Transform Your Next Project with WT Byler Co.

WT Byler Co. has over 50 years of experience in site preparation, turnkey railroad construction, and Class-I Mainline Railroad maintenance. We deliver expert results, on time and within budget. Let us help you complete your next project with precision.

Mr. Thomas Schoppe

Vice President of Railroad Construction

With over 20 years of experience in railroad and heavy civil construction, Mr. Schoppe specializes in large rail yard projects, material management, field engineering, and site supervision. He excels in workforce productivity, ensuring projects are completed on time, on budget, and to the highest standards. He oversees multiple construction crews across Texas and Louisiana, managing all new railroad construction projects while maintaining safety, quality, and client satisfaction.

Vice President of Railroad Construction – Twenty plus years of experience in railroad and heavy civil construction operations including large rail classification and storage in transit (SIT) yard projects. His expertise in the heavy rail industry includes material management, demolition, field engineering, subcontractor coordination, site supervision and general construction management. His proficiency at workforce productivity analysis and associated resource allocation facilitates project completion that is on schedule, on budget and the highest quality standard for our customers.

Mr. Schoppe schedules and manages multiple railroad construction crews that perform new track construction and track maintenance, throughout the Texas and Louisiana gulf coast while maintaining safety, quality and exceeding client expectations.

He directs all personnel and activities for all new railroad construction projects for the company.

Meet the experts driving our success

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Mr. Bill Byler
CEO
Mr. Jason Ford
President
Mr. Rick Johnson
Vice President-Construction Operations

Highlighting our latest standout projects

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Enterprise Products East Terminal
Jun 13, 2024

This project, Enterprise East Terminal, sits across the Neches River from Enterprise Products Marine West Terminal.

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Golden Triangle Polymers Company LLC
Jan 16, 2022

W.T. Byler Co., Inc. is completed civil site preparation and railserve track for the $8.5 billion Golden Triangle Polymers facility in Orange, Texas, creating thousands of jobs and producing low-emission Marlex® polyethylene.

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Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG
Jan 3, 2022

With over 1.5 million safe man hours accomplished, WT Byler continues to build Venture Global’s PLNG’s project

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