WHAT ARE THE SERVICES OFFERED BY RAILROAD CONTRACTORS? There are various different types of railroad contractors. Some contractors offer railroad maintenance services; some offer railroad construction services; some offer railroad traffic management services, and so on. Thus, the common services offered by railroad contract services or railroad contractors vary from contractor to contractor.
Here is a brief explanation of the common services offered by railroad contractors: Railroad Dispatching Railroad dispatching services include directing and coordinating the movement of railroad traffic. Contract train dispatching services manage the railroad traffic with a team of certified train dispatchers from a central and/or regional location. Railroad dispatching services also include incident reporting and emergency response services. Some contractors also offer compliance, billing, and paperwork services to the clients involved in the movement of freight on railroads.