2009 headquarters columbus oh usa key people barry fromm president ceo 1 products passenger cars diesel multiple units website www.usrailcar.com us railcar is a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock including passenger cars and diesel multiple units . it was formed in 2009 and is the successor company to colorado railcar after that company shut down in december 2008 . contents 1 history 2 facilities 3 products 4 see also 5 references history edit single level dmu demonstrator us railcar s predecessor colorado railcar ceased operations on 23 december 2008 because of a major liquidity problem . 2 the business remained closed until july 2009 when a group of investors part of the value recovery group vrg purchased the assets of colorado railcar and renamed the company us railcar . 3 the new company operated as a subsidiary of vrg with the headquarters of both companies located in columbus ohio . 1 on 18 february 2010 us railcar announced that it and american railcar industries had formed a joint venture dubbed us railcar company llc to better design manufacture and sell diesel multiple units . 1 on 19 november 2010 however the two companies announced the dissolution of the venture citing current market conditions . 4 the national association of railroad passengers speculated that the cause of the failure of the joint venture was the cancellation of the proposed 3 c passenger corridor in ohio . 5 facilities edit us railcar currently operates no construction facilities ; any products ordered from the company would be built by american railcar under contract . 4 the company plans to construct a facility in gahanna ohio near the port columbus international airport which would be built with a mix of public and private funds . 6 us railcar applied for an 8.7 million grant from the federal government but the application was denied . 6 the state of ohio has offered the company 3.6 million in financial assistance and private investment would provide the remainder of the necessary money to build the factory estimated to cost around 14 million . 7 if constructed the proposed facility would be around 100 000 square feet 9 300 m2 in size and would be located on thirteen acres 5.3 ha of land . 8 it would employ up to 200 people . 8 products edit us railcar offers diesel multiple units in both single and bi level versions as well as unpowered railcars in single and bi level versions . 9 the single level dmus have a passenger capacity of 94 while the bi level models can carry 188 passengers . 9 both types are equipped with two 600 horsepower 0.45 mw detroit diesel engines for propulsion . 9 the single level railcars have a capacity of 102 people while the bi level cars can seat 218 . 9 the company also offers unpowered luxury railcars dubbed the ultradome . 10 see also edit list of rolling stock manufacturers references edit a b c us railcar llc . businessweek . retrieved 1 december 2010 . colorado railcar shuts doors . trains magazine . 29 december 2008 . retrieved 1 december 2010 . us railcar to resume production of former colorado railcar dmu . pr newswire . 1 july 2009 . retrieved 1 december 2010 . a b us railcar joint venture partner pulls out . columbus businessfirst . 19 november 2010 . retrieved 1 december 2010 . nov 24 2010 hotline 682 . national association of railroad passengers . 24 november 2010 . retrieved 1 december 2010 . a b gahanna rail plant s prospects delayed as backers try new routes . columbus business first . 1 march 2010 . retrieved 1 december 2010 . u.s. railcar llc hopes to build a 14 million factory outside columbus . cleveland.com . 10 september 2009 . retrieved 1 december 2010 . a b statement of michael pracht president and chief executive officer us railcar llc before the committee on transportation & infrastructure subcommittee on railroads pipelines & hazardous materials united states house of representatives pdf . committee on transportation us house and infrastructure . 14 october 2009 . retrieved 1 december 2010 . a b c d us railcar dmu specs . us railcar . retrieved 1 december 2010 . unique one of a kind luxury . us railcar . retrieved 1 december 2010 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title us railcar & oldid 647143788 categories companies established in 2009rolling stock manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in ohiocompanies based in the columbus ohio metropolitan area navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 20 04 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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