Herzog is an employee-owned company founded in 1969 and headquartered in St. Joseph, Missouri. Over the course of its 50-year history, Herzog has become a national leader in the construction and delivery of federally regulated urban commuter rail, light rail transit, streetcar, and freight rail projects. In the 2020 rankings, Engineering News Record (ENR) ranked Herzog 17th of the Top 20 Contractors in the transportation sector.