Rio Grande Pacific to provide maintenance for Texas commuter-rail line

Austin, Texas-based Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) has awarded a long-term contract for the maintenance of its Red Line between Leander and Austin to Rio Grande Pacific Corp. (RGPC).

Under the contract, RGPC will provide maintenance-of-way (MOW) and signal systems services through RGPC subsidiaries, including Pacific Transit Group and Rio Grande Pacific Technology. RGPC will provide all necessary equipment, parts, supplies, qualified personnel, administrative, regulatory compliance and management services, CapMetro officials said in a press release.

The contract includes track, right of way, bridge and signal system inspection and maintenance services for the 32-mile commuter-rail section of CapMetro’s railroad corridor.

“We look forward to bringing our considerable freight and commuter rail experience to this procurement and providing seamless and professional engineering and signal practices and knowledge to CapMetro,” said RGPC CEO Richard Bertel in a press release. “We see this as an opportunity to provide a true partner to CapMetro while also expanding RGPC’s footprint in the transit operations and maintenance marketplace.”