Mayan Train Rail Supply Contract Granted
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Mayan Train Rail Supply Contract Granted

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Thu, 11/19/2020 - 19:21

A contract has been granted for the supply of all rails to be used on the first segment of the Mayan Train, reports FONATUR. Asimex del Caribe together with Steel Dynamics have been awarded the contract. This consortium is expected to supply 29,573.79 metric tons of rails, which must all comply with the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association’s (AREMA) security standards, which are used in US railroads. FONATUR expects to make the pool of suppliers as diverse as possible for the subsequent rail supply tenders and not rely on a small number of manufacturers.   

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