JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Pinsly Railroad Co. CEO Ryan Ratledge has been appointed to a three-year term on the Surface Transportation Board’s Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council.
“I am honored to represent Pinsly Railroad Company and small railroads across the country on the RSTAC committee,” Ratledge said in a statement released on Wednesday. “I look forward to the opportunity to positively impact the industry by contributing to RSTAC’s objectives.”
RSTAC provides advice and recommendations on regulatory, policy, and legislative matters to STB board members, the secretary oftTransportation, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Ratledge brings more than 30 years of freight rail experience to RSTAC. Since joining Pinsly in 2022, he has led the company through a period of significant growth — expanding from two to nine short-line railroads through acquisitions that also added warehousing, transload, and trucking capabilities.
Pinsly’s railroads now include the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad, Grenada Railroad, Hondo Railway, Camp Chase Rail, Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad, Vermilion Valley Railroad, Pioneer Valley Railroad, North Florida Industrial Railroad, and Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad.
Under Ratledge’s leadership, Pinsly has made substantial infrastructure investments across its railroads and has earned multiple safety honors from the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. In recognition of his contributions to the industry, Ratledge was recently named one of Railway Age’s 2025 Most Influential Industry Leaders.
