L.B. Foster Awarded Rail Contract
08/17/2009 - L.B. Foster Co. has been awarded a $7.6 million contract for 115# rail for installation on the 21-mile A-Train transit project linking Denton and Carrollton, Texas.
L.B. Foster Co., Pittsburgh, has been awarded a $7.6 million contract for 115# rail for installation on the 21-mile A-Train transit project linking Denton and Carrollton, Texas.
Shipments of 4599 tons of 1600-ft welded rail and 573 tons of 80-ft stick rail were delivered to the North Texas Rail Group, a contractor joint venture between Herzog Contracting Corp. and Archer Western Contractors. "Our L.B. Foster Rail Products estimating and project management teams fast-tracked the contract, manufacturing and delivery to meet a critical construction schedule," said Greg Lippard, L.B. Foster Rail Products Vice President.
The first shipment totaling 3066 tons of welded 115# rail was delivered by L.B. Foster's company-owned weld trains and unloaded July 1, 2009. "Coordinating this shipment on our weld trains helped to expedite the delivery and meet the contractors' tight project schedule," said Dennis Bachtel, L.B. Foster Rail Products Western Sales Manager.
The final shipment of 1533 tons of welded rail was delivered and unloaded August 1, 2009.
L.B. Foster Rail Products offers new rail and accessories, used rail (relay rail), crane rail, direct fixation fastener systems, conductor rail systems, rail boot systems, two-block tie systems, insulated rail joints, rail lubrication systems, trackwork materials, rapid response/emergency track panels and experienced professional rail project management services.
L.B. Foster Co. is a leading manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of products for rail, construction, utility and energy industries.
