A & K Railroad Materials, Inc.

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.akrailroad.com
Employees: 500

You won't find A & K Railroad Materials next to B&O Railroad on a Monopoly board, but you will find the company's products all over the railroad. A & K Railroad Materials sells a multitude of railroad supplies, including steel and wood railroad ties and tie plugs, landscaping railroad ties (reclaimed), frogs (supporting plates used to guide rail wheels at crossings), guard rails, switches and switch components (braces, clips, and plates), rails, and rail tools. Services offered by A & K Railroad Materials include track removal and custom rail welding.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending January, 2007:
Sales: $150.0M

Officers:
CFO: Ray Yamasaki
VP Operations: Jim Okroy
President: Rhonda Nicoloff

Competitors:
Cleveland Track Material
Portec
Safetran