FTRL RAILWAY NEWS

FTRL Railway gives 1206 a “refresh”

March 14th, 2013

FTRL Railway recently refreshed one of its most seasoned locomotives – FTRX 1206.  1206 was born as an Illinois Terminal SW1200 in 1955.  It has been a consistent work-horse in the St. Louis area for almost 60 years.  1206 was the first locomotive that Bill Broyles, President of FTRL Railway, ever operated in the early 1970s when he was an engineer for Illinois Terminal.  Below is a shot now in FTRL Railway colors.  Ed Powers, head of the mechanical department at FTRL, oversaw all the details of the refresh given to FTRX 1206.

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FTRL Railway Announces New LOB – Mobile Railcar Repair Services

December 18th, 2012

FTRL Railway will be adding a new line of business to its current offerings effective February 4th, 2013.  FTRL Railway will be providing mobile railcar repair services in the Midwest to include light and some heavy repairs such as safety appliance repairs, opening/closing rail car doors, emergency repairs, derailment repairs, wheel changes, extended haul air brake tests, and other inspections. FTRL Railway will be offering this service at any industry, rail line, or rail yard location.

A complete list of rates will be available soon.  FTRL Railway will also be providing railcar repairs in St. Louis for customers that need repairs that cannot be completed with mobile services.

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FTRL Railway is being featured on Terry Bradshaw’s show “Today in America”

April 25th, 2012

FTRL Railway is being featured on Terry Bradshaw’s show Today in America.

Today in America is a show hosted by Terry Bradshaw that successfully blends business news stories, lifestyle features and in-depth interviews with doctors, scientists, inventors, business owners, philanthropists and newsmakers from a variety of industries. Today in America is the first show of its genre that’s geared towards the educated, affluent viewer.

FTRL Railway is proud to be featured in the upcoming show. In this segment, one of FTRL Railway’s customers, Gateway Terminals, is also featured in addition to Bill Broyles, President, and Aaron Broyles, Managing Partner.

The Today in America segment with FTRL Railway is currently airing in regional markets across the nation including St. Louis on Charter on CNN Headline News (HLN channel 39). The show will also air nationally on Fox Business News later this summer. Below is the schedule for the St. Louis market:

· Thursday, April 26, 9:54 AM, CNN Headline News Charter Cable
· Thursday, April 26, 8:24 PM, CNN Headline News Charter Cable
· Friday, April 27, 6:54 AM, CNN Headline News Charter Cable
· Saturday, April 28, 6:54 AM, CNN Headline News Charter Cable
· Saturday, April 28, 8:24 PM, CNN Headline News Charter Cable
· Sunday, April 29, 11:24 AM, CNN Headline News Charter Cable
· Sunday, April 29, 3:54 PM, CNN Headline News Charter Cable

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FTRL Railway unveils a refreshed logo and paint scheme to be featured on its newest locomotive, 1515, along with a tribute to Hadley Foster

April 3rd, 2012

FTRL Railway unveils a refreshed logo and paint scheme to be featured on its newest locomotive, FTRX 1515, in addition to a tribute to Hadley Foster.

 

 

 

 

Above is the refreshed logo, and locomotive 1515 will be entering into service by the end of the month.  Locomotive 1515 will also feature a tribute to the late Hadley Foster.  Hadley is the father n law to Bill Broyles and grandfather to Aaron Broyles who served as a locomotive engineer for most of his career before retiring with the Terminal Railroad Association in the 1980s.

Hadley recently passed away, and locomotive 1515 will feature his name as a tribute below its cab window when its completed at Metro East Industries locomotive shop.

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FTRL Railway Begins Switching Operations at Anheuser Busch

October 2nd, 2011

FTRL Railway (Foster Townsend Rail Logistics, Inc.) began providing rail switching services for Anheuser Busch today in support of the A-B St. Louis brewery operations.

FTRL Railway has been growing rapidly over the last few years by providing rail switching services, railroad management and rail/transportation consulting with its headquarters in the Metro St. Louis area.

“We are very excited to be serving Anheuser-Busch.  This will be a very important customer for us,” said Bill Broyles, FTRL Railway’s President and Co-founder.  Bill Broyles is no stranger to the Anheuser-Busch rail operation or the rail market in St. Louis.  Bill had a long career with Norfolk Southern, and he has served in numerous transportation and supervisory roles including president for a local rail switch carrier in the St. Louis area that is owned by the five major Class 1 railroads before starting FTRL Railway in 2008.

Bill Broyles teamed up with his son, Aaron Broyles, and Larry Malashock, former owner of Software Plus, and together they were able to assemble a well capitalized business with a very deep roster of rail veterans.  FTRL Railway is positioned for steady growth over the next several years with plans to continue expanding in the Metro St. Louis area in addition to new markets in Chicago, Kansas City and central Illinois.

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