Industries often use rail to receive inbound shipments of raw material or send out finished products. They can save a considerable amount of money on transportation by using this strategy. The following are industrial buildings adjacent to our railroad, which provides dual rail access to both CSX and Norfolk Southern networks. Some have existing rail sidings, while others will need rail brought on-site. Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information. Please click here if you are interested in greenfield sites as well.
Paul Hoben is the Director of Business Development the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Company. Paul comes to the ACWR after 27 years in the concrete and construction materials industry as both a sales and marketing representative as well as a transportation coordinator. Paul attended Catawba College where he earned his bachelor’s degree and later attended Pfeiffer University and received his master’s in business administration. Paul brings a shipper’s mentality to the ACWR which offers our customers and prospective customers an added consultative advantage. Paul has extensive experience in working with the Class I railroads and looks forward to … Read More
Robert Menzies is the Owner and Chairman of the Aberdeen Caroilna & Western Railway Company. He acquired the Aberdeen Carolina & Western in 1987 from the Aberdeen & Briarpatch Railway. He has had a lifelong interest in the transportation industry. He began his undergraduate studies in transportation at Arizona State University. He continued on to receive a graduate degree in transportation and logistics at Michigan State University. Bob then taught transportation at Murray State University in Kentucky as well as Tri-State University in Indiana. He has owned businesses in other service industries across the U.S., and always stresses the need … Read More
Dale Parks is Vice President of Mechanical at the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Company. He began his Railroad career in 1986 at the Mid Atlantic Railroad in Chadbourn N.C. Having been in Train Service as a locomotive engineer, he worked his way up to Chief Mechanical Officer. In 1989, he took a job opportunity to work with Railtex at the Georgia South Western where he was responsible for the locomotive and freight car fleet. Then in 1992, he was transfered to the North Carolina & Virginia Properties, where he took care of The Chesapeake and Albemarle Railway and the … Read More
Ed is Vice President of Transportation/Maintenance of Way at the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Company. He began his railroad career in 1990 at the North Carolina & Virginia Railroad as an Engineer/Conductor for RailTex. In 1994, Ed attended the University of Tennessee and received his certification as a FRA Certified Track Inspector. In 1995, Ed accepted the position as Train Master at the Virginia Southern Railroad in Keysville, Virginia, for RailTex. Also, in 1995, Ed received his certificate for DSLE training and in 1998 received his certificate of completion for Hazardous Material Operations in Pueblo, Colorado. In 2005, Ed … Read More
Jennifer is President of the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway. After graduating Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Business Management at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Jennifer worked for a prominent commercial real estate firm in Charlotte for 3 years. After getting a strong understanding in the commercial and industrial sector, she moved back to Pinehurst to begin her railroad career beginning as Director of Marketing and Sales. Read More
Anthony Menzies is Chief Executive Officer of the Aberdeen Caroilna & Western Railway Company. Anthony re-joined the Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway after working as a management consultant at Ernst & Young's (EY) Supply Chain & Operations practice. He has a passion for helping companies improve logistics, transportation, warehousing, and inventory management processes. Prior to his five years at EY, he received his MBA at the University of Tennessee with a focus in Supply Chain Management and interned at CAT Logistics (Caterpillar). He also holds a Master's in Business Analytics and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina at … Read More
