North America’s largest rail-focused contractor recognized at the 2026 ALMobile Users Conference
RailWorks Corporation processed 7,188,000 labor hours through ALMobile during 2025, earning the company the 7 Million Labor Hours Award at the 2026 ALMobile Users Conference in Denton, Texas. The milestone marks one of the largest single-year hour totals recorded on the platform and underscores how deeply ALMobile has become embedded in the daily operations of one of the construction industry’s most specialized contractors.
A Different Kind of Contractor
RailWorks is not a typical construction company. Headquartered in New York, the company is the largest firm in North America focused exclusively on rail infrastructure construction and maintenance. Its crews build and maintain the track, electrical systems, signals, and communications networks that keep freight railroads, public transit systems, and industrial rail operations running across the United States and Canada.
The company’s roots trace back to 1904, when Louis K. Comstock founded L.K. Comstock & Company in New York City. That firm grew into one of the most respected electrical and transit construction companies in the country, contributing to projects ranging from the Empire State Building to the New York City Transit Authority. In 1998, L.K. Comstock joined with 13 other rail construction companies to form RailWorks Corporation. Today, the company operates through several trusted brands, including L.K. Comstock, PNR RailWorks, and NARSTCO, and holds Platinum status from the National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association.
7.1 Million Hours on Live Rail
What makes RailWorks’ milestone particularly notable is the environment in which those hours were logged. Rail construction and maintenance often takes place alongside active train operations, in transit corridors where safety protocols are rigorous and schedules are unforgiving. Crews work across geographically dispersed jobsites, from dense urban transit networks to remote freight lines, frequently under conditions where internet connectivity is limited or unavailable.
Tracking labor accurately in that kind of environment is a challenge that goes well beyond convenience. For a company managing thousands of field personnel across hundreds of active projects, the ability to capture time data reliably, with or without a network connection, is directly tied to payroll accuracy, project cost control, and regulatory compliance.
Why It Works in the Field
ALMobile was built for exactly these conditions. The platform operates as a progressive web app that runs on any device and any operating system without requiring an app installation. Critically, it captures and stores data offline, syncing automatically when connectivity returns. For rail crews working in tunnels, rural corridors, or active right-of-way zones, that offline capability is not a bonus feature. It is the reason the system works at all.
The platform integrates with a wide range of ERP systems, allowing time data captured in the field to flow directly into payroll and project management systems in the back office. For an organization like RailWorks, which operates through multiple subsidiary brands and across two countries, that integration eliminates manual handoffs and reduces the errors that come with them.
RailWorks’ 7.1 million hours were part of a much larger wave of adoption across the construction industry. In 2025, ALMobile’s client base collectively captured over 72 million labor hours across more than 125,000 employees, a figure that continues to grow as more contractors move away from paper-based tracking.
ALMobile Version 13 and the 2026 Users Conference
The award was presented during the 2026 ALMobile Users Conference, a two-day event that brought together customers, partners, and industry professionals for training sessions, product demonstrations, and roundtable discussions. The conference also served as the launch event for ALMobile Version 13, which features a redesigned interface, streamlined license management, and new API and Single Sign-On capabilities.
Looking Ahead
As federal infrastructure investment continues to drive demand for rail construction and maintenance across North America, the volume of labor being deployed on rail projects is only going to increase. RailWorks’ milestone is a clear demonstration that large-scale specialty contractors can adopt digital workforce management tools and see real results. The ALMobile team congratulates RailWorks on this achievement and looks forward to continuing the partnership as both companies build on what comes next.
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