Engineering and Manufacturing

Holland is commited to innovation and capitalizes on our expertise in R & D, Engineering and Manufacturing. Holland’s equipment business unit houses a highly-skilled team of engineers and machinists who are responsible for the design, development, manufacturing and refurbishment of rail welding equipment, rail and CWR handling and processing equipment, track testing services equipment, and railroad Maintenance of Way equipment for both internal and external customers. Our Research & Development, Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement teams continue to lead with innovating products and processes.

Our 185,000 sq. ft. Lean manufacturing facility is located just outside of Chicago, IL and features:

• Cellular Manufacturing Assembly Area
• Moving Production Assembly Line
• Custom/Specialty Fabrication Area
• 64’ x 20’ Commercial Paint Booth
  • 20’ x 12’ Cleaning/Prep Room
  • 9’ x 12’ Mixing Room
• ISO-9001 Certified

Fully-Staffed Engineering Team

• Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Value Engineering Group, Research & Development
• Concept, Prototype, Production Development and Implementation
• In-house 3D printing capability

To learn more about our capabilities and previous projects, click here for our downloadable brochure.

View some of our projects we've worked on below:

Rail Plants

Porta-Plant - When the availability of rail trains or delivery of welded strings to a job site is not practical, a Holland Porta-Plant can solve some of the most critical issues for our customers planning rail installation projects. Similar in function to one of our fixed plant locations, we can provide a cost-effective solution to your logistical needs while delivering the same complete welding services.

Fixed Plants - Holland not only has experience engineering, building and operating our fixed rail welding facilities, but we also design and manufacture welding plant equipment for unique customer needs. As the industry leader in flash-butt welding, we offer high production equipment built by experienced personnel. Whether it’s rehabilitating an existing facility or welder, or updating equipment like polishes and pullers, we work with you to figure out precisely what’s needed to get the job done right.

Visit our Rail Plants Page for more information on both of these services

Rail Trains

Holland engineers and manufactures rail trains and cars designed to load and unload rail strings in a variety of weights and length. With AAR and OSHA approved safety features, this ensures our cars are not only quality but keeps safety as the top priority for your projects. 

Visit our Rail Trains page for more information on the cars we are capable of manufacturing

Rail Car Products

Our rail car products are designed for a variety of rail cars to not only secure product from shifting during transport as well as ensuring your freight containers are loaded safer and easier. 

Visit our rail car products page to view our products by car type

Portable Inspection Systems

Our Portable Inspection Systems are equipped with Holland's Argus Track Measurement Technology to give a better understanding on your track's condition. With its lightweight and foldable mounting design, these systems can be used under any conventional hi-rail vehicle with any size trailer hitch.

Visit our Portable inspection Systems page to learn more about each of these systems and what they offer

Flash-Butt Welding

Our equipment is designed by people who weld rail for people who weld rail. We engineer, build and operate our own MobileWelders in North America and Australia, as well as design and manufacture Container, Skid and All-Terrain Welders for sale globally.

Custom Solutions

Sometimes your rail organization has an issue that can’t be solved by the current solutions available. Holland has a proud history of working side-by-side with our customers to develop new technology to address a wide variety of MoW, Mechanical and CWR issues in an efficient and cost-effective way. Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for us to get started on your solution!

Looking for more information? Check out the Holland Library for additional literature and videos, or contact us to see how we can help with your next project!