Houston, TXHouston Metro
American Track was a subcontractor for McCarthy on the Harrisburg Overpass light rail project. The project was unique for several reasons. Firstly, extremely tight tolerances required heightened attention to detail and an upgrade to our survey/validation equipment. Additionally, the project utilized three unique rail sections. Embedded, ballasting and direct fixation track sections were all used.
- 925 Feet of Ballasted Track
- 2250 Feet of Embedded Track
- 1770 Feet of Direct Fixation Track
- Thermite and Flash Butt Welds
Project Stats:
Start: May, 2016
End: September, 2016
Cost: $1.5 Million
American Track Location:
North Texas (HQ)
Project Services:

New Railway Construction
We are a railroad construction company that can meet any of your track needs whether it’s a few hundred feet or miles of track construction.

Railway Construction Surveying
With GPS, 3D grade controls and other advanced surveying technologies, American Track can maintain high precision and efficiency.

Special Track Work
Our vast experience as a full-service railroad construction company in the industry allows us to offer many services that our competitors do not. Some of these services include Design/Build, Track Scales, Rail Bridges, Unloading Pits, Embedded Track, Direct Fixation, Insulated joints, Crossings, Circle Track and Crane Rail.