Safe Railroad Contractor of the Year winners announced
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
The results of the 2010 NRC/RT&S/Commercial Insurance Associates Safe Railroad Contractor of the Year Awards have been announced. This year featured near-record participation in the contest, with 45 total railroad contracting companies preparing entries. (Cosponsor Railway Track & Structures is Railway Age’s sister publication.)
Every one of these companies should be commended for their extensive efforts to promote and improve safety in the railroad contracting industry, and for subjecting their full safety program and range of practices to an extensive outside review. These companies represent the very best of the NRC and the entire railroad construction and maintenance industry.
The competition is getting tougher every year, and the judges have once again reported that the overall quality of submissions is rising. This reflects very well on the participating contractors, and speaks to the fact that the railroad contracting industry is safe and getting safer.
Special congratulations to the four category winners:
– Fritz-Rumer-Cooke Company of Columbus, Ohio – Ben Swope, Safety Officer.
– Mass Electric Construction Company of La Verne, California – Richard Guerrero, Safety Officer.
– SLC Commuter Rail Constructors (a JV of Stacy & Witbeck and Herzog Contracting Corp) of Salt Lake City, Utah – Bill Olsen, Safety Manager.
– PNR RailWorks of St. Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada – Helen Aherne, Corporate, Health & Safety Manager.
Full Results:
Category I (under 35 employees) – Winner: Fritz-Rumer-Cooke Company
Gold: Amtrac of Ohio
Gold: Coleman Industrial Construction
Gold: Sharp & Fellows
Gold: US Trackworks LLC
Silver: American Rail Marketing
Silver: CR Construction Company
Silver: Railroad Construction Company of S. Jersey
Category II (36-100 employees) – Winner: Mass Electric Construction Company
Gold: Balfour Beatty Rail – Gillette Division
Gold: Delta Railroad Construction
Gold: Georgetown Rail Equipment Co.
Gold: Herzog Services
Silver: Clayton Railroad Construction
Bronze: Armond Cassil Railroad Construction
Bronze: Colo Railroad Builders
Bronze: Midwest Mole
Bronze: Railroad Constructors, Inc.
Bronze: Swanson Contracting Company
Bronze: West Rail Construction Company
Category III (101-300 employees) – Winner: SLC Commuter Rail Constructors-Stacy & Witbeck/Herzog JV
Gold: J-Track LLC
Gold: Lone Star Railroad Contractors
Gold: RailWorks Track Services
Gold: Stacy and Witbeck
Gold: Stacy and Witbeck/Kiewit Western JV
Silver: Hamilton Construction Company
Silver: Railroad Construction Company
Silver: Railroad Controls Limited
Silver: Tranco Industrial Services
Bronze: All Railroad Services Corp.
Bronze: Atlas Railroad Construction
Category IV (301+ employees) – Winner: PNR RailWorks
Gold: Flatiron Construction Corporation
Gold: Herzog Contracting Corp.
Gold: Kiewit/Herzog/Parsons JV
Gold: Loram Maintenance of Way
Gold: RailWorks Track Systems
Silver: Kiewit Infrastructure West
Silver: Kiewit/Stacy and Witbeck/Reyes/Parsons JV
Bronze: Balfour Beatty Rail
Bronze: Holland LP
Certificates of Commendation:
ASTA Construction, Railway Equipment Services, SoPac Rail
