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We’ve earned our stellar reputation with major railroad companies by successfully performing design-build contracts for new rail lines. Clients also turn to Ames for capacity improvement and expansion projects, bridge replacement, repair, and other rehabilitation work.
Our portfolio includes Class 1 mainline construction, intermodal facilities, terminals, maintenance, and emergency response. Ames crews are accustomed to working safely alongside live tracks and executing critical work during tightly controlled track shutdown periods.
Built a second mainline track four miles over water in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Performed critical rail repairs following severe flooding in Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.
Built a new 2.75-mile railroad alignment with a flyover bridge in Truxton, Arizona.
Added 8 miles of new track at an intermodal facility in Haslet, Texas.
Built an underpass to eliminate the intersection of rail lines and streets in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Expanded an intermodal facility in Fairburn, Georgia, using CMAR delivery method.
Rebuilt approach to a rail bridge spanning the Ohio River.
Built new rail bridge on the Great Salt Lake Causeway.
Constructed a 105,000-square-yard addition to an intermodal facility near Dallas, Texas.
Double-tracked 24 miles of new and upgraded track for Southern California’s Metrolink.
Performed a track realignment including 7 miles of new railroad track at the Port of Long Beach.
Performed construction to support expanded operations at a rail facility in Santa Theresa, New Mexico.
JV partner in the construction of 36 miles of double-track electric commuter rail lines in Denver, Colorado.
Built 3 miles of light rail track between Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.
Performed expansion to increase efficiency and reduce emissions at a Tennessee intermodal facility.
Constructed a 36-mile-long railroad spur in Montana.
Eliminated nearly half of the at-grade crossings over railroad tracks in Olathe, Kansas.