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Pioneer Railcorp 1318 S. Johanson Rd. Peoria, IL 61607 http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/ Phone: 309-697-1400 Guy Brenkman, CEO Estimated Market Cap $7,777,356 as of Jul 22, 2009 Capital Change=shs increased by 2 for 1 split. Ex-date=07-03-95. Rec date=06-30-95. Pay date=07-01-95 Note=1-03-05 deleted from NASDAQ Div: 0.05; annually The Company operates in two business segments, railroad operations and railroad equipment leasing. Railroad operations are provided by the Company's wholly-owned short line railroad subsidiaries. PRC's rail system is primarily devoted to carrying freight. The railroad subsidiaries generate revenue from several activities, with the primary source referred to as switching revenue. Switching revenue is the amount the Company receives for handling and delivering a load of freight via railcar to and from its online customers. The railroad operations also generate revenue through repair of foreign railcars (railcars owned by an unrelated entity) used to carry freight on the Company's railroads. In addition, the railroad operations earn revenue from demurrage, a charge to online customers for holding a foreign railcar for an excessive number of days. Generally, demurrage revenues will be partially offset by carhire expense (charges to the Company's railroad operations for using a foreign railcar). In addition to revenues generated from online customers, the Company also generates revenue from the storage of private railcars (railcars that are owned by a non-railroad company). In addition, the railroad operations generate revenue by performing contract services, primarily track construction and maintenance, for customers and governmental agencies. Finally, the Company, through its wholly-owned railroad subsidiary Gettysburg & Northern Railroad Co. generates revenue from a tourist passenger train in Gettysburg, PA. The Company's revenue from its railroad operations could be affected by several events. In most instances, several railroads take part in the delivery of freight to and from the Company's customers. Each railroad will set its revenue requirement for handling the freight. If the total revenue requirement for all railroads involved is not competitive with other transportation options, it is likely the freight will not move by rail. In addition, the Company's current customers make changes in the origin of their raw materials and destination for their finished products that could positively or negatively affect rail traffic. In addition, a significant portion of the Company's freight is carried in railcars supplied by the nation's largest railroads, referred to as Class 1 railroads. The Class 1 railroads ability to continue to supply railcars is an important factor in generating revenues. The Company's equipment leasing operations own a large railcar fleet, which helps to minimize adverse consequences from a limited railcar supply. The Company continually searches for railcars to purchase that will provide its customers with a reliable car supply. The equipment leasing operations generate revenue from carhire revenue (charges non-affiliated railroads pay the Company for using its railcars) and revenue from locomotive leases to unaffiliated entities. The Company's railcars have a limited useful life, generally 40 to 50 years from the year they were built. In future years, as the Company's railcars reach their useful life limit, the Company will need to replace the railcars to maintain its current carhire revenue levels. Any significant purchase of railcars will require long term debt financing. When the Company's railcars reach the end of their useful life, the Company could still use some of the railcars on its own railroads for captive grain loads or generate income from the scrap value of the railcars, which is currently about $5,000 per car.
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