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Portec Rail Products Inc. (PRPX)At 4:00PM ET: 5.53  Up 0.09 (1.65%)  
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Portec Rail Products Inc.
900 Old Freeport Road
PO Box 38250
Pittsburgh, PA 15238-8250
United States - Map
Phone: 412-782-6000
Fax: 412-782-1037
Web Site: http://www.portecrail.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Services
Industry:Railroads
Full Time Employees:288

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Portec Rail Products, Inc. manufactures, supplies, and distributes various railroad products in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It operates in four divisions: Railway Maintenance Products (RMP), Shipping Systems, Portec Rail Nova Scotia Company (Canada), and Portec Rail Products (UK), Ltd. (United Kingdom). The RMP division provides track component and friction management products and services to railroads, transit systems, and railroad contractors; and wayside detection and operating asset data management systems. Its track component products include standard and insulated rail joints, gauge plates, track mats, curve blocks, and jacking systems; and friction modifiers. This division also distributes and resells purchased track components and lubricants manufactured by third parties. The Shipping Systems segment engineers and sells load securement systems and related products to the railroad freight car market. Its customers include railroads, railcar builders, railcar repair shops, and railcar lessors. The Canada division manufactures rail anchors and rail spikes, and assembles friction management products primarily for Canadian railroads. It also manufactures stick lubrication and application systems; and a liquid friction modifier, Keltrack. The United Kingdom division offers friction management and track component products and services to the United Kingdom passenger rail network. It also designs, manufactures, and sells material handling equipment, such as overhead and floor conveyors, racking systems, and mezzanine flooring systems used primarily in manufacturing, distribution, garment, and food industries. The company markets its products through a combination of direct sales force, third party sales representatives, agents, and distributors. Portec Rail Products was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Portec Rail Products Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Dec-08 is better than 85.3% of CGQ Universe companies and 57.2% of Capital Goods companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Richard J. Jarosinski , 54
    Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    $ 254.00KN/A
    Mr. John N. Pesarsick , 41
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Corp. Controller
    $ 162.00KN/A
    Mr. Konstantinos Papazoglou , 56
    Chief Operating Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 264.00KN/A
    Mr. Kirby J. Taylor , 62
    Sec., Director and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 3.00KN/A
    Mr. Lucian J. Sieja , 66
    Pres of Shipping Systems Division and Gen. Mang. of Shipping Systems Division
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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