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Business Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated |
|  | Net Sales |  | Segment Profit |  | Segment Assets |  | Depreciation/Amortization |  | Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets
Rail Products and Services |  | $ | 319,524 |  | $ | 19,468 |  | $ | 175,704 |  | $ | 6,810 |  | $ | 941
Construction Products |  | 158,653 |  | 6,798 |  | 97,133 |  | 1,728 |  | 796
Tubular and Energy Services |  | 148,792 |  | 12,647 |  | 90,402 |  | 8,790 |  | 3,212
Total |  | $ | 626,969 |  | $ | 38,913 |  | $ | 363,239 |  | $ | 17,328 |  | $ | 4,949
The operating results and assets of the Company's operating segments were as follows as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017:
|  | Net Sales |  | Segment Profit |  | Segment Assets |  | Depreciation/Amortization |  | Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets
Rail Products and Services |  | $ | 256,127 |  | $ | 11,078 |  | $ | 192,038 |  | $ | 7,004 |  | $ | 2,915
Construction Products |  | 161,801 |  | 14,040 |  | 83,154 |  | 1,955 |  | 1,390
Tubular and Energy Services |  | 118,449 |  | 3,483 |  | 100,706 |  | 9,410 |  | 1,282
Total |  | $ | 536,377 |  | $ | 28,601 |  | $ | 375,898 |  | $ | 18,369 |  | $ | 5,587
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated | Reconciliations of reportable segment net sales, profits, assets, depreciation/amortization, and expenditures for long-lived assets to the Company’s consolidated totals are as follows as of and for the years ended December 31:
|  | 2018 |  | 2017* |  |
Income from Operations: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total segment profit |  | $ | 38,913 |  | $ | 28,601 |  |
Interest expense - net |  | (6,154) |  | (8,070) |  |
Other income |  | 461 |  | 373 |  |
Concrete Tie Settlement expense (Note 19) |  | (43,400) |  | — |  |
Corporate expense and other unallocated charges |  | (16,531) |  | (10,853) |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  | $ | (26,711) |  | $ | 10,051 |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total segment assets |  | $ | 363,239 |  | $ | 375,898 |  |
Unallocated corporate assets |  | 20,010 |  | 25,845 |  |
Assets |  | $ | 383,249 |  | $ | 401,743 |  |
Depreciation/Amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total segment depreciation/amortization |  | $ | 17,328 |  | $ | 18,369 |  |
Other |  | 1,265 |  | 1,472 |  |
Depreciation/amortization |  | $ | 18,593 |  | $ | 19,841 |  |
Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Total segment expenditures for long-lived assets |  | $ | 4,949 |  | $ | 5,587 |  |
Other expenditures |  | 302 |  | 562 |  |
Expenditures for long-lived assets |  | $ | 5,251 |  | $ | 6,149 |  |
* Year ended December 31, 2017 amounts have been revised to reflect the change in inventory accounting method, as described in Notes 1 and 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Revenue from Customer by Major Geographical Region | The following table summarizes the Company’s sales by major geographic region in which the Company has operations for the years ended December 31:
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  |
United States |  | $ | 484,907 |  | $ | 431,868 |  |
United Kingdom |  | 66,451 |  | 37,237 |  |
Canada |  | 42,810 |  | 38,859 |  |
Other |  | 32,801 |  | 28,413 |  |
Total net sales |  | $ | 626,969 |  | $ | 536,377 |  |
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated | The following table summarizes the Company’s long-lived assets by geographic region as of December 31:
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  |
United States |  | $ | 81,135 |  | $ | 89,439 |  |
Canada |  | 4,036 |  | 4,788 |  |
United Kingdom |  | 1,671 |  | 1,850 |  |
Other |  | 15 |  | 19 |  |
Total property, plant, and equipment - net |  | $ | 86,857 |  | $ | 96,096 |  |
Schedule of Revenues by Major Product Line | The following table summarizes the Company’s sales by major product line for the years ended December 31:
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  |
Rail Products |  | $ | 188,590 |  | $ | 155,870 |  |
Rail Technologies |  | 130,934 |  | 100,257 |  |
Piling and Fabricated Bridge Products |  | 102,246 |  | 105,924 |  |
Protective Coatings and Measurement Systems |  | 89,026 |  | 67,766 |  |
Test, Inspection, and Threading Services |  | 59,766 |  | 50,683 |  |
Precast Concrete Products |  | 56,407 |  | 55,877 |  |
Total net sales |  | $ | 626,969 |  | $ | 536,377 |  |

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