Railroads

Hanson provides a comprehensive array of services to the railroad industry. We are committed to providing a talented, experienced and internationally recognized team of engineers, architects, specialists and scientists to each project, combining a high level of professional expertise with the practical experience necessary to produce cost-effective design and analysis.

Hanson’s wide variety of services to the railroad industry include:

• Feasibility studies and planning;
• Architectural, mechanical and electrical design;
• Track design;
• Rail evaluation and inspection;
• Signalization;
• Rail specification development;
• Transportation and civil design;
• Subgrade stability analysis;
• Geotechnical and hydraulic investigations;
• Environmental and waste management services;
• Surveying, mapping and aerial photography;
• Bridge inspection, design and plan checks;
• Studies, plans and specifications;
• Construction engineering; and
• Quality control.

We feature nearly 400 professionals, technicians and support personnel combined with state-of-the-art computer and laboratory facilities. Our experience includes more than $10 million in fees on railroad projects in the last five years, including extensive work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.