Transportation

RAILROAD SERVICES
Buildings

Diesel shops, car shops, crew facilities and other buildings are the essential shop and facilities that keep trains and people ready and operating. Kennedy/Jenks combines our knowledge of the operations and business of railroading with our multi-discipline architectural/engineering experience and expertise to plan, design, and construct buildings that not only have form and function but that enhance your operations. Services we offer include:

  • Diesel Shops
  • Car Shops
  • Wheel Truing facilities
  • Locomotive wash facilities
  • Yard Offices
  • Crew facilities
  • Functional Space Planning
  • Planning, Permitting, Design, Bid, Contract Administration, Resident Engineering & Construction Management

Railroad Projects

Design and Construction Management

Galesburg, Illinois
The BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) rail yard in Galesburg, Illinois is located on BNSF?s booming transcon system that stretches from the southern California ports to Chicago.

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Railroad Fueling Facility

Temple, Texas
Every day 40 to 50 trains pass through the BNSF North and South mainline fueling areas in Temple, Texas.

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Diesel Shop Improvement and Fueling Facility

Cicero, Illinois
The BNSF Railway Company retained Kennedy/Jenks Consultants to design improvements and manage the $15-million construction to the existing diesel shop and fueling facility.

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Project Web for a Locomotive Servicing Facility

Chicago, IL

While providing construction management and project design for a railroad facility, Kennedy/Jenks developed a web site that provided daily project updates in text and photos and kept the client fully informed about the progress of construction.

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Process Engineering for a Locomotive Servicing Facility

Class I Railway Company
Sioux City, Iowa


A Class I Railroad Company constructed a new servicing facility in Sioux City that included fuel tanks, service platform, and a wastewater pretreatment facility.

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NPDES SW Permitting Assistance

Class 1 Railroad Company
A major Class I Railroad company needed assistance in gathering the data required to meet regulatory deadlines for a group NPDES application with a railroad association.

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