“This acquisition is a big step in our company’s goal of growing in our core competencies,” said Ed Quinn, President and CEO of R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC. “The Nashville & Eastern family of companies have an incredible reputation in the short line industry and with their customers. We are excited to bring these companies and their team of talented employees into our brand and to continue to serve the customers with safe and efficient operations. The foundation of the company, and its growth through the years, is impressive and we look forward to working together to build on the legacy and continue to grow into the future.”
“After 32 years of dedicated efforts to build a viable operation in middle Tennessee, it was time for my family to step aside and make way for a larger organization, in order to best capitalize on all of the expanding opportunities on the horizon. Though our departure comes with a great deal of emotion, we could not be more excited about bringing R. J. Corman into the picture,” stated Bill Drunsic, Chairman of the Nashville & Eastern and Nashville & Western Railroads.
R.J. Corman Railroad Company, LLC operates 11 short line railroads in nine states. The company employs more than 1,300 people in 22 states. It also offers a broad scope of services to the industry such as emergency response, track construction, eco-friendly locomotives, track material distribution, and signal design.
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