On-Site Repair. No Shop Required.
Field Repairs to FRA & AAR Standards
Keep Cars in Service. Keep Operations Moving.
Every bad-ordered car sitting at a remote siding costs you time, freight revenue, and demurrage exposure. Transporting cars to a fixed shop adds cycle days and freight charges on top of the repair cost itself. Alleanza Rail's mobile field teams come to your car — eliminating the transport equation entirely and returning equipment to service faster.
What Mobile Repair Eliminates
- Transport costs to and from a fixed shop
- Multi-day shop queue wait times
- Freight charges on bad-ordered moves
- Production gaps from delayed car availability
- Coordination overhead with remote shops
- Extended bad-order reporting on Class I lines
What You Get Instead
- Repairs performed at your plant, siding, or yard
- Same-day or next-day field response for running repairs
- Documentation and bad-order clearance on-site
- Transparent repair records for fleet management
- Direct coordination with your operations team
- Single accountable service provider for field repairs
Field Repair Services by System
All repairs performed in accordance with the AAR Field Manual of Interchange Rules and applicable FRA regulations. Field technicians are qualified on all systems listed below.
Brake Systems
- Single car air brake test (FRA 232.119)
- Extended haul air brake inspection
- Brake shoe inspection and replacement
- Angle cock replacement and testing
- Cut-out cock inspection and replacement
- Triple valve removal and replacement
- Dirt collector and strainer service
- Brake beam inspection and replacement
- Brake cylinder piston travel adjustment
- Retaining valve inspection and service
- Hose and glad hand replacement
- Emergency brake system verification
Coupler & Draft Gear
- AAR coupler gauge inspection (go/no-go)
- Coupler assembly replacement (Type E/F)
- Coupler knuckle and lock replacement
- Draft gear removal and replacement
- Yoke and follower block inspection/replacement
- Striker and carrier plate inspection
- Coupler height measurement and shim adjustment
- Front and rear draft lug inspection
- Anti-creep device installation/inspection
- Uncoupling lever and rod repair
Trucks & Running Gear
- Wheel flange and tread profile measurement
- Wheel diameter and condemning limit inspection
- Journal bearing and adapter inspection
- Roller bearing end cap inspection
- Side frame crack and condemning limit inspection
- Bolster wear plate inspection
- Spring group inspection (broken/missing)
- Truck component replacement (field-eligible)
- Axle journal visual inspection
- Safety strap and snubber inspection
Safety Appliances & Handbrakes
- Hand brake inspection, adjustment, and repair
- Hand brake chain and pawl replacement
- Grab iron and step inspection/replacement
- Sill step inspection and replacement
- Ladder and running board inspection
- End platform and brake staff inspection
- Safety appliance compliance per FRA Part 231
- Placard and stencil compliance (FRA/DOT)
- Retaining valve placard verification
- Classification light and reflector inspection
Car Body & Lading Devices
- Hatch cover and gasket inspection/replacement
- Outlet gate inspection and adjustment
- Door hardware inspection and repair (boxcar)
- Lading securement device inspection
- Load restraint hardware replacement
- Field welding — structural (non-pressure)
- Carbody minor crack repair (non-pressure)
- Trough hatch inspection and repair (hoppers)
- Weatherstripping and seal replacement
- Exterior stenciling and markings compliance
Inspections & Bad-Order Clearance
- Pre-trip and pre-load inspection (FRA 215)
- Bad-order car field inspection and determination
- Interchange condition inspection
- Arrival/departure inspection support
- FRA brake system tests — single car and train line
- Carded/bad-ordered car assessment
- Shop/field repair determination
- Repair documentation and bad-order clearance
- UMLER/AEI stencil and data verification
- Pre-shop condition reporting for owner/lessor
Car Types Served
Alleanza Rail's mobile field teams are equipped to perform running repairs and inspections on the following car types. Service scope varies by car type.
Covered Hoppers
Grain, plastic pellets, cement, fertilizer, and dry bulk commodities.
Open-Top Hoppers
Coal, aggregate, stone, and bulk mineral service.
Gondolas
Scrap metal, coil, mill products, and bulk materials.
Boxcars
General merchandise, auto parts, paper, and packaged goods.
Flatcars
Steel, lumber, machinery, and industrial loads.
Coil Cars
Steel coil and sheet product service.
Intermodal Well Cars
Domestic and international container service.
Tank Cars
Non-pressure and general-purpose tank cars.
Tank Car Running Repairs — Current Scope
Alleanza Rail currently performs all standard running repairs on tank cars — including brake systems, coupler and draft gear, trucks, safety appliances, handbrakes, and stenciling — in full compliance with FRA and AAR Interchange Rules. Tank car body repairs, pressure component service, and qualification maintenance (valves, fittings, interior linings, shell repairs) require fixed-shop AAR M-1002 certification and are not currently performed in the field. These services will be available once Alleanza Rail's fixed shop locations are operational.
Alabama. Gulf Coast. Surrounding States.
Alleanza Rail's mobile units are currently deployed in Alabama and Georgia, with active expansion across the Gulf Coast region and the broader Southeast. We operate along the Class I main line corridors — positioned to respond quickly to industrial facilities, plant sidings, and rail yards across the region. We come to your car: if your equipment is bad-ordered on a siding, in a plant, or at an interchange point, we can mobilize a field team directly to that location.
Fixed Shop Locations Coming Soon
Alleanza Rail is developing fixed-location repair facilities in the Southeast to expand heavy repair capability — including wheel service, truck overhaul, and full AAR qualification maintenance. Location announcements are forthcoming. Contact us to discuss your facility's future repair needs.