Industrial Development

Industrial Development promotes an extensive network of third party warehouses, transloaders, and bulk terminals across North America. Our goal is to provide our customers with a cost effective way to ship their products utilizing the long haul economics of rail with the flexibility of regional truck delivery.

Our 43 railroads operate approximately 7,400 miles in the United States and Canada, serving 70 warehouses and transload facilities across North America. This impressive coverage gives us access to facilities that can handle virtually any product. RailAmerica interchanges over 1.2 million cars per year with Class I carriers so we are skilled at coordinating logistics with our Class I partners.

Give us a call to find out why more Fortune 500 Companies are using Industrial Development.

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Peter Boyle
Director, Industrial Development - Northeast and Midwest
Office: (540) 989-7557
Cell: (540) 529-7557
peter.boyle@railamerica.com

Jim O'Donnell
Director, Industrial Development - Southeast and Central
Office: (904) 538-6117
Cell: (904) 401-3195
jim.odonnell@railamerica.com

Jim Krach
Director, Industrial Development
Office: (904) 538-6028
Cell: (904) 401-3139
james.krach@railamerica.com

Larry Gomez
AVP, Industrial Development - West
Cell: (916) 717-0110
larry.gomez@railamerica.com

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Industrial Development provides a full line of distribution services to its customers by utilizing our extensive network of rail served warehouses and transloaders to help you minimize your logistics expenses.

With one call to Industrial Development we can:

  • Find the right warehouse or transloader for you
  • Help find and penetrate new markets for your products
  • Give you a complete distribution cost analysis via rail
  • Offer a route analysis
  • Provide advice on equipment selection and leasing options
  • Create a single bill for large volume moves
  • Track and trace product from start to finish
  • Aid in local industrial development projects
  • Provide site options for a new facility