Private company

Progress Rail Services

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American railroad products company

Progress Rail Services Corporation (reporting mark PRLX), a fully owned subsidiary of Caterpillar since 2006, is a supplier of railroad and transit system products and services headquartered in Albertville, Alabama. Founded as a recycling company in 1982, Progress Rail has increased the number of its product and service offerings over time to become one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services in North America.2 It is part of Caterpillar Inc.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1982Founded1

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Progress Rail Services Corporation (reporting mark PRLX), a fully owned subsidiary of Caterpillar since 2006, is a supplier of railroad and transit system products and services headquartered in Albertville, Alabama. Founded as a recycling company in 1982, Progress Rail has increased the number of its product and service offerings over time to become one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services in North America.2

Corporate structure

Progress Rail Services is part of a group headed by Caterpillar Inc.. 441 entities, 52 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Caterpillar Inc. Irving, Texas, United States
    • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP Nashville, Tennessee, United States
      • Caterpillar (China) Financial Leasing Co., Ltd (卡特彼勒（中国）融资租赁有限公司) Subsidiary · 北京, China
      • CATERPILLAR CREDITO SA DE CV SOFOM ENR Subsidiary · Monterrey, Mexico
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCE FRANCE Subsidiary · Paris, France
      • Caterpillar Finance Inc. (キャタピラー・ファイナンス株式会社) Subsidiary · 横浜, Japan
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL AUSTRALIA LEASING PTY LIMITED Subsidiary · Melbourne, Australia
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL AUSTRALIA LIMITED Subsidiary · Melbourne, Australia
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL ACCOUNT CORPORATION Subsidiary · Nashville, Tennessee, United States
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL CORPORACION FINANCIERA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA ESTABLECIMIENTO FINANCIERO DE CREDITO Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
        • Caterpillar Financial Corporacion Financiera Sociedad Anonima Establecimiento Financiero De Credito Branch · Madrid, Spain
      • Caterpillar Financial Leasing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (卡特彼勒融资租赁（上海）有限公司) Subsidiary · 上海, China
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Subsidiary · Auckland, New Zealand
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL RECEIVABLES CORPORATION Subsidiary · Nashville, Tennessee, United States
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES (DUBAI) LIMITED Subsidiary · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES (IRELAND) PLC Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES ASIA PTE LTD Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CR, S.R.O. (CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES ČR, S.R.O.) Subsidiary · Modletice, Praha-Vychod, Czechia
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES LEASING ULC Subsidiary · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · Burlington, Ontario, Canada
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. Subsidiary · Kuala Selangor, Malaysia
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES NORWAY AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES PHILIPPINES INC. Subsidiary · Quezon City, Philippines
      • Caterpillar Financial Services Poland Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
      • CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES SOUTH AFRICA Subsidiary · Johannesburg, South Africa
      • Caterpillar International Finance Designated Activity Company Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
      • Caterpillar Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (บริษัท แคทเทอร์พิลลาร์ ลิสซิ่ง (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · กรุงเทพฯ, Thailand
      • and 1 more
    • MWM Boulogne Billancourt, France
      • Phase Subsidiary · Boulogne-Billancourt, France
    • Progress Rail Services Albertville
    • Caterpillar (Switzerland) Subsidiary · Geneva, Switzerland
    • Caterpillar Germany Subsidiary · Garching bei München, Germany
    • Solar Turbines Subsidiary · San Diego
    • 10G LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 1214213 B.C. Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
    • 124 Adams Property Holdings LLC Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
    • 1634730 Alberta Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Advanced Filtration Systems Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AFSI Europe s.r.o. Subsidiary · Czechia
    • Amsted RPS/Schwihag JV LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AP Operation & Maintenance Limited Subsidiary · Jersey
    • Asia Power (Private) Limited Subsidiary · Sri Lanka
    • Asia Power Systems (Tianjin) Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • AsiaTrak (Tianjin) Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Banco Caterpillar S.A. Subsidiary · Brazil
    • Bucyrus Australia Surface Pty. Ltd. Subsidiary · Australia
    • Bucyrus International (Peru) S.A. Subsidiary · Peru
    • Bucyrus Mining Australia Pty. Ltd. Subsidiary · Australia
    • Bucyrus Mining China LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CAAF Dell' Industria Dell'Emilia Centrale S.P.A. Subsidiary · Italy
    • Caterpillar (Africa) (Proprietary) Limited Subsidiary · South Africa
    • Caterpillar (Beijing) Commercial Factoring Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • and 386 more

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

Former owners and parents

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Acquisitions

  1. 2010Electro-Motive Diesel became a subsidiary1
  2. 2005Acquired General Motors Diesel1

Timeline

  1. 2006Acquired Acquired by Caterpillar Inc.1
  2. 2000Acquired Acquired by Progress Energy1
  3. 1982Founded Founded in Albertville1

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