Cycle Systems Mission is to reshape our company by being vertically green. Vertically green is recycling and renewing waste and scrap materials to their next level of usefulness and not disposed of them in a landfill.

Our goal is to utilize recycling processes that create a safe and healthy environment for our workforce and community. Today, we renew such products as auto parts, locomotive parts, and surplus industrial supplies.

The cornerstone of this vertical path is to treat our customers with integrity and honesty as we have practice for the past 91 years.

OUR HISTORY
American Railroad Equipment has its roots in the 91 years of scrap processing and recycling of our sister company, Cycle Systems, Inc. During the decades of the 1980's and 1990's over 400 retired and surplus locomotives were dismantled. The parts were qualified properly and sold to a variety of customers. In the year 2000, ARE was spun-out on its own and since that time has dismantled and sold parts from over 200 units. The power concept was born out of this experience.

OUR FACILITIES
Since our start-up we have expanded and grown. Our 100,000 Sq. Ft Plant on 5.3 acres in Roanoke, Va. now has 3 operating overhead cranes, trackage with ceiling clearance through the 600' length and a 20' work-pit. A full locomotive shop! In addition we have leased an adjacent 30,000 sq. ft. secure and clean warehouse for the assembly and system intergration of our power plants, as well as storage of electrical equipment.

OUR CURRENT INVENTORY
Maintaining a Big Inventory of qualified parts is the heart of our marketing effort. A detailed listing of this Current Inventory can be found on our web site americanrailroad.com. It is organized in an easily accessible format following the pattern of the major sections of the EMD and GE Parts Catalogues. On many parts we have tried to add both pictures and prices. We encourage written request by e-mail or fax; prompt phone clarification will follow.

OUR PEOPLE
Jim Collins best selling business book, Good to Great set the theme for the management and leadership of American Railroad Equipment: GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE ON THE BUS!

As a team we strives to exceed our customers expectations. Our knowledge, experience, and customer concerns help us meet this objective.

OUR MISSION
Working together, our mission is to be an economic source of parts and systems to the rail, oil and gas, and electric power industry through the recycling and use of re-manufactured locomotive equipment.