R. J. Corman Railroad Group is a privately owned holding company for the following key operations:Shortline Railroads • Switching Operations • Railroad Construction • Track Material Distribution Signaling • Railroad Emergency Response • Warehousing • My Old Kentucky Dinner Train
In1973,RichardJ.“Rick”Cormanbeganhiscareerinrailroadconstructionwithabackhoe,adumptruckandatenaciousspirit.Drivenfirstbyhisremarkableoperatorskillsandthenbyhiscommitmenttosafeandreliableservice,Rick’sgoalwastobecomeoneofthenation’sleadingrailroadserviceproviders.Forthenext40yearsheworkedtoestablishtherailroadservicecompanythatisnowknownasR.J.Corman.
Today,R.J.CormanRailroadGroupisheadquarteredinRick’shometownofNicholasville,Kentucky,andhasfieldlocationsin23states.ThecompanyservesallsevenClassIrailroads,manyregionalandshortlinerailroadsaswellasvariousrail-servedindustries.Theseoperationsencompassanarrayofservices,including:railroadconstruction,shortlinerailroadoperations,dispatch,industrialswitchingservices,emergencyresponse,trackmateriallogistics,distributioncenters,signaldesignandconstructionandanexcursiondinnertrain.Thecompany’sdiversityhasgiventhemtheabilitytoserviceallaspectsofthefreightrailroadindustryatanyscale.
R.J.Corman’sservicesarecharacterizedbytheirversatility,qualityandreliability.TheRailroadServicescompanyhasover45yearsofexperiencewithsurfacing,layingrail,welding,tunnelimprovements,andtiereplacement.ThesuccessofR.J.Corman’sshortlineoperationsisembodiedinitsnumerousawards,includingtheASLRRA’s“2007ShortLineoftheYear”andseveralyearsofthe“JakeAwardforDistinction,”whichrecognizesshortlinerailroadsforsafety.Inaddition,theSwitchingcompanyprovidessupporttoavarietyofindustriesthatshiptheirproductsviarailroad.TheMaterialSalescompanyspecializesinfull-servicematerialmanagementanddistribution.R.J.CormanSignalingdesignsandinstallshighwaycrossingwarningsystemsthatareuniquetotheircustomers’needs.R.J.Corman’sStormTeamprovidesthefastestandmostefficientresponsetonaturaldisasters,suchasHurricaneKatrinain2005andtheDenverfloodsin2013,withtheirstronginfrastructureandwiderangeofequipment.
Theoutstandingexecutionoftheseservicesdependsuponthededicationandexpertiseofover1,500employees,whoworktirelesslytomaintainthecompany’scorevaluesofsafety,customersatisfaction,qualityandefficiency.Whileallcompanypersonnelarewelltrainedinthenecessarysafetyprecautionsthatshouldbetakenwhileperformingworkintheindustry,R.J.Cormanalsoencouragesemployeehealthandcommunityinvolvement.Insupportoftheseideas,thecompanyhostsandsponsorsnumerouscommunity-wideevents,includingitstraditionalFourthofJulyfireworkscelebrationand5kracesthatbenefitemployeesandtheirfamilies,aswellaslocalcharitiesandorganizations.
Goingforward,R.J.Cormanseekstobuildonitsdynamicbusinessapproachbyenhancingitsserviceswhilecontinuingtohelpcustomerswiththeirneeds.Inthisway,thecompanyhopestocontinuecarryingonRickCorman’svisionandlegacy.
AdditionalinformationaboutR.J.Corman’shistoryandservicescanbefoundatwww.rjcorman.com.
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