Mitsui Rail Capital
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Mitsui Rail Capital is a railways rolling stock leasing company and part of Mitsui & Co.
based in Japan. Its main activities are the purchase and rental (or leasing) of railway freight cars and locomotives.
and has business offices in Chicago
(Illinois) and Des Moines (Iowa
).
Unitrain MRC was acquired in 1997 specialising in coal transportation; the main activity of this organisation is the leasing of freight cars, particularly coal wagons. Furthermore, MRC is also involved in the management and maintenance of freight wagon fleets it operates including logistics services.
(Brazil
) in November 2004.
MRCLAs main area of activity is the rental of freight cars, particularly for iron ore and agricultural products. The company also has the intention of acquiring logistics centers, in particular ports and related trans-shipment centers in Germany.
Its main customers are the Brazilian freight railway companies América Latina Logística (ALL), MRS Logística, and EFVM and EFC, both subsidiaries of Vale S.A. (the ex-Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Group "Vale").
in the Netherlands
as a joint subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.(Japan) and Mitsui & Co. Europe plc. (United Kingdom).
MRCE main activity is the leasing of locomotives in Europe for the now liberalised rail transport system - particularly to new private railway companies.
(Munich), the operations of the two companies were merged after the acquisition with dispolok being renamed MRCE dispolok in 2008
Locomotives leased from the company carry a distinctive black gloss livery.
, Siemens Mobility and Vossloh Locomotives.
The inventory of MRCE includes:
Mitsui & Co.
Mitsui & Co., also known as Mitsui Bussan, is one of the largest sogo shosha in Japan, and also part of the Mitsui Group. Its business area covers energy, machinery, chemicals, food, textile, logistics, finance, and more.- History :...
based in Japan. Its main activities are the purchase and rental (or leasing) of railway freight cars and locomotives.
United States
Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC (MRC) was established in June 1996 in the U.S. state of IllinoisIllinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and has business offices in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
(Illinois) and Des Moines (Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
).
Unitrain MRC was acquired in 1997 specialising in coal transportation; the main activity of this organisation is the leasing of freight cars, particularly coal wagons. Furthermore, MRC is also involved in the management and maintenance of freight wagon fleets it operates including logistics services.
Latin America
Mitsui Rail Capital Latin America (Mitsui Rail Capital Participacões Ltda.) (MRCLA) was established in São PauloSão Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
(Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) in November 2004.
MRCLAs main area of activity is the rental of freight cars, particularly for iron ore and agricultural products. The company also has the intention of acquiring logistics centers, in particular ports and related trans-shipment centers in Germany.
Its main customers are the Brazilian freight railway companies América Latina Logística (ALL), MRS Logística, and EFVM and EFC, both subsidiaries of Vale S.A. (the ex-Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Group "Vale").
Europe
Mitsui Rail Capital Europe BV (MRCE) was launched in October 2004 with the headquarters in AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
as a joint subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.(Japan) and Mitsui & Co. Europe plc. (United Kingdom).
MRCE main activity is the leasing of locomotives in Europe for the now liberalised rail transport system - particularly to new private railway companies.
Dispolok
The company expanded in September 2006 with the acquisition of Siemens Dispolok GmbHDispolok
Siemens Dispolok Ltd. was a locomotive leasing company wholly owned by Siemens Transportation Systems offering locomotives for hire to European rail operators. On the 21st of September 2006 it was bought by Mitsui Rail Capital Europe BV a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co...
(Munich), the operations of the two companies were merged after the acquisition with dispolok being renamed MRCE dispolok in 2008
Locomotives leased from the company carry a distinctive black gloss livery.
Rolling stock
In 2007 the locomotive pool consisted of ~150 machines from Bombardier TransportationBombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
, Siemens Mobility and Vossloh Locomotives.
The inventory of MRCE includes:
- BombardierBombardier TransportationBombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
TRAXXTRAXXBombardier TRAXX is a modular product platform of electric and Diesel-electric mainline locomotives built by Bombardier Transportation, built in both freight and passenger variants...
(BR 145, F140 AC, F140 AC2, F140 MS) - Siemens EuroSprinterEuroSprinterThe EuroSprinter family of electric locomotives is a modular concept of locomotives for the European market built by Siemens. The internal Siemens product name is ES 64, with ES for EuroSprinter and the number 64 indicating the 6,400 kW power at rail.Additional information is given in the name...
(ES 64 F4) plus inherited Dispolok stock - Vossloh G1000 BBVossloh G1000 BBThe Vossloh G1000 BB is a class of off-centre cab diesel-hydraulic B'B' 4 axle locomotives built by Vossloh in Kiel since 2002. When operating under Swiss owenership the locomotives have received the class Am 842, several units owned by the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois are...
, G1206, G1700Vossloh G1700 BBThe Vossloh G1700 BB is a four axle B'B' medium power diesel-hydraulic locomotive manufactured by Vossloh Locomotives GmbH. in Kiel.The locomotive type is operated by private rail operators in Germany and Austria...
, G2000 - EMD JT42CWR (also known as "Class 66")