Private company
Railroad Development Corporation
Logo: Railroad Development Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
American railroad holding company
The Railroad Development Corporation is an American railroad holding company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It operates several short line railroads outside the United States and acts as an investor, with management and institutional investors as partners. It was founded in 1987 by former Conrail employee Henry Posner III.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
- Industryrail transport1
- HeadquartersPittsburgh1
- Websiterrdc.com
- Legal formBusiness Corporation3
- LEI254900Y6BSQLKNH9OX093
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered address500 Greentree Commons, 15220 Pittsburgh, United States3
- Registered withPennsylvania Department of State, 9650953
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The Railroad Development Corporation is an American railroad holding company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It operates several short line railroads outside the United States and acts as an investor, with management and institutional investors as partners. It was founded in 1987 by former Conrail employee Henry Posner III.2
Corporate structure
Railroad Development Corporation sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Railroad Development Corporation Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Hamburg-Köln-Express Subsidiary · 75% · Cologne
- Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft Niebüll Subsidiary · 74.9% · Niebüll, Germany
- Iowa Interstate Railroad Subsidiary · Cedar Rapids
- Vivarail Subsidiary · Stratford-upon-Avon
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Railroad Development Corporation reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
Also owns
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- Jan 1, 2022Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft Niebüll became a subsidiary1
Timeline
- 1987Founded Founded1
Links
- Websiterrdc.com1
- WikipediaRailroad Development Corporation
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2127665
Sources
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