Engineering innovative solutions for your rail financing needs

Infinity Transportation is an active buyer and lessor of railcars, encompassing new production to end-of-life equipment of all railcar types. We acquire existing portfolios, typically subject to existing lease, but will consider off-lease assets as well.

We provide operators with cost-effective lease and finance solutions that meet their business objectives through a broad range of products:

Full-service operating lease
Net-operating lease
Per diem lease
Structured transactions

Sale/leasebacks
Portfolio purchase
Capital lease

Industry Experts

Our Rail management team has diverse backgrounds across a wide range of roles, which include a broad investment knowledge and deep experience in the long-term management, repair, leasing, and financing of rail equipment.

Jeffrey Edelman, President, Rail and Intermodal

Jeff is the President of the Rail and Intermodal group and oversees its strategic development, origination, relationship management and all other operational aspects. He has more than 20 years of experience in the transportation equipment leasing industry, including accounting, marketing, operations, portfolio acquisitions, dispositions and debt facilities. Previously, Jeff served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Railcar, Ltd. and was most recently President of Perella Weinberg’s Infinity Rail group.

Jonathan Kantor, Chief Financial Officer, Rail and Intermodal

Jonathan is Chief Financial Officer for the Rail and Intermodal group and is responsible for financial reporting and oversight, portfolio projections and managing finance-related employees. Previously, he held the position of Vice President, Portfolio Management and remains as an advisor on the strategic direction of the investments. Prior to joining the Rail and Intermodal group, Jonathan started his career as a Senior Account Manager at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., and most recently served as Finance Director of Perella Weinberg’s Infinity Rail group.

Brian Ottinger, Chief Commercial Officer, Rail and Intermodal

Brian is Chief Commercial Officer for the Rail and Intermodal group and is responsible for execution of the company’s commercial strategy, management of the Sales & Marketing Team and has oversight with portfolio acquisitions, direct origination, and asset remarketing. Brian has more than 24 years of sales and business development experience within the transportation leasing sector and most recently founded and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Redwood Rail.

Lee Martini, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Lee is Senior Vice President and Head of Sales and Marketing for the Rail group, responsible for general portfolio management and strategic growth, Rail asset acquisition and management of existing client relationships. He has been in the equipment leasing business for more than 11 years and has more than 20 years of sales experience. Previously, Lee served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Perella Weinberg’s Infinity Rail group, and spent a decade in sales management as an Enterprise National Account Manager for AT&T.

Ken Johnson, Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Ken is Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Rail group. He is responsible for asset remarketing, portfolio management, and Rail asset acquisition. Ken has more than 15 years of sales experience in the Rail equipment leasing sector. He started his equipment leasing career as Regional Manager at the David Joseph Company, and most recently served as Vice President of Sales at Midwest Railcar.

James Weaver, Vice President, Sales and Marketing

James is Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Rail group. He is responsible for Rail asset acquisition, remarketing of Rail assets and portfolio management. James has more than 20 years of Sales experience in the Rail Leasing sector. Previously, he served as Senior Account Manager for General Electric Rail and most recently served as Vice President of Sales at PNC Equipment Finance.

Focus Markets

Infinity Transportation purchases, leases and manages railcars across their lifespan — from new production, through midlife and at end-of-life disposition. We are an active buyer, lessor and manager of railcars and portfolios across all rail asset classes. Our management activities include:

Acquisition of railcars of all types, from smaller purchases to portfolios of scale, with certainty of closure
Repair and modification of cars
Leasing a variety of railcar rolling stock
Rule 88 rebuilds and AAR extended life programs

Net- and full-service operating leasing as well as other assignment and deployment arrangements, such as per diem leasing
Capital lease financing

Clients

Our typical clients include:

Railroads – Class I, II, III
Shipping companies
Mineral producers

Agriculture producers
Energy producers
Chemical producers

Asset Classes

BOXCARS

50’ – 60’ standard lengths
70-ton and 100-ton
Plates C (inside height ~11 feet) and F (inside height ~13 feet)
Variety of door types such as single-sliding or double-plug
Bulkheads can be installed to prevent load shifting
For commodities — newsprint, building materials or palletized material — that need protection

COVERED HOPPERS

For bulk commodities — grain, lime and corn — that need protection
70-ton and 100-ton
- Small Cube: 2700 – 35003
- Standard Covered Hopper: 4600 – 47503
- Jumbo: > 50003
Round or trough hatches available
Variety of outlet gates available — gravity and pneumatic discharge
Pressure differential hoppers for dry bulk commodities

OPEN-TOP HOPPERS

Used for bulk commodities that do not need protection
Commodity pours through the bottom gates when emptied
Common commodities include rock, lava rock and coke
Divided hoppers with 3-4 pockets

FLATCARS

General Purpose
- Heavy duty flatcar can be customized to hold commodities in place
- Many lengths and configurations
Bulkhead Flatcar
- Heavy walls affixed to ends of the car for greater load stabilization
- Used for commodities —steel slabs and building equipment
- Centerbeam Flatcar

Equipped with center structure for lumber and other building equipment

GONDOLAS

Coal Gondola
- Equipped with rotary couplers or bottom gates for emptying
- Steel or aluminum construction
Large Cube Gondola Gondola
- 65003 up to 8,0003 cubic capacity
- Used for wood chips, construction and demolition debris, light weight scrap, and auto residue or busheling
Mill Gondola
- Used primarily for scrap waste, recyclables and aggregates
- 00-ton cars (263k and 286k gross weight on rail)
- Exterior heights from 3’-6’, creating significant variance in cubic capacity

TANK CARS

Classified as General Purpose or Pressure Tanks
Petrol-Chemical industry is largest user
Also used for agricultural and mining products
Available in both 263k and 286k gross weight on rail
Typically operate in unit trains
General Purpose capacities range from 20,000-25,500 gallons
Pressure Tanks classified as Small Pressure, Medium Pressure or Large Pressure