Rhomberg Sersa Canada awarded three-year milling services contract from TTC
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has awarded a three-year contract to Rhomberg Sersa Canada Ltd. to provide rail milling services for TTC's subway network.
In June, the TTC Board approved the C$11.26 million (US$8.48 million) contract. Rhomberg Sersa Canada says this will be the first time a mobile milling unit is used to re-profile rail under a North American contract.
Rhomberg Sersa explains that the milling process can take off as little as 0.1mm and as much as 1.5mm of metal in a single pass with an automatic surface finish of maximal 5 microns or less restoring the rail to a perfect finish.
"In addition, a huge benefit of milling, especially when working in tunnels, in urban or wooded, dry rural areas is the 'shaving/planing' process compared to the abrasive grinding system, which does not create either dust or sparks. This eliminates the high risk of fire in tunnels and dry areas," Rhomberg Sersa said in statement regarding the work.
The company also noted that work will be carried out in a partnership with Linmag, a sister company of the milling train manufacturer Linsinger. The milling unit was shipped from Austria and has arrived in Toronto where it will undergo initial testing before it begins work, which is estimated to begin in December.
Mischa Wanek-Libman | Group Editorial Director
Mischa Wanek-Libman is director of communications with Transdev North America. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the transportation industry covering construction projects, engineering challenges, transit and rail operations and best practices.
Wanek-Libman has held top editorial positions at freight rail and public transportation business-to-business publications including as editor-in-chief and editorial director of Mass Transit from 2018-2024. She has been recognized for editorial excellence through her individual work, as well as for collaborative content.
She is an active member of the American Public Transportation Association's Marketing and Communications Committee and served 14 years as a Board Observer on the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors.
She is a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.
