The One Source service provider for Railroad and related industries. Our Executive Team and Board of Directors are highly experienced members of the Railroad Industry and bring perspectives from several Class I railroads as well as other transportation and service related fields.
In 1973, Richard J. Corman founded our company. In a little over 35 years, he turned a railroad service company with a single backhoe into one of the nation's leading railroad service providers.
Our vision is to be the BEST service provider to the railroad and related industries. SAFETY is our highest priority.
In 1973, Richard J. Corman founded our company. In a little over 35 years, he turned a railroad service company with a single backhoe into one of the nation's leading railroad service providers.
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A short line railroad is a freight railroad that operates over a limited geographic area, often providing first-mile and last-mile service between local customers and larger rail networks.
Short line railroads connect industries and communities to regional, national and international freight markets while providing local service and operational flexibility.
BID NO. 26-307 CRISI ROARR Trackwork Materials
In early 2025, a severe flooding event impacted a rail yard in southwestern West Virginia, prompting a coordinated effort to assess affected railcars and support their return to service as quickly as possible.
A track rehabilitation process in which fouled ballast, accumulated material or unsuitable material is removed from beneath and around railroad track components so the track structure can be cleaned, restored or rebuilt.
Track undercutting may be used to improve track support and drainage or to remove material deposited by flooding, washouts or other conditions.
Rail that has been welded into long, continuous lengths to reduce the number of conventional rail joints in a track. Continuous welded rail is commonly abbreviated as CWR.
CWR installation and maintenance require processes for managing rail adjustment, alignment, temperature-related forces and inspection in accordance with applicable track standards and railroad practices.
The inspection, construction, maintenance and repair of railroad track and supporting infrastructure. Maintenance of way is commonly abbreviated as MOW.
Maintenance-of-way work may involve rail, ties, ballast, bridges, roadbed, drainage, crossings, signals, communications systems, vegetation management and specialized roadway maintenance machinery.
The systematic examination of railroad track and related components to identify defects, gauge irregularities, wear, deterioration or other conditions that may affect safe and reliable rail operations.
The inspection, maintenance and repair of freight railcars to support safe, reliable and compliant operation. Work may be performed at a repair facility or by a mobile repair team.
Railcar repair may include brake and wheelset replacement, structural welding, warranty work, emergency repairs and other mechanical services appropriate to the railcar and its condition.
A service in which loaded or empty railcars are held on designated railroad tracks until they are needed, released or routed to another location. Railcar storage may be provided for short-term or long-term needs and may accommodate tank cars, boxcars, hopper cars, flatcars and other equipment.
Storage locations may also provide access to interchange connections, railcar inspection, cleaning or repair services.
The movement, placement, assembly and disassembly of railcars within an industrial facility, plant, terminal or rail yard. Industrial switching operations generally use a dedicated workforce and locomotives located at or near the customer’s facility.