Progress Rail Services files for $345 million IPO

Progress Rail Services Inc may raise up to $345 million in an initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.
Terms have not been set for the offering expected to be lead by underwriters Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan, according to the filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Progress Rail customers include all "Class I" railroads in North America. The company estimated the total size of the railroad maintenance and repair services market in 2005 was more than $30.5 billion, according to the prospectus.
The company earned $39.3 million on revenue of $1.2 billion in the 12 months ended November 2005 after earning $37.0 million on revenue of $1.12 billion in calendar year 2004, the filing said.
The Albertville, Alabama-based company did not indicate the exchange on which it intends to list its shares.