Railroad Forums 

  • Article in Trains magazine, June 2009

  • Discussion pertaining to the past and present operations of the LAL, the WNYP, and the B&H. Official site: LALRR.COM.
Discussion pertaining to the past and present operations of the LAL, the WNYP, and the B&H. Official site: LALRR.COM.

Moderator: Luther Brefo

 #667402  by JDFCLK96
 
A quick google search yielded the following from Perdue in 2004:

Perdue Farms Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Pennsylvania Commodities Marketing Assn. Inc. (PACMA).

PACMA will operate under a subsidiary of Perdue to be named Perdue Agricultural Commodities Marketing Assn. The company will remain headquartered in Pennsylvania, and Perdue said it has retained its 23 employees.

PACMA, a privately owned bulk grain and feed ingredients merchandiser, serves farmers and feed manufacturers in Pennsylvania. PACMA buys and sells commodities and operates rail-to-truck transload facilities to deliver feed ingredients to feed mills that lack access to rail lines.

"This acquisition brings together two strong companies," Dick Willey, president and general manager of Perdue's Grain & Oilseed Division, said in a statement. "We'll use our resources to give PACMA greater flexibility to better serve its customers and access new customers. PACMA has a phenomenal relationship with its customers and business partners, and we want to maintain that. We'll enhance it wherever possible, but we're not changing the business model of PACMA."
*******************************
PACMA is up on Bronson Hill Road.
 #667408  by alsorailfan
 
JDFLCK96,
Thanks! Wondered what PACMA stood for. Now I know. Under the welded rail,etc. thread, Luther reports a new siding has been added there. Nice to know business is good there and for LA&L!
chris