RJ Corman Railroad Group

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The RJ Corman Railroad Group is a group of companies for the maintenance, repair and operation of railway lines. The company, based in Nicholasville, Kentucky, was founded in 1973 by Richard J. Corman.

history

After graduating from high school in 1973, Richard Jay Corman (born July 22, 1955; died August 23, 2013) began providing railroad maintenance services with a dump truck and backhoe loader . The color of the excavator was red and silver, which became the company's colors from then on. In 1975 Corman bought his first helicopter. From 1978 he began working regularly for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N). At first he specialized in repairing intersections . Due to his achievements, he was also taken under contract by the successor companies of L&N, Seaboard System and CSX . The quality he demonstrated and the low price meant that other railway companies also started using the third-party company to maintain the track.

At the same time, he began offering his services outside of Kentucky. His quick readiness for action was particularly important when repairing accident damage. From 1983, this service developed into “Derailment Services” (help with derailments) and the “Storm Team” (help with storm damage). In addition, the company continuously expanded its capacities in the field of track and line construction.

In 1987, RJ Corman took advantage of the opportunities offered by the deregulation of rail transport by the Staggers Rail Act and acquired two railway lines from CSX Transportation, the Bardstown Line and the Memphis Line. In doing so, he continued to secure goods traffic for the adjacent industrial companies. RJ Corman also offered an adventure train on these routes with the “My Old Kentucky Dinner Train”.

In the following years, additional railway lines were acquired and the company's product portfolio expanded. Warehouses are managed in the “Distribution Centers” area.

In 1994 the "Material Sales" division started. This means that Conrail will first be offered a comprehensive service in track maintenance (including the necessary construction machinery and building materials).

From 2001 shunting services for works / connecting railways and from 2004 support services by airplanes and helicopters were offered. These were offered via the company's own runway in Nicolasville.

In 2007, the company was named Short Line of the Year by Railway Age magazine. In 2009 the bankrupt locomotive manufacturer Railpower was bought.

A Chinese QJ series locomotive was purchased in 2008 to operate the tourist train and was used until 2013.

The company has around 1,100 to 1,500 employees. In 2010, it generated around $ 300 million in revenue, with after-tax profits of $ 50 million.

Richard J. Corman became terminally ill with multiple myeloma (blood cancer) in 2001 . RJ Corman's will stipulated that the property of all companies with “RJ Corman” as part of the company would be transferred to the family foundation “Richard J. Corman Living Trust” in order to preserve the entirety of the companies.

On August 19, 2020, the RJ Corman Railroad Group announced that, subject to regulatory approvals, it would remove the Owego and Harford Railway , the Lehigh Railway, and the Lucerne and Susquehanna Railway , the Class III railway companies operating in northern New York and Pennsylvania , from the previous Owner Steve May will take over.

Company headquarters

From 1986, the company headquarters built south of Nicholasville, known as Jay Station, was used. The company has been based near the airfield since 2004.

Subsidiaries and work areas

  • RJ Corman Railroad Services Construction
  • RJ Corman Railroad Services Emergency
  • RJ Corman Signaling (since 2013)
  • Storm team
  • RJ Corman Material Sales (since 1994)
  • RJ Corman Railroad Company (since 1987)
  • RJ Corman Railroad Switching
  • RJ Corman Distribution Centers (since 2000)
  • RJ Corman Railpower Locomotives (since 2009)
  • My Old Kentucky Dinner Train (since 1987)
  • RJ Corman Aircraft Maintenance (2004-2016); Management buy-out, now Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance
  • Roadway worker training (since 2014)

Railway companies

The following railway companies or railway lines are operated by the subsidiary Railroad Company:

designation abbreviation route since when Route length Remarks
Allentown Lines RJCN Allentown, Pennsylvania July 1996 2.8 kilometers by Conrail
Bardstown Line RJCR Bardstown, Kentucky -Bardstown Junction January 1987 107.8 kilometers by Seaboard Coast Line Railroad ; 2010/2011 Operation of the Oneida Line (Oneida – Devonia; 67.6 km)
Carolina Lines RJCS Mullins-Whiteville; Chadbourn-Myrtle Beach August 2015 166.2 kilometers Carolina Southern Railroad from The Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad bought
Central KY Lines RJCC Louisville-Winchester March 2003 238.0 kilometers by CSX Transportation
Childersburg Line RJAL Childersburg-Alpine September 2019 21.5 kilometers rented from CLRA Childersburg Local Redevelopment Authority ( 10 miles), CSX Transportation (1.2 miles) and Norfolk Southern (2.3 miles)
Cleveland Line RJCL Warwick-Uhrichsville December 1988 110.5 kilometers by CSX Transportation
Nashville & Eastern Line NERR Nashville – Monterey January 2019 233.3 kilometers Nashville and Eastern Railroad (including the operator of the Music City Star Transit Solutions Group) from William Drunsic
Nashville & Western Line NWR Nashville – Ashland City January 2019 32.2 kilometers Nashville and Western Railroad by William Drunsic
Memphis Line RJCM Bowling Green-Cumberland City August 1987 181.9 kilometers by CSX Transportation and Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Pennsylvania Lines RJCP Flinton-Creeson-Keating, Clymer-McGees Mill, Clearfield-Osecola Mills December 1995 391.7 kilometers Clearfield Cluster from Conrail
Tennessee Terminal RJCK Memphis March 2006 59.1 kilometers by BNSF Railway
Texas Lines RJCD Diboll-Granville September 2014 21.0 kilometers Texas Southeastern Railroad from Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Western Ohio Lines RJCW Lima, Ansonia August 1993 150.0 kilometers from Norfolk Southern
West Virginia Line RJCV Pax – Thurmond July 2005 25.7 kilometers by CSX Transportation

Corporate management

  • 1973 - February 4, 1999: Richard J. Corman
  • February 4, 1999 - January 23, 2013: Tammie L. Taylor (President, Chief Operating Officer)
  • January 21, 2013 - June 24, 2016: Craig King (President, Chief Executive Officer)
  • since October 25, 2016: Edward Quinn III (President, Chief Executive Officer)
  • February 4, 1999 - August 31, 2018: Fred N. Mudge (Chairman of the Board)

Web links

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Corman QJ to Get New Kentucky Home. February 11, 2016, accessed March 27, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Railroad entrepreneur RJ Corman dies at 58. Retrieved on March 27, 2019 (English).
  3. ↑ 5 Dec 2013, Page 5 - The Advocate-Messenger at Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
  4. ↑ RJ Corman estate worth an estimated $ 270 million, court documents say. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
  5. ^ RJ Corman to acquire three short lines, transport service provider. Progressive Railroading , August 20, 2020, accessed on August 26, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Decision 47175, RJ Corman Railroad Company / Childersburg Line. Surface Transportation Board , August 23, 2019, accessed December 23, 2019 .
  7. ^ Rail News - King joins RJ Corman as president. For Railroad Career Professionals. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
  8. ^ RJ Corman's King to retire. June 24, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2019 (American English).
  9. ↑ New President and CEO for RJ Corman Railroad Group | Tank News International. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
  10. ^ RJ Corman Railroad Group, LLC Announces Fred Mudge's Retirement | RJ Corman Railroad Group. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .