R.J. Corman Awarded Switching Service Operations Contract

R.J. Corman Railroad Switching Company, LLC, a subsidiary of R.J. Corman Railroad Group, announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract to provide Sasol with switching service operations to the company’s Lake Charles Chemical Complex in Westlake, La., beginning Dec. 1.

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WOMEN IN RAIL 2022

RAILWAY AGE, NOVEMBER 2022 ISSUE: Railway Age’s Women in Rail awards program celebrates strong women who excel at leadership, serving the community and contributing to the industry—above and beyond their day-to-day job responsibilities.

The RFCC will serve customers in Wake, Harnett and Cumberland counties.

R.J. Corman to Launch RFCC

With the purchase of a 43-mile railroad branch and the leasing of a 20-mile branch from Norfolk Southern (NS), R.J. Corman Railroad Company is launching the Raleigh and Fayetteville Railroad, LLC (RFCC), its 19th short line.

Left to right: John Penfield, The Bluegrass Railroad Museum Executive Director; William Downey R. J. Corman, Railroad Group Director - Government Affairs; and Steven Walker, The Bluegrass Railroad Museum Board Member and Volunteer.

Small-Road Briefs: R.J. Corman Railroad Group, Patriot Rail

R.J. Corman Railroad Group donates hi-rail truck to The Bluegrass Railroad Museum. Also, Patriot Rail Company LLC completes acquisition of Pioneer Lines, Inc.

R.J. Corman Railroad Group has appointed Fred Mudge (pictured) to its Board of Directors.

People News: R.J. Corman Railroad Group, Sound Transit

R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC, appoints Fred Mudge to Board of Directors. Also, Sound Transit appoints Eric Beckman Portfolio Services Office (PSO) Executive Director. R.J. Corman Railroad Group R. J. Corman Railroad

Yvan Caffari, outgoing member of the R.J. Corman Railroad Group Board of Directors

Caffari Stepping Down From R.J. Corman Board

Yvan Caffari is retiring from the R.J. Corman Railroad Group Board of Directors following 15 years of service.

R.J. Corman to Launch KXCG

With the purchase of two branch lines from Norfolk Southern (NS), R.J. Corman Railroad Company is launching the Knoxville and Cumberland Gap Railroad, LLC (KXCG), its 18th short line.

R.J. Corman Taps Broyles as EVP, Commercial Affairs

The R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC has promoted Justin Broyles to Executive Vice President, Commercial Affairs.

High Profile: Brightline Taps SVP; R.J. Corman, VP Ops

Christine Kefauver is joining Brightline Trains as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, while Eric Hosey is taking on the Vice President of Operations position at R.J. Corman Railroad Company, LLC.

R.J. Corman Appoints Batory to Board

The R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC named Ronald L. (Ron) Batory, former FRA Administrator, to the Board of Directors on Feb. 1.

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