YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER FOR ALL YOUR GRADING, EXCAVATION, AND RAIL MAINTENANCE NEEDS.
YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER FOR ALL YOUR GRADING, EXCAVATION, AND RAIL MAINTENANCE NEEDS.
Cronin Civil and Rail provides rail services across western PA including rail maintenance, construction, decommissioning, access roads, derailment cleanup, and more.
Rail doesn’t wait. Track problems become shipping problems, and shipping problems cost money by the hour. Cronin Civil and Rail keeps rail infrastructure running across western Pennsylvania with maintenance, construction, and emergency response services for short lines, industrial operators, and freight yards.
We’ve been providing rail services for over 40 years, and most of our clients have had our number saved for a long time. When something goes wrong on the tracks, they call us. When something needs built, they call us then too.
Track doesn’t maintain itself. We provide scheduled and on-call maintenance for rail lines, sidings, and yards: ballast replenishment, tie replacement, rail grinding, switch upkeep, drainage clearing, and vegetation management. Monthly service contracts keep your line in operating condition. Emergency calls get answered fast.
When a facility needs new track, we build it. Spur lines, sidings, yard expansions, loading tracks. We handle the full job: subgrade prep, ballast placement, tie and rail installation, switch construction, and final surfacing. The track is ready to take cars when we leave.
Rail that’s no longer in service still has to be dealt with. We decommission and remove railroad tracks, ties, ballast, and associated infrastructure. We provide clean removal, proper disposal, and site restoration so the land can be repurposed or returned to grade without leftover rail debris sitting around.
Yards take a beating. Heavy car traffic, constant switching, weather exposure. We do the ongoing civil construction and track work that keeps yards and mainline sections functional: regrading, drainage repair, ballast work, switch replacement, rail relay, and surface corrections. The kind of work that prevents the bigger, more expensive problems.
Rail operations need roads that can handle heavy equipment and truck traffic in all conditions. We build and repair access roads along rights-of-way, at crossings, and within rail yards. Emergency washouts and storm damage get priority response. Non-emergency work gets scheduled and done right.
Derailments are urgent. We provide on-site support for derailment recovery: car re-railing assistance, debris removal, track and subgrade repair, site cleanup, and restoring the line to operating condition. Our crews mobilize with heavy equipment and high rail trucks to get operations moving again as quickly as the situation allows.
We handle rail scrap removal and processing: car scrapping, magnet service, rail and tie removal, and material hauling. If there’s metal or material on your property that needs to go, we have the equipment to get it out.
Damaged end gates on rail cars can cause loading problems, spillage, and compliance headaches. We repair and replace rail car end gates on site so cars can get back into rotation without shipping them off for shop work.
Cronin Enterprises’ Civil & Rail Division delivers full-service construction and maintenance solutions for commercial and transportation projects, from initial grading and excavation through rail construction, maintenance, and transloading operations. With more than 40 years of combined experience, our team brings the hands-on expertise and operational discipline that complex environments demand.
We handle rail maintenance, new rail construction, track and yard decommissioning, rail line and yard work, access road installation and repair, derailment cleanup and recovery support, scrap services, and end gate repair. Most of our work is in western Pennsylvania and the greater Pittsburgh area.
Yes. We provide emergency response for derailments, access road washouts, and track failures. Our crews mobilize with heavy equipment and high rail trucks for fast on-site support.
Imperial, PA. We serve the greater Pittsburgh region, western Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas.
We provide all necessary maintenance services for rail lines, sidings, and yards, including ballast replenishment, railroad tie replacement, rail grinding, switch upkeep, drainage clearing, and vegetation management among others, on a scheduled or as-needed basis.
Response time depends on location and conditions, but we prioritize emergency calls and mobilize crews as quickly as possible. We operate with the expectation that downtime is costly, so getting boots on the ground fast is part of how we work.
We work with short line railroads, industrial facilities, freight yards, and any other operation in western PA that depends on rail infrastructure. If your business relies on rail to move material, we’re equipped to support it.
Yes. Whether it’s a planned decommissioning or an emergency derailment, we handle debris removal, material hauling, and site restoration so the area is left clean, stable, and ready for its next use.
Yes. We can assess the condition of track, switches, ballast, and surrounding infrastructure to identify wear, safety concerns, and maintenance needs before they turn into larger issues.
“The Cronin team was professional, responsive, and highly organized from start to finish. They mobilized quickly, maintained a clean and safe job site, and delivered on every commitment they made.”
— Michael Turner / Owner, Keystone Infrastructure Group
Family owned and operated. Built on hard work, safety, and doing the job right.
