Running a railroad is a dynamic, challenging job that requires a focus on safety while keeping traffic moving. We prioritize these goals when we provide railroad maintenance and capacity improvements, working with a sense of urgency on your behalf. Our engineers, specialists and scientists deliver experience and dedication.
Whether you’re in the rail, industry or port markets, we are prepared to provide you with a wide variety of cost-effective services that will generate a return on your investment. Let us help you with these needs:
It’s our goal to help you address your unique issues with expertise and promptness.
WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING
“Hanson is fast to react when an issue arises.”
Rich Scott, P.E.assistant director public projects, BNSF
Staying on track with improvements and updates is critical to the health of your business, and we understand that you lack the time for your operations to be interrupted by construction.
Through our heavy rail design experience, we provide you with feasibility studies through final engineering, and we offer construction contract administration services to see projects through to completion. Our rail team is adept at taking on large projects and those that necessitate a quick turnaround, and we provide you with consistent personnel and services tailored to your needs. Our specialists understand the importance of keeping trains running, creating designs that minimize the effects of construction on operations and anticipating and addressing challenges.
We bring a thorough knowledge of American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, department of transportation, Class 1, industry and other rail-related standards to the table and are well equipped to handle projects involving:
Our diverse team can also support your project with surveying; geotechnical engineering; hydrologic and hydraulic modeling; permitting; and track, civil and structural design. No matter your project’s size or scope, we will be your trusted partner from start to finish.
Lauren Schroedter, P.E. (OR, WA)
Vice president and railway discipline manager
Office phone: (425) 285-5112
Mobile phone: (206) 660-8549
Email: lschroedter@hanson-inc.com
When you’re upgrading or expanding your intermodal terminal or building a new site, we are a single source of engineering and management services for railway design and construction projects throughout the U.S. Our rail team has longstanding relationships performing intermodal services with BNSF Railway Co., Union Pacific Railroad, CSX Intermodal, CPKC and inland ports.
Intermodal design and construction support require extensive knowledge, and you can trust our knowledge and experience with new terminal design, as well as expansion and rehabilitation of existing terminals. Terminal design or expansion starts with concept planning to achieve the optimal balance of working track length, container stacking, wheeled parking and support facilities. Our experience includes terminals using different types of lift equipment, from rail-mounted, wide-span gantry cranes, rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes, marine-style RTG cranes and sideloaders/reach stackers.
We also have extensive experience coordinating intermodal terminal design with technology providers for automated gate systems, inventory control systems, site communication systems and site security cameras and equipment.
Intermodal projects often require a multidisciplined design approach. Our team brings these skills with a comprehensive knowledge of yard track design and reconfiguration, lead track design and extensions, pavement design, structural design, stormwater design, surveying services, geotechnical services, environmental services and permitting, electrical design and mechanical design.
You can count on us for comprehensive intermodal design services from start to finish, including:
Scott Opie, P.E. (GA, KA, MD, MO)
Project manager
Office phone: (913) 214-3153
Email: sopie@hanson-inc.com
Railroad and highway bridges differ in their design and construction. At Hanson, we know the differences and have a dedicated team of railroad project managers, engineers and designers who work solely on railroad projects. We’re familiar with the ins and outs of designing bridges and other rail structures, and we know how to keep your operations moving.
Whether you are a Class 1 or short-line railroad, our experienced railroad design group provides design and independent review for railroad structures across the U.S. Are you building an individual standard bridge or planning a complex, multiyear, phased-construction project? We specialize in scopes of all sizes. Our team excels within short construction windows and employs unique design elements when required.
As members of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association’s steel and concrete design committees, Hanson engineers stay on top of impending changes to the industry and help guide the future of efficient and long-lasting railroad engineering.
Along with your planning and design, we can provide the ancillary services that help a project run smoothly, such as:
Travis Painter, P.E. (DC, GA, IL, IN, NY, OR, PA, VA, WA, WV), S.E. (IL, WA), ENV SP
Project manager
Office phone: (309) 713-1401
Email: tpainter@hanson-inc.com
Andy Nicol, P.E. (IL and MI), S.E. (IL), PMP
Assistant vice president project manager
Office phone: (630) 368-2066
Email: anicol@hanson-inc.com
“While the ability to use engineering training to turn calculations and drawings into a real object within the built environment is rewarding, the ultimate accomplishment is to do that successfully while working as a team with peers, clients, contractors and project stakeholders.”
The 3D capabilities of computational fluid dynamics can be a game changer for your water resources project.
The complex web of environmental regulatory requirements can be a high hurdle for many projects. With our guidance, you can smoothly navigate the path to a completed permit checklist.
