Watco Companies

Watco Companies, LLC, is a Pittsburg, Kansas, based transportation company providing transportation, terminal and port, supply chain, and mechanical solutions for Customers throughout North America and Australia.Watco is the owner of Watco Transportation Services, LLC, one of the largest short line railroad holding companies in the U.S. with 37 short line railroads operating on more than 5,000 miles of track, as well as 33 industrial contract switching locations. The Terminal and Port Services division currently manages more than 80 terminals.  Watco Companies is a 50/50 joint venture partner with The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., in GBW Railcar Services, LLC. GBW repairs and refurbishes freight cars at 34 locations across North America, including tank car repair and maintenance facilities certified by the Association of American Railroads.