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.
About Us
The Railway Association of North Carolina consists of 21 member railroads operating in the State of North Carolina. This number includes 19 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 director@ncrailways.org. We look forward to hearing form you!
Executive Board
President
ADAM BOYLES
Contact adam.boyles@rjcorman.com
RJ Corman Railroads
Vice-President
KIM ALBRITTON
Contact kimalbritton@gsmr.com
Great Smoky Mountain Railroad
Secretary/Treasurer
CATHERINE KNUDSON
Contact cknudson@ncrr.com
North Carolina Railroad Company
Executive Director
MICHELLE HOLLOWELL
Contact director@ncrailways.org
Statistics
Please take a look to see how Railroad Service is affecting North Carolina
NC Railroad Statistics (2007)
RANC ANNUAL CONFERENCE
2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OMNI GROVE PARK INN & RESORT
Asheville, NC
May 18-20, 2024
We are excited to announce that our Railway Association of NC Annual Conference, will be returning to the beautiful Omni Grove Park Inn & Resort! Registration information will follow at a later date. Please mark the date! We hope to see you all there.
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