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About Us

Tradition


The Canton Railroad is a rail transportation provider offering freight logistics services to industrial and port-related customers.  Founded in 1906, the Canton embodies a tradition that dates back to earlier times when the Railroad was created to connect the industries of one of the nation’s largest cities with the rest of the country.  More than 100 years later, the Canton Railroad carries on that tradition of safe, reliable, and efficient rail transportation and logistics.

Our Mission


To be the preeminent rail transportation provider in the Baltimore, Maryland, area by providing safe, reliable, and competitively-priced logistics services that delight customers, employees, and shareholders.  We will provide value through our commitment to the growth and expansion of our service capabilities and franchise.

Staff


Operations Management

Customer Service
Rail Operations
410-633-9190
operations@cantonrr.com

Tyler Horner
Superintendent of Operations

Jesse Reid
Track Inspector Supervisor, Maintenance of Way

David Miller
Chief Mechanical Officer

Bill Casper
Rail Coordinator

Canton Logistics Services
4201 Boston Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
410-276-3318 (Phone)
410-276-2208 (FAX)
cantonlogistics@cantonrr.com

Chris Barbour
Terminal Manager

Freestate Logistics Services
410-633-9200
freestate@cantonrr.com

 

Executive

Paul A. Barnes
President & CEO

Dave Bordner
Controller

Cathy B. Pope
Director of Real Estate, Contracts Services and Gov’t Relations

Heather Abate
Assistance Comptroller

 

 

Current Shippers


  • CANTON

Ace Logistics: Various Dry Goods

Apex Oil: Fuel Company

B&E Storage & Transfer: Warehouse

Boise Cascade:  Lumber Building Supplies

Consolidated Container: Plastics Manufacturer

Eastern Recycling: Scrap Paper, Plastic

GAF Building Materials: Asphalt Roofing Shingles

Lehigh Cement: Cement Distributor

North Point Recycling: Baltimore Scrap

Pacorini Metals: Metals Distribution (LME)

Rukert Terminals: Bulk Stevedor/Warehouse

Terminal Corporation: Warehouse

U.S. Concrete: Cement

 

  • BOSTON STREET TRANSLOAD

Archer Daniels Midland: Bulk Starch Distribution

Centennial Energy: Propane

Environmental Operating Solutions: Glycerin

Fleischmann’s Vinegar: Ethyl Alcohol

Mason Dixon Sand & Gravel: Sand, Stone

Pebble Tec: Petroleum Products

Tilley Chemical: Chemicals

Tri gas & Oil: Propane

Universal Environmental: Used Oils

Warner Graham: Ethyl Alcohol Distributor

  • FREESTATE LOGISTICS SERVICES

AmeriCold: Frozen Foods

GE Appliances: White Goods (e.g., Major Appliances)

 

 

 

 


 

Warehouse Partners

Ace Logistics
4200 Boston Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
https://www.acelogisticsonline.com/
(410) 238-3866 Alec Hajimihalis
alec@acelogisticsonline.com

Products handled: food products, paper, forest products, metals, minerals, building materials, livestock feed additives.

Features: food-grade (USDA inspector on site), free trade zone bonded, indoor two-ton light crane, nine warehouses, six drop yards, 2.8 million square feet.
Rail car spots: 2

B&E Storage
2500 Broening Hwy, Suite D
Baltimore, MD 21224
https://bnestorage.com/
(888) 279-5207 Greg Williams

Products handled: paper, forest products, construction materials, hazmat
Features: temperature controlled, sprinkled, specialized forklifts and clamps, indoor loading for rail and truck, private truck fleet.
Rail car spots: 5 x 50’ cars or 4 x 60’ cars

Pacorini Metals
7700 Rolling Mill Road
Baltimore, MD 21224
https://pacorini.com/en/
(410) 327-2931 Nick Lloyd, Stacy Stubbs

Products handled: metals
Rail car spots: 3

Rukert Terminals
2021 South Clinton Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
https://www.rukert.com/
(410) 276-1013

Products handled: paper, forest products, wood pulp, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, various bulk commodities.
Features: paper grade, sprinkled
Rail car spots: 20

Terminal Corporation
2200 Broening Hwy
Baltimore, MD 21224

1657 South Highland Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224
https://termcorp.com/
(800) 560-7207

Products handled: metals, food products, paper, forest products.
Features: food-grade
Rail car spots: 8



Benefits of Rail

  • A cleaner environment: Each ton-mile of freight moved by rail rather than highway reduces greenhouse emissions by 75% or more.

  • If 25% of truck traffic moving at least 750 miles shipped via rail instead, annual greenhouse gas emissions would fall by approximately 13.6 Million tons.
  • Greater fuel efficiency: A freight train can move one ton of freight, nearly 500 miles per gallon of fuel (four times as far as a truck).
  • Less traffic: A single freight train can remove up to 280 trucks from highways, alleviating congestion, reducing wasted gas from idling vehicles, and reducing damage to highways from overweight trucks.
  • Lower cost: Rail has proven to be one of the most cost-effective transportation modes, particularly when handling bulk commodities.
  • The average shipper can move approximately twice as much freight for about the same price it paid in 1982 (adjusted for inflation); avg. rates are down 45% since 1980.
  • Freight railroads invest an average of $23 Billion each year to improve their networks, including maintaining and enhancing infrastructure and equipment.
  • From 1980-2022, freight railroads spent $780 Billion on capital expenditures and maintenance (~$0.39 out of each revenue dollar).
  • The average U.S. manufacturer spends ~3% on capital expenditures; the comparable figure for U.S. freight railroads between 2012 and 2021 averaged 18%.
  • Since 2000, the train accident rate has fallen about 40%; the employee injury rate has fallen 47%.
  • The freight rail industry helped spur nearly $274 Billion in economic activity in 2014.
  • The freight rail industry supported almost 1.5 Million American jobs in 2014, generating $88 Billion in wages and close to $33 Billion in tax revenue.