This project was made possible through a $7,900,000 FDOT grant
Sebring, FL, May 19, 2022 – The new rail—from the CSX mainline all the way to the Sebring Airport’s rail yard— is fully operational. This two‐mile-long spur feeds into Sebring’s industrial park with five ladder tracks, and supports airport tenants as well as other businesses in the area.
The back story
Sebring Regional Airport, formerly Hendrick’s Army Airfield, was originally constructed during WWII. To facilitate the construction and support base operations, a rail spur was constructed off of the CSX mainline.
Due to the small rail size (85 lbs/LF and 100 lbs/LF) and the age of the existing rail spur track (over 75 years), sections of the existing track were in poor condition and required extensive maintenance. Over the years, several maintenance projects had been undertaken to keep the track operational. These projects included repairs to switches and replacement of crossties, along with replacing over 600 crossties in 2015.
The finished airport rail project comprises a myriad of improvements
The rehabilitation of the entire rail spur includes replacement of ballast track superstructure components, special trackwork, drainage and subbase improvements, which allows continued use of the facilities with significantly reduced maintenance costs.
The project was bid in two phases to meet FDOT grant funding amounts, and possible additional future grant funding. Phase 1 included 11,400 linear feet of track reconstruction, which was completed in June of 2020. Phase 2 of the project was bid in July of 2020 and included a base bid and two bid alternates.
rail rehabilitation
The base bid and a portion of Bid Alternate 1, which included the reconstruction of 7,250 linear feet of rail, were awarded to American Rail Industries in December 2020. Construction was completed in May of 2021. With the additional FDOT grant funding becoming available in the Summer of 2021, a change order for the remaining portion of Bid Alternate 1 and Bid Alternate 2, which included the reconstruction of the remaining 7,350 linear feet of rail, was issued to American Rail Industries.
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Sebring’s Airport Rail Spur Rehab Completed
NewsThis project was made possible through a $7,900,000 FDOT grant
Sebring, FL, May 19, 2022 – The new rail—from the CSX mainline all the way to the Sebring Airport’s rail yard— is fully operational. This two‐mile-long spur feeds into Sebring’s industrial park with five ladder tracks, and supports airport tenants as well as other businesses in the area.
The back story
Sebring Regional Airport, formerly Hendrick’s Army Airfield, was originally constructed during WWII. To facilitate the construction and support base operations, a rail spur was constructed off of the CSX mainline.
Due to the small rail size (85 lbs/LF and 100 lbs/LF) and the age of the existing rail spur track (over 75 years), sections of the existing track were in poor condition and required extensive maintenance. Over the years, several maintenance projects had been undertaken to keep the track operational. These projects included repairs to switches and replacement of crossties, along with replacing over 600 crossties in 2015.
The finished airport rail project comprises a myriad of improvements
The rehabilitation of the entire rail spur includes replacement of ballast track superstructure components, special trackwork, drainage and subbase improvements, which allows continued use of the facilities with significantly reduced maintenance costs.
The project was bid in two phases to meet FDOT grant funding amounts, and possible additional future grant funding. Phase 1 included 11,400 linear feet of track reconstruction, which was completed in June of 2020. Phase 2 of the project was bid in July of 2020 and included a base bid and two bid alternates.
rail rehabilitation
The base bid and a portion of Bid Alternate 1, which included the reconstruction of 7,250 linear feet of rail, were awarded to American Rail Industries in December 2020. Construction was completed in May of 2021. With the additional FDOT grant funding becoming available in the Summer of 2021, a change order for the remaining portion of Bid Alternate 1 and Bid Alternate 2, which included the reconstruction of the remaining 7,350 linear feet of rail, was issued to American Rail Industries.
Flex-Box and DragonSpeed Launch ‘Support Ukraine’ Challenge at Sebring
NewsFlex-Box, the global shipping container supplier and sponsor of the DragonSpeed LMP2 race team, today announced that its major branding on DragonSpeed’s car at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring endurance classic on 19 March will be replaced by the message ‘Support Ukraine’ to express its solidarity with the valiant efforts of the eastern European country to defeat the ongoing invasion of its territory by Russia.
The bold graphic on the tailfin of the number 81 Oreca-Gibson, winner of this year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, displays the Ukrainian national colors over the car’s regular stars and stripes livery. The initiative has the full backing of team principal Elton Julian and Bronze driver Henrik Hedman, whose 10Star company also backs DragonSpeed.
Nielsen is challenging other sponsors and teams to join Flex-Box by including similar messages on their entries at Sebring and beyond, helping the racing world to play its part in condemning the war and encouraging contributions to Ukrainian relief efforts.
Elton Julian: “When Henrik came to me with this idea earlier in the week, I was on board immediately, as was Henrik Hedman. We’re proud to have a sponsor who is willing to make a gesture like this in response to the terrible events of the last couple of weeks and ask the racing community to add its voice to the worldwide concern for the people of Ukraine.”
In addition to the 12 Hours – round two of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech Sports car Championship – Sebring will host the season opening 1000-mile race of the FIA World Endurance Championship on 18 March. NBC’s Peacock streaming service will carry flag-to-flag coverage of the 12 Hours with the USA Network also picking up the second half of the race.
Team contact David Aronson, hyspeedllc@aol.com