Contractor Orders Wide Range of L.B. Foster Transit Products for SEPTA Fern Rock Yard Track Renewal
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR) of Pittsburgh, PA has been awarded a $3.9 million transit rail products stimulus-funded contract for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Fern Rock Yard Track Renewal Project. New York City-based contractor Railworks Track Systems, Inc. is replacing track and contact rail installations dating from 1928 in Philadelphia's Fern Rock Yard with a wide range of transit products sourced from L.B. Foster.
"L.B. Foster relied on the industry-leading technical support and quality products of our Transit and Allegheny Rail Products team to meet the product requirements of this important project," said Rick Kilpatrick, L.B. Foster's Northeast District Manager within the Rail Products Group. "Our transit product line has the depth to fulfill this wide ranging contract with a single source package," noted Hakan Eksi, General Manager at L.B. Foster's Suwanee, GA transit manufacturing and research facilities.
L.B. Foster has begun delivery of new rail, trackwork turnouts, contact rail, coverboards, insulator assemblies and bonded insulated joints to SEPTA yards in Philadelphia. The Fern Rock Yard Track Renewal Project is completely funded by The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
About L.B. Foster Company
L.B. Foster Company is a leading manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of products for rail, construction, utility and energy industries. The Rail Products Group of L.B. Foster Company markets new rail and accessories, used rail (relay rail), crane rail, direct fixation fastener systems, conductor rail systems, rail boot systems, two-block tie systems, insulated rail joints, rail lubrication systems, trackwork materials, rapid response/emergency track panels and experienced professional rail project management services nationwide.
Website: http://www.lbfoster.com/
L.B. Foster Company Sales and Media Contacts:
Rick Kilpatrick, Northeast District Manager, L.B. Foster Rail Group
610-266-1763
Jake Fuellhart, L.B. Foster Marketing Communications Manager
412.928.5645
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CONTACT: Rick Kilpatrick, Northeast District Manager, +1-610-266-1763,
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