Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., J&A Industries is a leading manufacturer of signal equipment to major railroad industry leaders, including BNSF Railway and Union Pacific.
Since 1986, CDL has been providing signal solutions, maintenance, and installation of highway grade crossing signal warning systems for Class I railroads, shortline railroads, and industrial facilities throughout the United States.
“J&A Industries’ patented mast ladder platform is an industry standard and further expands CDL Electric’s offering of railroad signal products and services,” says Larry Seward, CDL Electric president.
Mark Biehl, J&A Industries general manager, and the existing management team will continue to lead the business in Kansas City.
Specializing in the sale of rail sector companies, RR Mergers was engaged by J&A Industries in its 2014 sale to Strait Lane Capital Partners. Seek an exit strategy, Strait Lane engaged RR Merger to sell J&A Industries.
— From a RR Mergers & Acquisitions news release. Feb. 3, 2020.
Patent on a ladder? And this is just in time to see the demise of the line-side signals. PTC will put all those systems in the recycling heap. Hopefully, they see the handwriting on the wall.
CDL Electric is headquartered in Pittsburg, KS and has been the contract maintainer and installer for all of the Watco Companies shortline railroads for many years.