Rail Transit System
Maintenance Services

Herzog provides comprehensive maintenance for passenger rolling stock, track, signals, and structures. We also offer turnkey maintenance solutions for all passenger-access areas such as station platforms, parking lots, and facilities.

Our crews can perform work under live-track conditions in flexible work windows to meet your operational needs and provide routine inspection & monitoring, immediate technician response, and maintain facility appearance.

Optimize
performance

Routine maintenance along with an effective long-term capital program is essential to the success of any rail operation, especially in demanding operating environments. To preserve equipment value, we take a life-cycle and condition-based maintenance approach.

Capabilities

Rolling stock

HTSI’s skilled technicians perform inspection, maintenance, repair, and overhaul services on all types of rail vehicles including locomotives, diesel motor units (DMUs), control and blind trailer cars, heavy/metrorail, and streetcars.

• Inspection & repair
• Life-cycle cost analysis
• Light clean/heavy clean
• Purchasing
• Inventory & storage control
• Federal/state reporting & compliance

Traction electrification
system

HTSI is responsible for operating and maintaining electrification systems for its heavy/metrorail and streetcar projects. This includes O&M for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), traction power substations, third-rail, and overhead contact wire.

• Traction power substation (TPSS) maintenance and procedures
• Overhead wire and support pole inspection and maintenance
• Specialty subcontractor management
• Emergency repairs and servicing

Track

HTSI performs inspection and repair of track-related components and infrastructure for corridors hosting commuter rail, heavy/metrorail, streetcar, and freight.

• Rail flaw detection
• Rail & tie replacement
• Track welding
• Drainage & civil work
• Undercutting
• Ballast maintenance

Signals

HTSI performs proper testing and maintenance for signal and communications for railroad and transit clients across the U.S.

• Signal systems
• Grade crossing warning devices
• Communications systems
• Back office systems (dispatch & PTC)
• Passenger information systems

Stations

Our services cover all aspects of station maintenance. Regular quality audits and inspections help us maintain the highest standards of cleanliness, system functionality, safety, and security.

• Asset management
• HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
• Fire and life safety/security
• Signage, lighting, landscaping
• Vertical transportation
• Janitorial services
• Pressure washing and graffiti removal
• Snow/ice removal
• Subcontractor management

Facilities

Herzog provides inspections and repairs for equipment/vehicle maintenance facilities and administrative offices.

• Security management and administration
• Janitorial services
• Inspections & certifications
• Subcontractor management