A chipped or broken Switch Point or Frog can derail your railcars and cause a costly clean up and repairs.

Switch Points and Frogs are very expensive and turn-around time for replacement can cause considerable delay and downtime for your operations.

Remember just because a Switch Point or Frog is chipped or broken, you dont always have to replace them. Switch Points and Frogs can be repaired by a “Qualified Welder”.

Rick Lepp is our Independent welding contractor with 38 years of experience, Rick has developed

numerous innovative, creative solutions to fabrication challenges which includes work specific to the Rail Industry.

Rick’s scope of on and off site projects from Manitoba to BC includes:

• Chipped switch point repair, restored to OEM profile specs

• Switch point protector repair

• Manganese Frog tread and point repair to OEM profile specs 

• Extensive experience in all forms of welding

• Tig, mig, stainless and B-pressure

• Rail equipment repair & fabrication, both in-shop and on-site,

• Oxygen Lance – for stubborn pin removal

High quality work and use of industry approved materials such as Railtec & CR41 welding rods accompanied with strict adherence to railway welding standards, proper rail pre-heating and investing in the right equipment have eliminated call-backs or warranty issues on any track or machinery work.