R.J. Corman Railroad Group

R. J. Corman Railroad Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryRail transport
Founded1973
FounderRichard J. Corman
Headquarters
Area served
United States
Key people
Ed Quinn (President)
Services
  • Track Construction/Maintenance
  • Signaling
  • Emergency Services
  • Dinner Train
  • Distribution Services
  • Equipment Rental
  • Material Sales
  • Locomotive
  • Short Line Railroad Operations
  • Storm Team
  • Switching
RevenueIncreaseUS$ 300 million (FY 2011)[1]
Number of employees
Approx. 1600
Websitewww.rjcorman.com
An R.J. Corman EMD SD40T-2 locomotive in Thurmond, West Virginia in February 2008

R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC is a privately owned railroad services and short line operating company headquartered in Nicholasville, Kentucky, with field locations in 22 states. It was owned by Richard J. Corman, who established the company in 1973, and ran it until his death on August 23, 2013. The company owns nineteen short-line railroads spanning Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia.

The company serves all six Class I railroads, many regional and short line railroads as well as various rail-served industries. These operations encompass an array of services, including: railroad construction, short line railroad operations, industrial switching services, emergency response, track material logistics, distribution centers, signal design and construction, and an excursion dinner train.

  1. ^ "The ballad of Richard Jay Corman". Fortune Magazine.