Harsco Rail makes sale of rail grinders for contract programs

Written by Kyra Senese, Managing Editor
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Harsco Rail, Harsco Corporation’s railway track maintenance division, has announced new sales of its track grinders throughout North America for service in contract rail grinding programs.  

 

 

Representatives say the sales to RailWorks Corporation marks Harsco’s return to the North American contract grinding sector. Harsco Rail and RailWorks Maintenance of Way, Inc., formed a partnership in 2015 to provide grinding services to Class 1 customers. The services are led by RailWorks operating personnel who utilize technical support from Harsco as needed.

RailWorks currently has two of the Harsco grinders in service, with a third unit recently entering service last month. The potential sale of a fourth unit is also anticipated within the first six months of 2017. The sales are expected to carry a combined value around $20 million.

The most recent configurations include Harsco’s Jupiter II Control System, a laser profile measurement system, and other features including onboard dust collection and fire suppression, as well as an ergonomically-designed operator cabin equipped to decrease noise.

“Our win-win relationship with RailWorks in deploying these machines throughout North America addresses a key strategic objective for our business,” said Jeswant Gill, president of Harsco Rail. “We could not be more pleased to mark our return to this sector than by joining forces with one of the most trusted names in the contract services industry.”

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