History
1898
Loram’s parent company is launched, constructing railway grade on the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
1936
Seeing a growing need, Loram’s parent company diversifies into railway track maintenance. Up until then, most work of this kind was performed with simple hand tools and brute strength.
1955
The new Loram Plow is introduced.
1957
Loram receives its first double-track plow from the Calgary shops.
1958 & 1959
The Autotrack prototype is developed as a solution to maintain track alignment.
1960
The Loram Undercutter, a spin-off from the Autotrack and Sled designs, is developed. Its first job is lowering the track on the Stone Arch Bridge crossing the Mississippi River near Minneapolis, MN.
1962
The Loram Winch Cart prototype, made from junk yard parts, is developed to pull a sled, plow or Autotrack to eliminate the need for a work train.
1963
Loram develops an Undercutter Cleaner, nicknamed “The Monster” with its many moving parts, which is Loram’s largest piece of equipment at 100 feet long, 14 feet high and 70 tons.
1968
Loram’s first Shoulder Ballast Cleaner is completed, one of Loram’s most successful pieces of equipment.
1969
Loram starts rail grinding research with Black & Decker hand grinders and is developed into a small self-propelled rail grinder that could handle spot-maintenance work.
1971
Loram’s first tie inserter is built.
1972
Loram introduces the Autosled.
1974
Loram’s expansion leads to a new facility in Hamel, MN.
1979
Loram adds a tie extractor to the product line.
1983
Loram builds its first High Performance Shoulder Ballast Cleaners, SBC9 and SBC10.
1985
Loram builds RG8 and RG10, the first computer controlled rail grinders.
1985
Loram introduces its first Badger Ditch Cleaner.
1986
Loram’s first Switch and Crossing Rail Grinder is built.
1990
Loram’s engineering department begins utilizing CAD System Engineering.
1992
Loram acquires Rotra rail grinding technology for transit systems
1995
C2101 is built to new standards in safety, quality, performance and environmental protection.
1998
Loram’s parents company celebrates its 100th-year anniversary.
2001
Loram unveils its first two Railvacs, LRV1 and LRV2
2004
Loram celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
2004
Loram introduces MPC1.
2005
Loram develops and builds the Raptor Rail Train.
2009
Loram builds its first Transit Railvac.
2010
Loram develops the Track Lifter Undercutter.
2011
Loram acquires Tranergy, Inc., a leader in Friction Management.
2011
Loram implements ICARE Care Values.
2014
Loram celebrates 60 years.
2015
Loram doubles the performance of its Shoulder Ballast Cleaners with the inception of the SBC2400.
2016
Loram delivers three C44 rail grinders to Network Rail in the United Kingdom.
2016
Loram unveils the UC1200 undercutter cleaner.
2017
Loram acquires HyGround Engineering, experts in track in substructure maintenance and management.
2018
Loram acquires Georgetown Rail Equipment (GREX), an innovative railroad maintenance solution provider.
