This invitation I received was from a few years ago. (6 1/2 years ago)

This is a very well run operation. By operating their own railroad, I’ve been told puts them in a very unique and enviable position in the crushed stone industry.

When they ship products from their crusher to locales far away on GRR, they collect the lion share of the freight fee (something like 80%) since it is the point of origin. That’s just the way the system is setup.

The story as I heard it, Mr. Snead tried to get various rail companies to service them and when he couldn’t find any takers, he established Georgetown Railroad, a short line railroad. It became a true bonanza to the overall all operation, benefiting several area families.