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FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number 3235-0104
Expires: September 30, 1998
Estimated average burden
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Requiring 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or 6. If Amendment, Date
Kropp, Harold C. Jr. Statement Trading Symbol of Original
- ---------------------------------------- (Month/Day/Year) RailWorks Corporation RWKS (Month/Day/Year)
(Last) (First) (Middle) 7/23/98 ----------------------------------
c/o Comstock Holdings, Inc. ---------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting -----------------------
One North Lexington Ave 3. IRS Identification Person to Issuer 7. Individual or Joint/
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(Street) Person, if an Entity Director 10% Owner applicable line)
White Plains, New York 10601 (Voluntary) ----- ----- Form filed by
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(City) (State) (Zip) ----- (give ----- (specify Person
title below) below) Form filed by
Vice President and Chief Accounting ---- More than One
Officer Reporting Person
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 5)
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Common Stock 150,735 D
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*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses)
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Exercisable and Securities Underlying sion or ship Beneficial Ownership
Expiration Date Derivative Security Exercise Form of (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/ (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv-
Year) Deri- ative
vative Security:
Security Direct
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Date Expira- Amount or Indirect
Exercis- tion Title Number (I)
able Date of Shares (Instr.
5)
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Harold C. Kropp, Jr. 7/23/98
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal ------------------------------- ------------------
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Harold C. Kropp, Jr.
Note. File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
(Print or Type Responses)
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