouver, British Columbia
- Trail, British Columbia
- Waterton, Alberta
- Joffre, Alberta
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Greater Sudbury, Ontario
- Nanticoke, Ontario
- Montreal, Quebec
See also
[edit]- Horbury railway works - Procor's British unit from 1974 to 1990
References
[edit]- ^ "Products Tank Line of Canada/Procor Ltd".
- ^ "Procor Ltd - Company Profile and News".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Procor Limited - Contacts".
- ^ "Products Tank Line of Canada/Procor Ltd".
- ^ "Procor Limited - Leasing - Tank Car Design & Manufacturing".
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