January 19, 2018
R. J. Corman Railroad Group Announces Sale of Roadway Worker Training to RailPros
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC has announced today that it has completed the sale of Roadway Worker Training (RWT) to RailPros, a privately held, Texas-based consulting firm specializing in rail engineering, design and management. The divestiture is part of R. J. Corman Railroad Group’s effort to accelerate growth by reinvesting and refocusing on its core competencies.
“RWT has, and continues to be, a robust company with a reputation for excellence,” said Ed Quinn, R. J. Corman Railroad Group’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Their loyal customer base and innovative products and services put them in a tremendous position for the future, and I am pleased that they will be joined to a company that also has a track record of success and growth.”
RailPros employs over 400 people, operating mainly in the western and mid-western United States with offices located in California, Texas and Utah. RWT, based in St. Augustine, Florida, employs approximately 100 people and specializes in providing employee training, contract personnel for employee-in-charge and flagging services, consulting and video production.
“This opportunity provides a natural fit that will serve the rail industry, our customers, and the employees very well,” said Johnny Johnson, President of RailPros Field Services. “As the largest provider of contract flagging in North America, the addition of RWT will expand our geographic footprint. RailPros operates a people-centric business, and we look forward to integrating the companies to provide an even more comprehensive suite of products and services for our clients.”
Altogether, R. J. Corman Railroad Group employs more than 1,400 people in 22 states. In addition to short line railroad and switching operations, R. J. Corman companies provide a broad scope of services to the railroad industry such as emergency response, track material distribution, track construction, signal design and construction as well as building eco-friendly locomotives.
For more information about the company, visit www.rjcorman.com or call 859-881-7521.
