The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) announced the recipients of its 2025 “Safe Contractor of the Year” awards. The NRC recognized 55 winning contractors for safety performance with platinum, gold, silver, and bronze awards on January 8 at the NRC’s 2026 Conference in Hollywood, Florida.

Congratulations to the contractors detailed below for their exemplary efforts to promote and improve safety in the rail contracting industry.

Platinum Award Winners

• 360 Rail Services
• Ames Construction
• Balfour Beatty Infrastructure
• Ellis & Eastern Co.
• Herzog Contracting Corp.
• Herzog Railroad Services
• Herzog Services
• Kwest Group LLC
• PCL Civil Constructors
• PNR RailWorks
• Sema Construction, Inc.
• TransitAmerica Services, Inc.

Gold Award Winners

• American Rail Marketing LLC
• American Track
• C3M Power Systems, LLC
• Capital Railroad Contracting
• Choctaw Construction Services
• Civil Works Contracting LLC
• Curran Contracting Co.
• Granite Construction Co.
• GW Peoples Contracting Inc.
• Herzog Technologies
• Holland LP
• J-Track LLC
• Kennedy Railroad Services LLC
• Kraemer North America OOC
• K.W. Reese, Inc.
• L.K. Comstock & Co./RailWorks Transit
• L.K. Comstock National Transit
• Loram Maintenance of Way
• Michael Baker International
• Musselman and Hall Contractors, LLC
• NARSTCO
• OCCI, Inc.
• Omaha Track
• Ragnar Benson Construction
• RailWorks Maintenance of Way
• RailWorks Signals & Communications
• RailWorks Track Services
• RailWorks Track Systems
• Road and Rail Services
• STX Corp.

Silver Award Winners

• Coleman Industrial Construction
• Delta Railroad Construction, Inc.
• Frontier Railroad Services, LLC
• Hafco Services, Inc.
• Keystone Rail Recovery
• Modern Railway Systems
• North Shore Track Services, Inc.
• Queen City Railroad Construction
• Railroad Constructors, Inc.
• Trans-Global Solutions, Inc.

Bronze Award Winners

• American Rail Marketing
• Curran Contracting Company
• DeltaRailroad Construction
• Hafco Services
• K.W.Reese, Inc.
• Railroad Construction Co.

The NRC extends a  special thanks to Jordan Goff and Rose Gareau with Commercial Insurance Associates for their dedication and hard work in coordinating the applications. Applications were scored based on six criteria

1. Workers’ Compensation Experience Rating

2. OSHA Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

3. OSHA Statistics Violations

4. Roadway Worker Protection Training

5. Safety Program Elements

6. Company Vehicle Accident Score

“Congratulations to the 55 contractors recognized with platinum, gold, silver, and bronze awards. These contractors should be commended for holding themselves up to vigorous scrutiny in an effort to continually improvement safety performance,” said Ashley Wieland, the NRC president. “Thank you to Mt. Goff and Ms. Gareau for your continued dedication and hard work in coordinating the applications.”

About the NRC:  The NRC is a U.S. trade association that advances the mutual interests of railway contractors and suppliers who construct, maintain and supply freight railroads and rail-transit and passenger lines. Founded in 1978, the NRC connects members with other railway industry professionals and government officials and policy makers. The NRC collaborates with its members, government, and industry leaders to create a positive business climate and to make railway construction and maintenance safer and more efficient.