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On July 1, Trinity Steel was founded by C.J. Bender, manufacturing liquified petroleum gas tanks out of a mule barn in Dallas, Texas.
Trinity Steel was legally incorporated with $100,000 of stock. Company sales jumped 64 percent.
Trinity Steel opens a 65,000 sq. ft. plant on Irving Boulevard, selling a variety of tanks throughout North America and Europe.
On November 1, Trinity Steel merged with Dallas Tank (founded 1933). W. Ray Wallace began his 40-year odyssey as president.
Trinity Steel purchases Cherokee Steel, doubling the size of the company.
Trinity Steel is renamed Trinity Industries. The company produced its first finished Tank Car.
Trinity purchased Gambles, Inc., Custom Tool and Machine Company, Jackson Tank Company, Shelton Equipments and Machine Company and Gorbett Brothers Tank Manufacturing Company, adding new products.
On June 28, Trinity’s stock begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol TRN.
In November, Trinity doubled in size with the purchase of Equitable Shipyards (founded 1921) and Mosher Steel Company (founded 1885).
The demand for railcar containers expanded, and Trinity began building specialized hopper car containers to meet the needs of emerging industries like plastics
Trinity purchased the Texas Metal Fabricating Company, a supplier of heat transfer equipment for the energy industry.
The need for all types of railcars was causing a severe shortage in the railroad industry. Trinity began full scale production of finished tank and hopper railcars. Trinity also purchased Delta Tank Corporation and Houston Machinery Company.
Trinity bought Heat Research Corporation, giving the company the ability to produce covered rail hopper cars. Trinity Industries Leasing Company was formed.
Trinity Industries acquires railcar legacy Pullman-Standard, the nation’s oldest maker of sleeper and freight cars, with manufacturing back to 1852. Trinity also purchases Halter Marine, AESCO Steel, Inc., General Steel and Industrial Steel Products.
Trinity purchased General Tank Linking Corporation and Quick Car to form the Tank Linkin Railcar Repair Division. Trinity Industries moves its headquarters to 2525 Stemmons Fwy.
Trinity Industries introduces the first Plastic Pellet Covered Hopper car. More than 27,000 cars produced.
Trinity acquired Greenville Steel Car Company acquisition and railcar axle manufacturer Standard Forgings.
Trinity acquired Ortner Freight Car and Lone Star Railcar.
Trinity introduced the first Pressure Differential Covered Hopper. More than 13,000 cars are in service.
Trinity delivered 2,000 4,750 cu. ft. covered hoppers for the CSX railroad, the largest to-date.
In April, Trinity purchased Baird Industries. Trinity manufactures a record 12,590 railcars.
Trinity’s lease portfolio grew to more than 9,000 railcars.
Trinity delivered 1,000 grain cars to BNSF Railway. Approximately 17,500 were delivered to the railroad between 1990 and 2007.
Trinity experienced record deliveries of 14,038 railcars. Trinity’s lease portfolio grew to more than 10,000 cars.
Trinity produced its 100,000th railcar and introduced the R.D. III Rapid Discharge Hopper Car.
On May 5, Trinity became an international company with the acquisition of Grupo TATSDA S.A de C.V.in Mexico. Trinity introduced the 286k lb. G.R.I family of round-sided, mid-range, Gravity Discharge Covered Hoppers. More than 52,000 of these cars have been produced. Trinity also Introduced the R.D.IV. Rapid Discharge Hopper car.
Trinity acquired Trancisco Industries.
Railcar production began in Monclova, Mexico.
Trinity acquired McConway & Torley, the nation’s largest manufacturer of railcar couplers.
Trinity introduced the 3,281 cu. ft. Covered Hopper car. More than 35,800 in service. Introduction of R.D.V. Rapid Discharge Hopper.
Trinity introduced the TrinCool™ refrigerated box car.
Trinity acquired Transport Capital, LLC, and Thrall Car Manufacturing Company.
Trinity introduced the R.D. VI Rapid Discharge coal car.
Trinity introduced the R.D. VI Rapid Discharge coal car.
Trinity introduced its dedicated Field Service Group.
Trinity introduced the latest generation Plastic Pellet car, a 6,241 cu. ft. Covered Hopper.
Trinity opened its railcar manufacturing facility in Sabinas, Mexico.
Trinity introduced the RDL™ Longitudinal Rapid Discharge® coal car. More than 4,700 cars are in service.
Trinity manufactured a record 28,200 railcars and introduced the RDL-A™ Rapid Discharge Longitudinal Hopper car.
Trinity delivered its 50,000th Rapid Discharge® car.
Trinity’s total lease portfolio grew to more than 50,000 cars. Trinity introduced the R.D. VII Rapid Discharge coal car.
Trinity forged a supply agreement with General American Transportation Corporation (GATX) for the delivery of 12,500 railcars.
Trinity expanded its product and service offerings to service the growing energy sector.
Trinity added a convertible bi-level auto rack to its automotive product line and acquired Seaboard Railcar Repair.
TrinityRail delivered more than 30,000 railcars and reached a supply agreement with GATX to deliver 8,950 railcars.
Trinity delivered its 500,000th railcar.
Trinity placed more than $5.1 Billion in Railcar Investment Vehicles (RIV) since 2006.
It’s a story that begins in the early days of our nation. A story of tradesmen whose skill and craftsmanship build the railcars that carry the freight of the world upon their backs to keep our coffers filled, our stores supplied, and our world connected.
In the late 1960s, Trinity Industries, Inc., after supplying components to the rail industry for many years, produced its first finished tank car. Years of internal expansion and acquisitions followed and Trinity strengthened its product line and developed a wide-ranging portfolio of products and services for the rail industry.
Recent years have seen fast paced internal growth, as TrinityRail’s product and service portfolio has expanded to meet our customer’s growing and evolving needs. Today, as TrinityRail continues to build upon its heritage and history to enhance and broaden our resources, we work to seamlessly package these resources in a tailored response to individual customer requirements.
