I have worked in the Railroad Construction and Maintenance of Way Industry for over thirty five years. For many of these years I have been a customer of A&K Railroad Materials.

The sales and the logistics teams, in Salt Lake City, along with the support of the Kansas City Facility have been a pleasure to do business with.

Jeff Long and Jordan Hopkin are both honest, diligent, and professional. Their integrity, concern for the customer, and attention to detail, are unsurpassed.

Jeff, Jordan, Shantell and the other members of the sales team not only deal with the normal, day-to-day items but continuously step up and go the extra mile in dealing with the, sometimes complicated, issues that are particular to this business.

Lynn Kinsey and "the yard" crew are responsive and respectful to the our needs. They try to have our order "packed and ready".

When one of our customers has a track outage, derailment, or other emergency, and Mountain States Contracting is required to respond immediately we take it for granted the A&K team will step up and assist us in getting the customer rolling again.

Mountain States Contracting will continue to utilize A&K RR Materials as a Preferred Vendor and I, personally, am pleased to provide this Letter of Recommendation.

“A&K excels at customer service and provides innovative solutions to trackwork challenges."

“I want to personally thank you for your service and prompt delivery of the material we were in desperate need of. I also want to thank you for your patience dealing with all of the changes on our second order. It is always a pleasure doing business with you and your colleagues at A&K Railroad, who take the extra step to ensure customer satisfaction.”

"I have worked on both coasts and my experience with both A&K groups has been that they are expedient, knowledgeable, professional and more than willing to do whatever it takes to try and assist us with whatever our needs may be."

I have always found the sales staff of A & K to go out of their way to accommodate our needs.  We feel that the pricing is great and the service is impeccable!

“We have found the quality of new and relay track material supplied by A&K to consistently meet or exceed the requirements established for our customers.”

"Jordan Hopkin, Shantell Higbee, & Jeff Long, what a great team. They are always so helpful!"

"Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western Railroad has had the pleasure of doing business with A & K for many years. Throughout that time, A & K has consistently provided superior products, competitive pricing and has strived to meet all of our time requirements. I have found all of the staff at A & K to be knowledgeable and willing to provide valuable information when we require it. I appreciate the open communication with A & K to keep us up to date on the status of our orders. This information is critical to help us with scheduling and planning of our future and ongoing projects.

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Wester Railroad has made the decision to use A & K as our key supplier. It’s a relationship that has been built over time and will remain that way for many years to come. In my role as a Purchasing Manager they simply “make my life easier”. I would highly recommend A & K to anyone, their service, quality and pricing is second to none."

"A&K Railroad Materials is extremely responsive and attentive to our needs. From start to finish we have
been very satisfied with the service. We look forward to our continued business in the future. "

"Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited has been ordering track materials from A & K Railroad Materials since 2011.
We are always provided with exceptional customer service, especially with our special track work orders that vary from the industry standards."

“The Gulf and Ohio Railways is pleased with the relationship that we have with A&K Railroad Materials. Ms. Gougis expertise in sales, service and supplying material on time to us is very valuable. We are looking to continue our long relationship with Ms. Gougis and A&K Railroad Materials."

“A&K has always offered good customer service. I always get my quotes back on time, and they are also good at offering alternates when I’m looking for cost savings!”

“The service, sales, and material from A&K is great. They provide great material at fair market pricing. I am always sure when I place an order, the product is what they say it is and it is on time. Thank you A&K for the great service."

Kurt, Paulette, and Connie,

I’d like to thank you for helping us recover on the Mankato project. We know you could have told us to go pound sand and therefore we appreciate your willingness to lend us a hand. I’ll always remember that.

"Katrina Gougis and A&K have been an outstanding business partner for myself and STX. Katrina is a top-notch rail professional, who goes above and beyond to ensure all of our needs are met in a courteous and timely manner. Just recently, we were looking to place a large order for rail and OTM, Katrina found me the material, at a competitive price, and was able to meet our tight deadlines for delivery, allowing us to focus our energy on building the project. We appreciate the effort that Katrina expends towards STX’s ongoing requirements and look forward to continuing our solid partnership."