Safetran


Safetran Systems Corporation was a US-based supplier of switch machines, railroad wayside signal systems, rail transit signaling and rail-highway grade crossing active warning systems.
The company was a major supplier of freight/commuter rail and transit signal systems with projects on CSX, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, BNSF, Amtrak, MBTA, Metra, Metrolink, Metropolitan Transit, New Jersey Transit, New York City Transit, SEPTA and others.

History

Safetran was founded in 1920 when Safetran's predecessors started developing and fielding products for the growing railroad infrastructure
Safetran previously owned Burco Services which provides warehousing, purchasing, packaging, pre-assembly and total "logistics management" for construction projects.
The company was headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Safetran was part of Invensys Rail Systems; however, the Siemens corporation acquired the rail company officially in April 2013.
The whole Invensys company was acquired by the French multinational Schneider Electric for a total consideration of $ 5.5 billion in July 2013.

Significant applications

The Colorado company named "Safetran Traffic" shares the same company logo as Safetran the rail supplier company, however while the two companies shared a common history, Safetran Traffic split from the parent Safetran Corporation, operating independently.
Safetran Traffic is part of the Anaheim, California-based company Econolite since 2006.