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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.5M
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For over 100 years, Miner Enterprises, Inc. has supplied the railroad industry with quality manufactured and engineered railcar components. Founded in 1894, the W.H.Miner spring draft gears filled a special need during the railroads' transition from wooden frames and the standardization of draft gear pockets, automatic couplers and braking systems from approximately 1885 to 1919. The key patents involved in this evolutionary period of our draft gears business is covered in a new publication "The Amazing Story of the Miner Spring Draft Rigging" brochure (approx. 20mb). W.H. Miner Division has since grown to include draft gears, discharge gates and mechanisms, side bearings, and brake beams. The current company is a result of the 1968 purchase of W.H. Miner Company and Enterprise Railway Equipment. It has become one of the industry's most experienced gate manufacturers and also manufactures mechanisms for coal, ore, and ballast unloading. In 2000, Miner continued its expansion of high quality product offerings with the purchase of Buffalo Brake Beam, manufacturing the highest quality brake beams in the industry. W.H. Miner is a major supplier of freight car components to the railroad industry. Our customer list comprises all Class I and Class II railroads worldwide, freight car builders, private-car companies, leasing companies, and contract freight car repair shops. Miner has sold its products in 56 countries and recently won its second award for excellence in exporting,...
President
David W. WithallNumber of Employees 250
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NAICS Code Pump and Pumping Equipment Manufacturing: 333911
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Miner Enterprises
- 2008-06-01
Miner Enterprises named Bill O'Donnell director of international sales.
Miner Enterprises, Inc
- 2008-06-01
Miner Enterprises, Inc., appointed Buill O'Donnell director of international sales, based in Geneva, III. Mike McGuiganm, vice president-international sales, retires Sept. 30.
No more jolts, please: draft gear and end-of-car cushioning unit suppliers are designs tooffering railroads new provide smooth, damage-free transportation for all kinds of cargo
- 2007-12-01
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Riding the rails can be a rough experience for cargo, so railroads are anxious to keep things on an even keel and keep shippers happy. Fortunately, there are new products and service offerings to help rail freight cars do the job without unnecessary bumps. Amsted Rail...
Understanding ballast behavior: researchers are striving for a better basic understanding of ballast behavior. Suppliers are using those findings to improve equipment
- 2007-08-01
Railroads operate under tight maintenance budgets and need to extend the life of their existing assets from large ballast regulators and tamping machines to the small stones of the ballast. Suppliers are delivering better and more-efficent equipment and services, while researchers, such as Erol Tutumluer, associate professor at the University...
From rocks to ballast: suppliers are helping railroads keep ballast in good shape and save money with more-efficient equipment and better ballast evaluation techniques
- 2007-03-01
Heavy loads and work-window shortages are familiar challenges faced by the railroad industry. Now, thanks to increased competition from the construction industry, add the rising cost of quality rock to the equation. Railroads need to extend the life of their existing assets and suppliers are delivering with better and more-efficent...
Miner Enterprises, Inc
- 2006-10-01
Miner Enterprises, Inc., appointed Boris N. Marinic general sales manager for the Canadian region, with headquarters in Calgary, Alta.
Suppliers pick up the slack with draft gear and cushioning systems that reduce in-train forces and absorb damaging impacts
- 2004-05-01
Status quo doesn't cut it when it comes to retaining and growing business. That's why railroads and freight car owners rely on suppliers to help them provide a smooth, damage free ride with refined draft gear and cushioning systems, both new and reconditioned. In the new draft gear arena,...
Miner Enterprises, Inc - People: Suppliers - Richard B. Biehl becomes W.H. Miner Division vice president of sales - Brief Article
- 2003-01-01
Miner Enterprises, Inc., appointed Richard B. Biehl vice president, sales for the W. H. Miner Division. Biehl succeeds Joseph G. Stark, who retired in September 2002.
Miner Enterprises
- 2001-01-01
MINER ENTERPRISES has acquired the assets of Buffalo Brake Beam Co. Buffalo Brake Beam's engineering and technical services departments will remain at its Lackawanna, N.Y., production facility, while sales, customer service, and billing will he based in Miner's Geneva, Ill., headquarters.
Ballast equipment going high-tech
- 2000-09-01
Rocks are rocks, but high-tech items like computers and Global Positioning Systems electronics are making ballast operations more efficient as well as safer Rocks are pretty mundane subjects. However, keeping the rock ballast portion of thousands of miles of track in place and functioning is challenging. New equipment and...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David W. Withall | President |
| Richard Biehl | Sales Executive |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Miner Enterprises, Inc. | President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Miner Enterprises, Inc. | Sales Executive | Current |
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