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Posted on March 13,2023

2023 Sign On Bonus All McConway & Torley direct employees will be enrolled in our $1,000.00 sign on bonus incentive program.* Additional Job Opportunities with McConway & Torley. Finishing Operator (Grinder) McConway & Torley is looking for Finishing Operators, also known as Grinders. As a Grinder, you will work with a great group of people […]


Engineering Inquiry

Posted on April 26, 2022

Contact Our Engineering Team Quality parts are important We operate in an industry built on trust. This can only be achieved through communication and experienced support. At McConway & Torley Every Customer Matters Have questions about our products? Our entire team receives specialized training regularly to ensure you’re receiving the best information possible. From basic questions […]


Sales Inquiry

Posted on April 26, 2022

Contact Our Sales Team Quality parts are important We operate in an industry built on trust. This can only be achieved through communication and experienced support. At McConway & Torley Every Customer Matters Have questions about our products? Our entire team receives specialized training regularly to ensure you’re receiving the best information possible. From basic questions […]


McConway and Torley passes the AAR M-216 Fatigue Test

Posted on December 6, 2021

Filed under: Knuckle


Defense & Energy

Posted on July 14, 2021

Defense & Energy Strong history and a bright future McConway and Torley has been a longstanding strong partner with companies and government agencies such as NAVSEA, AFRL, ARL and DOE in the Defense and Energy sectors. Our highly advanced metal making and processing combined with large sand molding and state of the art ingot making […]


McConway and Torley passes M-216 Knuckle Fatigue Test

Posted on January 20, 2021

Filed under: Knuckle


Marine

Posted on December 9, 2020

Marine 150 Years of Quality Castings Throughout the 150 years of continuous operation in steel town, Pittsburgh, PA, M&T has earned a reputation for quality and dependability through product design innovations and manufacturing process improvements.  Recent foundry modernizations have allowed us to meet the needs of our customers with a steady, dependable and economic supply […]


Terms of Use

Posted on July 9, 2019

MCCONWAY & TORLEY, LLC TERMS OF USE (last Revised June 26, 2019) PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AS THIS INCLUDES A CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS. Which website do these terms cover? Mcconway.com (with associated domains). Who operates this website? McConway & Torley, LLC What does this website offer? We provide this website as-is, as […]


McConway & Torley is celebrating its 150th year!

Posted on July 1, 2019

In 1868, William McConway purchased the Eagle Gray Iron Foundry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  This foundry became one of the railway industry’s first suppliers of steel castings.  John J. Torley joined McConway a year later when the first transcontinental railroad spurred the rapid growth of industry, McConway & Torley was born. McConway & Torley soon became […]Read moreMcConway & Torley is celebrating its 150th year!

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Transit Couplers

Posted on July 7, 2019

H-Type Tight-Lock Couplers TYPE H “Tight-Lock” Couplers for Passenger Equipment The H-Type “Tight-Lock” coupler constitutes the Standard Coupler for Passenger Equipment in North America.  All important engaging surfaces are machine finished to closely control dimensional tolerances.  This results in secure positive locking, which eliminates any play, or slack, between mating surfaces.  The coupler body and […]


Draw Bars

Posted on January 15, 2019

Draw Bars McConway & Torley offers the industry’s largest selection of drawbars. Drawbars can replace standard F or E couplers, reducing slack, reducing weight and eliminating coupler pull-outs. Drawbar designs can be used with conventional yokes and draftgears as well as with specially designed shorter yokes and gears. In addition, McConway & Torley has slackless […]


Striker Parts

Posted on January 15, 2019

Striker Parts In standard freight car draft arrangements, a rectangularly shaped block of steel is interposed between the butt of the coupler shank and the front working-end of the draft gear. This block extends crosswise through the front end of the yoke gear pocket and is termed the front follower. The relative positions of the […]


Knuckles & Coupler Parts

Posted on January 15, 2019

Knuckles & Coupler Parts McConway & Torley, LLC offers a full line of OEM certified replacement parts and components. All coupler knuckles and parts are manufactured to AAR specifications and rigorously tested for material quality and product interchangeability.  All standard E-type, F-type, H-Type transit, and solid knuckles for locomotive applications are manufactured in Pittsburgh, PA.  […]


Freight Couplers

Posted on January 15, 2019

Freight Couplers AAR & DOT Shelf Couplers All hazardous material cars must be equipped with couplers having top and bottom shelves projecting from head end front faces.  The purpose of the shelves is to prevent vertical coupler disengagement during train derailment and thereby minimize the potential for tank car shell puncture.  All AAR standard E, […]


Products

Posted on January 14, 2019

Product Catalogue Info Box This is the product catalogue page that gives an overview and links to each product category. In progress.


