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This page is about the railroad company founder. For the photographer, see Richard Corman (photographer).
Quick facts for kids Richard Corman | |
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| Born | Richard Jay Corman July 22, 1955 Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States |
| Died | August 23, 2013 (aged 58) Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States |
Richard Jay Corman (July 22, 1955 – August 23, 2013) was the founder and owner of R.
J. Corman Railroad Group, a Nicholasville, Kentucky-based railroad services and short line operating company.
Early life
Corman was born and died in Nicholasville, Kentucky. The son of a state highway worker, he grew up in a home not far from his company's future headquarters in Nicholasville.
He first went into business at age 11, when his paternal grandfather made him a 25% partner in a business hauling cattle, goods, and junk. According to a 2011 profile in Fortune, "high school utterly bored him"; he missed 105 of 173 possible school days during his