Harsco's Rail Unit Receives $6 Million Order From Washington Metro
February 12 2010 - 2:01AM
Worldwide industrial services and engineered products company
Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) announced today that its Harsco Rail
unit has been awarded a new $6 million order from the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for production of Utility Track
Vehicle (UTV) prime movers.
Deliveries will begin in January 2011 and continue into the
second quarter. The all-purpose UTVs will be used to power
work trains for a broad range of railway maintenance of way
requirements, including snow removal, repair and replacement of
rail, and the supply of power for hydraulic and pneumatic
tools. The units will be built at Harsco Rail's modern railway
track maintenance engineering and production facilities in
Columbia, South Carolina.
Washington Metro serves the nation's capital as the second
largest rail transit system in the U.S. with over 100 miles of
track.
Harsco Rail is the largest provider of railway track maintenance
of way services and equipment in the U.S. and the second largest in
the world. Its operations include facilities in the U.S., U.K.
and Australia.
Harsco Corporation is one of the world's leading diversified
industrial services and engineered products companies. Harsco
serves key industries that play a fundamental role in worldwide
economic growth, including infrastructure construction, metals,
railways and energy. Harsco's common stock is a component of
the S&P MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 1000
Index. Additional information can be found
at www.harsco.com.
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CONTACT: Harsco Corporation
Investor Contact
Eugene M. Truett
717.975.5677
etruett@harsco.com
Media Contact
Kenneth D. Julian
717.730.3683
kjulian@harsco.com
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