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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
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R. J. Corman offers services such as: 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,
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R. J. Corman began operating short line railroads in 1987, with the purchase of the
Bardstown Line and the Memphis Line. The company continued to acquire and rehabilitate many lines throughout the 1990s. They've reopened many
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R. J. Corman
Material Sales began in 1994, after the company agreed to begin serving as Conrail's full-service track and rail material distributor.
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material logistics, distribution centers, signal design and construction, and an excursion dinner train.
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Fortune
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Railroad Group announced on June 18, 2009, that it had acquired the assets of
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The company's original headquarters, Jay
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On April 1, 2013, R. J. Corman
Signaling was formed and began operations.
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From 2003 to 2004, R. J. Corman's runway, Lucas Field, was constructed in
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Railroad/Tennessee Terminal (Mississippi and Tennessee)
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In 1990, R. J. Corman's first
Distribution Center was opened in
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R. J. Corman Railroad/Carolina Lines (North and South Carolina)
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In 2001, R. J. Corman launched its Railroad Switching company.
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R. J. Corman Railroad/Memphis Line (Kentucky and Tennessee)
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R. J. Corman Railroad Construction was founded in 1973, by
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List of United States railroads by political division
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R. J. Corman Railroad/Allentown Lines (Pennsylvania)
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