 In January 2004, VAE Nortrak North America Inc., acquired the assets of its competitor, Meridian Rail Track Products Corp. with operations at Pueblo, Colorado, Newton, Kansas, and Chicago Heights, Illinois.In November 2004, Nortrak acquired the assets of Rail Products and Fabrications including a trackwork plant and a manganese foundry in Seattle, Washington.In 2007, Nortrak purchased two buildings in Cheyenne which allowed the company to add prestressed concrete railroad ties to its business lines.