Apodaca, Nuevo León
Metalsa Rail Yard Expansion
We developed alternatives to increase the capacity of the Metalsa yard and built the one that was selected. We handled:
- Design, engineering and permitting.
- Track and turnout construction.
- Aluminothermic welding.
- Earthworks, drainage and bumping posts.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Client | Metalsa |
| Location | Apodaca, N.L. |
| Year | 2021 |
| Track built | 250 m |
| Type | Yard expansion with crossover |
| Sector | Automotive (auto parts) |
How the yard was expanded
The expansion added a track inside the yard and a crossover. A crossover is a short track with turnouts that connects two parallel tracks and lets cars move from one to the other without leaving the yard.
- Welded 115RE rail.
- M8 steel ties embedded in asphalt, and track sections embedded in concrete.
- No. 8 AREMA turnouts in 115RE with Narstco steel ties and Pandrol fastenings on the crossover.
- Concrete slab on 80 m of track.
- High bumping posts at the end of the tracks, earthworks and drainage.
- Work during operations: coordinated with the plant to minimize the impact on its switching operations.
Project gallery
Does your yard need more capacity?
See our other rail yard expansions and the steel ties at Rail Depot.
It is a short track with turnouts that connects two parallel tracks. It lets cars move from one track to another without leaving the yard. At Metalsa it was built with No. 8 turnouts on steel ties.
No. Construction was carried out on operating tracks and was coordinated with the plant to minimize the impact on its switching operations.
They are structures at the end of a track that stop cars from running off it. At Metalsa, high bumping posts were installed at the end of the new tracks.
