The staff at the Smithville Rail Fleet Maintenance Facility maintains more than 1,500 railcars that transport Western coal from Wyoming mines to the Fayette Power Project. Transportation is key to the reliability and low costs provided by coal-fired electric generation.

LCRA's team of welders and other skilled workers repair and maintain an average of eight railcars a day.

The highly respected steel fabrication team at Smithville supports projects for other LCRA energy and water operations as well, including fabrication of new floodgates for a recent modernization project on the Highland Lakes dams. These workers also handle projects for various electric and large water customers.