Kylie Steel has been named one of Railway Track & Structures Top Engineers Under 40. Steel, a rail engineering and design group leader, was one of just 13 professionals across the United States who earned a place on the list.

"This honor is a reflection of Kylie's leadership, impact, and commitment to serving clients," said Ryan Kosola, rail sector leader. "She is known for stepping up when it matters most, delivering high-quality work through a deep investment in her team and a commitment to serving our clients." 

The full RT&S feature on Kylie is below and can be found on page 19 of the April 2026 issue: 

"Kylie Steel is driving meaningful innovation in the railroad industry through her exceptional ability to deliver creative, constructible structural solutions that keep trains moving during complex infrastructure projects.

"This honor is a reflection of Kylie's leadership, impact, and commitment to serving clients."

As a Group Leader in Olsson’s Rail Engineering and Design team, she combines deep technical expertise with practical design intuition, directly strengthening the reliability and safety of rail networks across the country.

Kylie has earned industry-wide recognition for her talent in solving unconventional structural challenges — projects with tight geometry, complex staging, aging infrastructure, or narrow construction windows where standard solutions simply don’t work.

Kylie has earned industry-wide recognition for her talent in solving unconventional structural challenges.

A powerful example is her work on Union Pacific Railroad’s Miller Yard Bypass Track project, where she developed an innovative 14 segment precast concrete box culvert with a post tensioning and tongue and groove system. This approach enabled track rerouting and bridge replacement under aggressive time constraints while maintaining yard operations. She later presented this work at the 2021 AREMA Annual Conference, establishing her as a trusted structural problem solver within the rail community.  

A major focus of Kylie’s professional goals is strengthening industry knowledge around complex structural design and constructability. Through research, national presentations, and collaboration with Class I railroads, she intends to expand the field’s understanding of how innovative structural systems - such as segmental precast solutions, pier protection design, and advanced staging configurations - can be applied to accelerate construction while maintaining safe operations."