L.B. Foster gets CRANDIC contract
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefL.B. Foster Co. has been awarded a contract by short line Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Co. (CRANDIC) to provide approximately 1,000 tons of 115# standard rail for the upgrade of aging track, and for the construction of a new 10,000-foot siding for a unit train interchange.
An L.B. Foster weld train will deliver 54,450 linear feet of continuous welded rail (CWR) next month for track rehabilitation as required for the upkeep of 60 miles of mainline rail and 40 miles of yard track.
L.B. Foster Co. also provided 82,000 feet of CWR to Cedar Rapid, Iowa-based CRANDIC in 2009. CRANDIC is owned by Madison, Wis.-based Alliant Energy Corp., an energy holding company.
The new rail was manufactured in lengths of 240 feet by L.B. Foster’s strategic partner, Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) of Columbia City, Ind., and then welded into 1,650-foot sections at its rail welding facility.
“Managing a CWR shipment with our own company weld train allows L.B. Foster to expedite delivery and meet critical project deadlines,” said Joe Mahoney, L.B. Foster regional sales manager.
