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Outlook 2019: Railroad contractors feel good about the year's prospects [Progressive Railroad]

As Delta Railroad Construction Inc. President Larry Laurello put it: “It’s a good time to be in the railroad construction business.”

For North American railroad contractors, who serve an array of markets and specialize in a variety of disciplines, this year’s been something of a mixed bag. The way it is every year, given the cross-section of customers they serve.


But if the conversations we’ve had and responses to survey questions we received this past month are any indication, they’re feeling good about 2019’s prospects, citing opportunities in both the freight- and passenger-rail realms.


As Delta Railroad Construction Inc. President Larry Laurello put it: “It’s a good time to be in the railroad construction business.”
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