Headquartered in Port Jefferson, New York, First Response currently operates in four different locations East of the Mississippi.
SKIPPERS, VA
Located near Emporia, VA and CSX served, with over 6000’ of track space for unloading and storage. M-1003 Certified to handle heavy railcar repairs and large volume program work with a full service weld shop for intermodal container repair and refurbishment.
Richmond, VA
Offloading, transportation and landfill tipping of special waste in intermodal containers from Fulton Rail Yard to Old Dominion Landfill (a Republic Services’ facility).
Boyertown, PA
Mobile Railcar Repair operation with the ability to do In-Plant and Mobile inspections and Maintenance, Welding, Structural Fabrication, unit train service and Derailments/JIC.
Bishopville, SC
We operate a 10,000 SF container repair facility. Our main focus is on intermodal rail container (12’ tall MSW) repair, reconditioning, and rebuilding.
SKIPPERS, VA
A CSX served transloading facility in Southern Virginia near Emporia, VA. Currently capable of receiving and transloading up to 1400' of railcars with short-term plans for expansion.