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R. J. Corman Railroad Company, LLC Announces Agreement To Lease And Operate Childersburg Line

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NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – R. J. Corman Railroad Company announces the finalization of a long-term agreement to lease and operate a short line railroad from the City of Childersburg Local Redevelopment Authority (CLRA), CSX Transportation (CSX), Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS).  The newly formed R. J. Corman Railroad Company/Childersburg Line (RJAL) is a 13.32-mile line located in Coosa Pines, Alabama, southeast of Birmingham. Previously the line was jointly operated by NS and CSX.

 

Enterprise Fleet Management Donation

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7 years 9 months
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Today, Enterprise Fleet Management, a company partner, made a $2,000 donation to the Richard J. Corman Multiple Myeloma Fund.   

R. J. Corman Introduces New Locomotive Simulator

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R. J. Corman Railroad Switching Company is putting together a locomotive simulator for the purpose of training and testing locomotive engineers and conductors. The mobile locomotive simulator is designed to help improve employee safety, operator efficiency, and the longevity of the equipment by having operators with better training and higher efficiency, therefore lessening the strain on the equipment and extending its life.

Governor's Scholars Program Students Visit R. J. Corman

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The Governor's Scholars Program strives to enhance Kentucky's next generation of civic and economic leaders, and R. J. Corman hosted a group of students at Headquarters.

Multiple R. J. Corman Short Lines Achieve 2018 ASLRRA Jake Awards with Distinction

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Several short line railroads under the R. J. Corman banner received ASLRRA’s Jake Award with Distinction for their safety performance in 2018. Safety is critically important to the Railroad, so to be honored with a Jake Award, a railroad must perform better than the Class II and III industry average injury frequency rate as reported by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) during the prior year.

R. J. Corman Material Sales: Green Line Extension Job

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In preparation for the extension of the Green Line in Somerville, MA, Green Line Extension (GLX) construction crews needed 7,000 pre-plated ties with 115RE pandrol plates. The GLX project extended the existing Green Line north of its current terminus at Lechmere Station, and involved construction of six new stations along two branches, the Medford Branch and Union Square Branch, along with the relocation and reconstruction of Lechmere Station.

R. J. Corman Storm Team: Responding to Hurricane Florence, and Michael

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Early in the morning on Friday, September 14, Hurricane Florence made landfall in South Carolina. Despite the once Category 4 storm being downgraded to a Category 1 before it struck the coast, Hurricane Florence brought winds strong enough to uproot trees and cause power outages. Then, it stalled over the Carolinas. The storm brought heavy rains that dumped up to 30 inches in some areas, and widespread flooding was seen as the storm moved inland.

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