National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association

• April 22, 2016
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NRC holds 2016 Rail Construction & Maintenance Equipment Auction

The National Railroad and Construction and Maintenance Association, Inc. (NRC) held its annual Railroad Construction and Maintenance Equipment Auction on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at the Blackmon Auctions facility in Little Rock, Ark. Thomas Blackmon, Jr. of Blackmon Auctions and his team ran the auction proceedings, which was a success with a total of 200 pieces of equipment sold for an NRC auction record $1.3 million to on-site and online bidders.

• March 14, 2016
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Rep. Young tours Paxton & Vierling Steel Co.’s Iowa facilities

U.S. Rep. David Young (R-Iowa) joined National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) member Paxton & Vierling Steel Co. (PVS) for a tour of its metal service center and structural fabrication facilities in Carter Lake, Iowa.

• March 11, 2016
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Rep. Cartwright tours Atlantic Track & Turnout’s Pa. facility

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Pa) on March 9, 2016 joined National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) member Atlantic Track & Turnout Co. for a tour of its facility in St. Clair, Pa.

• February 18, 2016
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Mooney tours ATS West Virginia facility

On Feb. 17, 2016, U.S. Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV-02) joined National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) member Appalachian Timber Services (ATS) for a tour of its Sutton, W.Va. facility.

• December 23, 2015
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NRC selects Laurello for Hall of Fame

The National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) on Dec. 17, 2015 announced that Cosmo Lawrence “Larry Sr.” Laurello of Delta Railroad Construction, Inc. in Ashtabula, Ohio, has been unanimously selected by the Executive Committee as this year’s only entrant into the NRC Hall of Fame. He will be recognized at the 2016 NRC Conference in San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 9.

• December 11, 2015
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NRC names two to board; announces safety award winners

The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association, Inc. (NRC), elected two new members to its Board of Directors and released the winners of the 2015 NRC/RT&S Contractor and Safety Awards.

• December 08, 2015
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Congressman Kinzinger tours Colo Railroad Builders’ Minooka facility

U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL-16) joined National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) member Colo Railroad Builders on Dec. 4, 2015 for a tour of its new facility in Minooka, Ill.

• October 21, 2015
• C&S/IT

Senator McConnell Field Representative tours TRAM Construction’s Kentucky facility

On Oct. 20, 2015, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Field Representative Shane Noem joined National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) member TRAM Construction for a tour of its facility in Garrison, Ky.

• October 16, 2015
• C&S/IT

U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross tours RCCSJ’s Port of Paulsboro project

On Oct. 15, 2015, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01) joined National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRC) member—the Railroad Construction Co. of South Jersey (RCCSJ)—for a tour of its facility and project at the Port of Paulsboro.

• September 24, 2015
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Rep. McMorris Rodgers tours L.B. Foster concrete tie facility

On September 22, 2015, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) joined Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association and National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association member L.B. Foster Company for a tour of its concrete tie manufacturing facility.