RailWorks Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1998

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 808

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 17

  • Investments
  • 8

RailWorks General Information

Description

Provider of track and transit system construction services intended to serve transit authorities, short-line railroads and rail-served commercial and industrial companies. The company specializes in track construction, electrical systems construction, railroad construction, rehabilitation and maintenance services, ensuring that people and goods continue to move across the United States and Canada.

Contact Information

Website
www.railworks.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 5 Penn Plaza
  • 15th Floor
  • New York, NY 10001
  • United States
+1 (866)
Primary Industry
Construction and Engineering
Other Industries
Infrastructure
Rail
Vertical(s)
Infrastructure, Manufacturing
Corporate Office
  • 5 Penn Plaza
  • 15th Floor
  • New York, NY 10001
  • United States
+1 (866)

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RailWorks Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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RailWorks Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Provider of track and transit system construction services intended to serve transit authorities, short-line railroads a
Construction and Engineering
New York, NY
808 As of 2021

Edmonton, Canada
 

Ashtabula, OH
 
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RailWorks Competitors (5)

One of RailWorks’s 5 competitors is Universal Rail Systems, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Edmonton, Canada.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Universal Rail Systems Private Equity-Backed Edmonton, Canada
Delta Railroad Services Corporate Backed or Acquired Ashtabula, OH
Skanska UK Corporation Watford, United Kingdom
Skanska USA Corporation New York, NY
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporate Backed or Acquired Fort Worth, TX
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RailWorks Patents

  • 1

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 1

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

RailWorks Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-11238212-B1 Systems and methods for generating maintenance data Active 07-Feb-2017

RailWorks Signals

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RailWorks Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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RailWorks Investments & Acquisitions (8)

RailWorks’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Midwest Railroad Construction & Maintenance Corporation Rail. The deal was made on 01-Nov-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Midwest Railroad Construction & Maintenance Corporation Rail 01-Nov-2024 Buyout/LBO Rail
H&H Engineering Construction 23-Aug-2022 Buyout/LBO Holding Companies
Progress Rail Services (Rail Welding Services Division) 14-Jan-2022 Buyout/LBO Rail
North American Railway Steel Tie Corporation 26-Sep-2018 Buyout/LBO Infrastructure
RailWorks Maintenance of Way 09-Apr-2012 Buyout/LBO Other Commercial Services
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RailWorks Exits (1)

RailWorks’s most recent exit was on 29-Jan-1999 from FCM Rail. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
FCM Rail 29-Jan-1999 Completed
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (1)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
North American Railway Steel Tie Corporation Midlothian, TX 1996

RailWorks FAQs

  • When was RailWorks founded?

    RailWorks was founded in 1998.

  • Where is RailWorks headquartered?

    RailWorks is headquartered in New York, NY.

  • What is the size of RailWorks?

    RailWorks has 808 total employees.

  • What industry is RailWorks in?

    RailWorks’s primary industry is Construction and Engineering.

  • Is RailWorks a private or public company?

    RailWorks is a Private company.

  • What is RailWorks’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for RailWorks is .

  • How much funding has RailWorks raised over time?

    RailWorks has raised $185M.

  • Who are RailWorks’s investors?

    Bernhard Capital Partners has invested in RailWorks.

  • Who are RailWorks’s competitors?

    Universal Rail Systems, Delta Railroad Services, Skanska UK, Skanska USA, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe are competitors of RailWorks.

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