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A division of Vossloh, North America, Global Rail Systems' mission is to provide safe, cost effective, innovative products and systems to the railway freight and transit markets. Our promise is to provide superior service and support to ensure the highest reliability for all components and systems. This commitment assists our customers in reducing costs and achieving safer more efficient operations.

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10/22/09 --- MARLIN, Texas, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ - Global Rail Systems, Inc. (www.globalrailsystems.com), a Marlin, Texas-based railroad automation company, said today that Vossloh has acquired a majority interest in the company, effective October 16, 2009.

Vossloh is a global player in the rail technology markets. The Group (4,700 employees) focuses on its core businesses of rail infrastructure, rail vehicles, signalling systems and electric buses. During fiscal year 2008, the Group generated sales of more than euro 1.2 billion and an EBIT of euro 137.7 million.

The acquisition of Global Rail Systems complements Vossloh's three other U.S.-owned companies: Vossloh Track Material (formerly Pohl Corp.), Cleveland Track Material, Inc., which manufacture track switches and Vossloh Fastening Systems America Corp., based in Chicago. Under terms of the agreement, Global's management will remain in place.

Global Rail Founder Coy Beaman said, "This is a perfect marriage of track and train control technologies. We have the right resources to establish Vossloh in the U.S. signaling market and place Global Rail Systems' products in Europe--greatly strengthening our position in the rail signaling market."

Global Rail Systems CEO Tom Schlosser said, "I am excited about this partnership. For our customers, it means greater support and a wider range of excellent products. For GRS, we foresee increased market share and more aggressive R&D efforts."

Global Rail Systems manufactures and supplies the railroad, transit and industrial railroad markets with advanced railroad technology products for mainline and yard switch control and automation, crossing warning systems, train detection, and advanced control and dispatching software.

SOURCE Global Rail Systems, Inc.

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09/16/08 --- 5,000 Fast-Growth Companies to Quell Your Recession Fears- List Reports Aggregate Revenue of $185 Billion. Global Rail Systems, Inc. Ranks No. 1312 on the 2008 Inc. 5,000 With Three-Year Sales Growth of 388.6%

NEW YORK, August 20, 2008 - Inc. today ranked Global Rail Systems, Inc. No. 1312 on its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy - America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.

"Our second annual Inc. 5,000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism," said Inc. 5,000 Project Manager Jim Melloan, "The Inc. 5,000 gives an unrivalled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth." Global Rail Systems, based in Marlin, TX, manufactures and supplies the Railroad, Transit and Industrial railroad markets with advanced railroad technology products for mainline switch control, yard switch control and automation, crossing warning systems, train detection technology and advanced control and dispatching software.

The 5,000 companies that made the list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most important, the 2008 Inc. 5,000 were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded. Complete results of the Inc. 5,000, including company profiles and a list of the fastest-growing companies that can be sorted by industry and region can be found at www.inc5000.com.

Hottest Regions for Fastest-Growing Companies
The New York Metro area tops the Inc. 5,000 list with the most companies of any city with 355. Washington, D.C. comes in a close second with 300 companies on the list; Los Angeles comes in third with 244 companies, and Atlanta (194 companies) and Chicago (189 companies) round out the top five. Interestingly, only 62 companies on the Inc. 5,000 are not based in metropolitan areas.

Grand Rapids, Mich. leads the list with the highest median revenue of any metro area ($26.2 million, 16 companies), followed by San Antonio, Texas ($21.3 million, 25 companies), Baton Rouge, La. ($18.8 million, 14 companies), Houston ($17.1 million, 97 companies), and Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. ($16.5 million, 39 companies).

Hottest Industries for Fastest-Growing Businesses
The most notable median growth categories among the Inc. 5,000 fastest-growing businesses are in the Energy category (which grew by 298%), followed by Government Services (which grew by 220%), Security (200% growth), IT Services and Software (both grew by 187%), and Consulting (which grew by 182% on average).

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08/26/08 --- MARLIN, Texas, Aug. 26—Global Rail Systems, Inc. (www.globalrailsystems.com), a Marlin, Texas-based railroad automation company, said today that the U.S. Patent Office has granted it a patent for its FAS-PAS™ (Fail Safe Audible Signal - Power Activated Switch) power switch control system. The patent specifically covers GRS’s method of controlling and indicating the position of an approaching switch in dark (unsignaled) territory.

“This patent is important to Global Rail Systems as it validates and protects the methodology behind our FAS-PAS™ technology in this competitive environment,” said GRS CEO Tom Schlosser. “More important,” he added, “FAS-PAS provides railroads with a more cost-effective switch control system than traditional systems. It also provides an efficient method to prevent accidents and injuries in dark territory. It’s a winning announcement for everyone and we’re proud of it.”

FAS-PAS™ enables train crews and dispatchers in dark territory to control an approaching switch and line it for the position desired and receive vital confirmation. This can be accomplished either by the train crew through the existing radio network, or by a central dispatch or control center. Global Rail Systems manufactures and supplies the railroad, transit and industrial railroad markets with advanced railroad technology products for mainline switch control, yard switch control and automation, crossing warning systems, train detection technology and advanced control and dispatching software.

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