Fritz-Rumer-Cooke Railroad
in The Twenty-First Century
The F-R-C company is still the go to company for building and maintaining railroad track and the associated infrastructure. Today they make greater use of trucks to bring their equipment to the job site - no more horse teams. The work is highly mechanized and wIth Twenty-First Century mechanization comes the need for skilled employees, but still with plenty of muscle as track work is hard work.
You are invited to visit the
Fritz-Rumer-Cooke website to learn more about today's railroad contract business.
Recent F-R-C Projects
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A new spur is under construction at the Marion Whirlpool Corporation in 2015.
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The crew is surfacing yard tracks for the Indiana Railroad, November, 2011.
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An in-plant grade crossing is being reconstructed at the Marion, Ohio, Industrial Center in 2016.
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The crew is replacing crossties for RailAmerica in 2004.
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A roadbed rehabilitation project at the General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio, 2015
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Two railroad cars once used as an office at F-R-C. In 2014 the office moved to a local building and the cars were no longer needed. The ex-NYC baggage car was moved to the Zanesville & Western Scenic Railroad. The ex-Eire Lackawanna dining car No. 747 was donated to the Eire Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society for parts.