2012 RANC Annual Conference

May 20-21, 2012

Grandover Resort & Conference Center

Greensboro, NC

RANC ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Our upcoming 2012 Annual Conference will be held at the Grandover Resort & Conference Center, in Greensboro, NC on May 20-21, 2012.  The Conference will begin, with the golf tournament on Sunday morning.   There will be woman’s and men’s teams.  The opening Reception  and  banquet dinner will be held on Sunday evening.  The meetings will take place on Monday throughout the day.   For those flying into the meeting, Greensboro (GSO) has an airport and shuttle service to the hotel.  Raleigh (RDU) and Charlotte (CLT) are both about a 75 minute drive away.  

Click here for Conference Registration Form   Please fill out and mail the completed form back to Michelle Hollowell with your check at your earliest convenience.  You may also email or fax the form back to Michelle as well.  Early registration with payment ends April 19th.  All Sponsorship are greatly appreciated!  Thank-you to this years sponsors!  They are:

ABERDEEN & ROCKFISH RR * ABERDEEN CAROLINA & WESTERN RAILWAY * AON * APPALACHIAN TIMBER SERVICES * ATLANTIC TRACK * ATLAS RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION * CAROLINA COASTAL RAILWAY * CDM SMITH * CENTURY GROUP * CR CONSTRUCTION * CSX * GRAHAM WHITE MANUFACTURING * HATCH AND KIRK * KOPPERS INC * MIDSOUTH RAILROAD SERVICE * MCRAIL INSURANCE * NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD COMPANY * PROGRESS RAIL * RAILSOFT SYSTEMS/RTC * RAILWORKS * STV INC. * WILLIAMS MULLEN *

*RED indicates Gold Level Sponsors

News

Welcome New Members!

Tim Grant, with Marshall Miller & Associates They are a diverse consulting & engineering firm with a long track record of providing engineering design and environmental services for their railroad clients.  For more information, please see them under Associate Members, Engineering.

Nancy Mahoney, with Dirtworks Rail of the Carolinas!  They have over 30 years of track construction experience. They can handle all of your railroad construction and maintenance, grading or drainage needs.  For more information please see them under Associate Members, Railway Construction.

Mitchell Goss, with Snap-Tite!  They use a culvert lining that is corrosive & chemical resistance to give culvert greater flow capacity & an indefinate service life.  This can be done without digging.  For more information please see them under Associate Members, Culvert Restoration.

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About Us

The Railway Association of North Carolina consists of 19 member railroads operating in the State of North Carolina. This number includes 17 regional railroads and two Class I railroads. We also have approximately 70 associate members, servicing our rail industry, who are our valued vendors and suppliers. Our Annual Conference is the largest of our quarterly meetings, which is held in late spring. We recommend attending this conference as many contacts are made.

The Association takes a pro-active approach in dealing with current legislation and other issues concerning the rail industry in our state and nationwide. The Railway Association of North Carolina is a forum for our members to come together and share events and information to help promote the rail industry in our state.

The categorized directory consists of our Associate Members, which the Railroad members use when placing bids for services and supplies.

For further information or to join our association, please contact Michelle Hollowell at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing form you!

 

Executive Board

President
GARLAND HORTON
Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Company

Vice-President
CHARLES HUNTER
New England Central Railroad

Secretary/Treasurer
JAMIE WILLIAMS
North Carolina & Virginia Railroad

Executive Director
MICHELLE HOLLOWELL

Our Mission

The Railway Association of North Carolina (RANC) is a group of regional freight railroads, two Class I railroads and railroad-oriented suppliers operating in North Carolina. RANC promotes the benefits of freight rail to local, state and federal legislators and to the general public as a safer, more environmentally friendly, fuel-efficient and cost-effective mode of transportation that helps to remove truck traffic from congested highways and promotes economic development .

Join our Associaton!

We welcome New Associate Members! 

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2011 Presentation

NC Railway System

Statistics

Please take a look to see how Railroad Service is affecting North Carolina
NC Railroad Statistics
 

Contact Us

P.O. Box 141
Randleman, NC 27317
Phone: 336-799-4049
Fax: 1-866-528-8189
Email: [email protected]