Railroad Construction Company

Name

Railroad Construction Company

Legal name

Railroad Construction Company, Inc.

Website

https://railroadconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Railroad Construction Company is a century-old, 100% co-worker-owned ESOP general contractor delivering heavy civil, track, and facility construction services to East Coast public transit authorities and private industrial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Railroad and Heavy Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Railway Track & Civil Works Construction (Ballast, Slab Track, Alignment) (IMAFAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bridges, Viaducts & Elevated Guideway Construction (IMAFAFAF), Rail Drainage, Earthworks & Right-of-Way Construction (IMAFAFAH), Rail Electrification Systems Construction (OCS/OHL, Third Rail) (IMAFAFAB)

Keywords

• Railroad construction
• Heavy civil construction
• Track construction
• Bridge construction
• Transit infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Paterson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. General Construction Contracting: RCC generates revenue as a general contractor delivering heavy civil, track, and facility construction services to public agencies and private clients through competitive bidding and negotiated contracts. Revenue is project-based, typically large infrastructure contracts ranging from millions to over $100 million. The company self-performs construction work and manages subcontractors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Railroad Construction Company is a heavy civil general contractor that provides construction and engineering services focused on rail, track, bridge, and transit infrastructure projects for public agencies and private clients. No additional source detail was provided in the input.

Product overview

Railroad Construction Company (RCC) is a general contractor established in 1926 offering three interconnected core service lines: Heavy Civil Construction, Track Construction, and Facilities Construction. Heavy Civil covers site development, bridges, roadways, utilities, security hardening, and flood protection. Track Construction handles transit/commuter rail, yards, and freight/industrial track services. Facilities Construction provides multi-discipline building services including electrical, HVAC, and track work. The company also offers 24-hour emergency response services and utilizes design-build delivery methods for integrated project execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Accelerated Bridge Construction: Cherry Valley Bridge (650,000 lb structure) replaced in a single weekend outage.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hess BrotherscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner with RCC for the $26.2M PATH Harrison Rail Maintenance Facility project. Hess Brothers contributed heavy civil construction expertise to the 50-acre rail yard and repair facility project.
• Creamer-SanzaricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTri-venture partner (Creamer-Sanzari-RCC) for the $127M Meadowlands Train Station project for NJ Sports and Exposition Authority, constructing a major transportation system serving MetLife Stadium.
• Iron Bridge ConstructorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner with RCC for the Benjamin Franklin Bridge Track Rehabilitation project, connecting Philadelphia, PA and Camden, NJ.
• Kyle Conti ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCC performed as subcontractor to Kyle Conti Construction for Expressrail Full Build Out at Port Newark for PANYNJ, providing rail infrastructure improvements.
• PosillicominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner with RCC for the PVSC (Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners) Flood Wall project, constructing a 2-mile perimeter flood wall around the PVSC facility.
• Delta-Railroad A Joint VenturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCC is the track construction partner in this JV for Maryland Transit Administration's Purple Line Light Rail project (16-mile, 21-station light rail line from New Carrollton to Bethesda), handling all direct fixation, embedded, ballasted and special track work.
• AMCC JV (Joint Venture)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCC participated in AMCC JV (Alternative Markets Construction Coalition or similar joint venture) for various projects, as evidenced by project recognition and logos on the RCC website.
• Walsh Construction CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCC served as subcontractor to Walsh Construction Company for the MBTA Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Superstructure Replacement project in Boston, MA, utilizing Accelerated Bridge Construction techniques during a 17-day shutdown.
• Dragados USA / OHLA (Maryland Transit Solutions JV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCC partners within the Maryland Transit Solutions JV (a joint venture of Dragados USA and OHLA) as the track contractor for the Purple Line Light Rail project in Maryland.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• RailWorks: One of the largest North American rail track and infrastructure construction/services firms, directly competing with RCC on transit, freight, and industrial track work for Class I railroads, transit agencies, and industrial customers across similar geographies.
• Herzog Railroad Services: Provides railroad construction, maintenance-of-way, and transit services for Class I railroads, commuter agencies, and industrial customers; closely comparable to RCC's Track Construction service line and emergency response capability.
• Balfour Beatty Rail: Operates a major U.S. rail and transit construction business delivering track, electrification, signaling, and civil works for agencies such as Amtrak, MTA, and LIRR; directly comparable on scope, delivery model, and target customers.
• Walsh Construction Company: Heavy civil contractor with a Northeast U.S. footprint that has partnered with RCC (e.g., MBTA Commonwealth Avenue Bridge) and competes for similar transit, bridge, and highway contracts using accelerated bridge construction methods.
• The Lane Construction Corporation: Heavy civil contractor delivering rail, transit, bridge, and highway projects across the U.S. East Coast; directly comparable on scope of self-performed heavy civil work and design-build delivery for transit agencies.
• Granite Construction: Publicly traded infrastructure contractor with significant Northeast rail, transit, bridge, and utility work; competes on transit agency and DOT bids with overlapping self-perform capabilities and accelerated construction methods.

Broad incumbents

• Skanska USA Civil: Large, diversified civil contractor with a strong rail/transit practice across the U.S. East Coast, including bridges, tunnels, and stations; competes for the same mega-projects (Meadowlands, MTA, Amtrak) but as part of a much broader infrastructure portfolio.
• Tutor Perini Corporation: Major publicly traded heavy civil contractor with deep rail and transit experience (East Side Access, Hudson Yards, MTA, Amtrak); competes with RCC on East Coast mega-transit pursuits at a meaningfully larger scale.
• Kiewit Infrastructure: One of North America's largest infrastructure contractors with extensive rail, bridge, and transit work including JV pursuits alongside regional firms; competes for the same public-sector heavy civil and bridge replacement work.

Regional players

• J.F. Brennan Company: Mid-Atlantic-based heavy civil and marine contractor with railroad and transit infrastructure work; smaller and more regionally focused than RCC but competes on bridge, track, and industrial rail opportunities in overlapping Northeastern geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/railroad_inc

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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