Trinity Industries To Convert Railcar Manufacturing Facility.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1999-- Trinity Industries Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TRN (Threaded ReadNews) A popular newsreader for Usenet newsgroups. It is an enhanced version of rn (ReadNews) that includes threads. See Usenet. ) today said it will convert an existing manufacturing facility from railcar to highway bridge girder girder In building construction, a large main supporting beam, commonly of steel or reinforced concrete, that carries a heavy transverse (crosswise) load. In a floor system, beams and joists transfer their loads to the girders, which in turn frame into the columns. production. Conversion of the Denton, Texas Denton is a city in the United States and the county seat of Denton County, Texas. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 80,537, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. , facility, which is currently making tankcar tanks, will begin on November 1 with girder production starting by the end of the calendar year. Trinity Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Timothy R. Wallace said, "As we have demonstrated throughout our history, one of Trinity's core strengths is our ability to convert existing manufacturing facilities into different uses in response to changing market demands. Spurred by recent transportation spending legislation, our highway bridge business is experiencing excellent growth, which we expect to continue. This conversion provides us with greater production capacity in a growing market at the ideal time in the cycle." Trinity Industries Inc., with headquarters in Dallas, is one of the nation's leading diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s industrial growth companies. Trinity operates through five principal product divisions: a Railcar Group, an Industrial Group, a Highway Construction Products Group, an Inland Barge Group, and a Concrete and Aggregate Group. |
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