Cando Rail Services Ltd. provides specialized railway support services to the rail sector and bulk handling industries. Its services include three short-line railway operations; industrial rail services, including railcar switching, unit train operations, material handling, transloading, and logistics services; long-term or short-term railcar storage and switching services for loaded or empty railcars; and railcar/locomotive repairs. The company’s services also comprise transloading services to facilitate the transfer of goods from truck to railcar or railcar to truck; engineering and track services that include track construction and maintenance, rail abandonment, and special projects (on-track services and material handling); and supply of railroad materials available for resale to rail, industrial, and wholesale customers. It serves blue-chip industrial and transportation companies in rail transportation and industrial plant environments in North America. The company was formerly known as Cando Contracting Ltd. and changed its name to Cando Rail Services Ltd. in 2013. Cando Rail Services Ltd. was founded in 1978 and is based in Brandon, Canada with regional offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Whitby, Canada; and Adel, Iowa.