Yokes & Followers

Posted on January 14, 2019

Yokes & Followers Yokes form a pocket for the draft gear and maintain the gear in proximity to the rear end of the coupler. This forces are applied to the coupler head and are dampened by the gear. In standard freight car draft arrangements, a rectangularly shaped block of steel is interposed between the butt […]


SY40AE

Posted on January 14, 2019


Commercial Industries

Posted on January 11, 2019

Commercial Industries Our Wide Range of Industry Experience Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Nullam quis risus eget urna mollis ornare vel eu leean eu leo quam. […]


Freight Rail

Posted on January 11, 2019

Freight Rail We Are Industry Leaders No other company in the world has more experience manufacturing freight car couplers than McConway & Torley. Since the invention of the first automatic freight coupler in 1878, McConway & Torley, LLC has supplied the majority of North America’s coupler and knuckle demands. Throughout the 150 years of continuous […]


Product Design

Posted on January 11, 2019

Product Design Background Praesent commodo cursus magna, vel scelerisque nisl consectetur et. Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Nullam quis risus eget urna mollis ornare vel eu leean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam […]


Design & Engineering

Posted on January 11, 2019

Design & Engineering Capabilities Product Design & Engineering The ingenuity and expertise of McConway & Torley engineers is well documented. Historically our engineering innovations have resulted in new products, as well as product and process improvements. From reduced slack knuckles and couplers, to advanced mining components, McConway & Torley’s engineers have made significant product contributions […]


Testing

Posted on January 11, 2019

Testing Capabilities McConway & Torley, LLC performs a variety of testing in-house from steel chemistry ladle analysis, to fatigue testing of final product, in accordance with AAR, ISO and ASTM specifications.  The core of our R&D testing facility is a custom built, 1.5 Million lbs capacity coupler tensile & fatigue testing machine.  This purpose built […]


Machining

Posted on January 11, 2019

Machining Capabilities McConway & Torley maintains a full time, in-house machine shop with state of the art CNC equipment.  Our Horizontal, vertical and gantry type CNC mills are capable to hold extremely tight tolerances while maintaining superb surface finishes.  Recent equipment additions have expanded our capabilities to allow for the majority of our machine work […]


Heat Treatment

Posted on January 11, 2019

Heat Treatment Capabilities The primary reasons steel is such an important material is due to the tremendous flexibility of attainable mechanical properties, which are established in the heat treat process.  The functional benefits of steel are born in heat treat and McConway & Torley recognizes the importance of a high quality, well controlled heat treat […]


Rail Transit

Posted on January 4, 2019

Rail Transit We Are Industry Leaders As the original patent holder of the first automatic coupler used in passenger rail service, McConway & Torley’s contributions to the rail transit industry revolutionized public transportation in the United States.  Almost as long as the passenger rail industry itself, McConway & Torley has been pioneering innovations that improve […]


Melting Operations

Posted on January 4, 2019

Melting operations Capabilities Pittsburgh has a long and rich tradition of steelmakers and McConway & Torley, LLC has been a part of this tradition for 150 years and remains one of the last steel makers in the city.  With manufacturing locations in both Pittsburgh PA and Kutztown PA, McConway has the capability to produce 60,000 […]


Molding Operations

Posted on January 4, 2019

molding operations foundry / mold line McConway & Torley has recently invested in the first state-of-the-art steel foundry automated molding machine manufactured by Kunkel- Wagner of Germany to be installed in North America. This new machine allows M&T to increase daily pouring capacity, as well as the size of individual parts. Automated functions allow us […]


Capabilities

Posted on January 3, 2019


Industries

Posted on January 3, 2019


Posted on January 3, 2019

General Inquiry

Contact Us General Inquiries Quality parts are important We operate in an industry built on trust. This can only be achieved through communication and experienced support. At McConway & Torley Every Customer Matters Have questions about our products? Our entire team receives specialized training regularly to ensure you’re receiving the best information possible. From basic questions […]


News

Posted on December 4, 2018


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Posted on December 4, 2018

CRAFTSMANSHIP & INNOVATION Pride in our craft and attention to detail have made us an industry leader for more than 100 years, and a sincere desire to produce only the best can be observed at every level of the company. A Rich History of Quality Manufacturing With locations in Pittsburgh PA and Kutztown PA, McConway […]


Privacy Policy

Posted on December 4, 2018

MCCONWAY & TORLEY, LLC PRIVACY POLICY(last revised June 26, 2019) Which website does this privacy policy cover? Mcconway.com (and associated domains). Who operates this website? McConway & Torley, LLC. What categories of personal information does the website collect? We collect any information you provide to us by completing a form.  We also use cookies on […]