About The Prairie Line

Company Overview

The Prairie Line provides rail service, logistics, and transportation strategy with an emphasis on personalized service. The Prairie Line is built around a veteran team of seasoned rail professionals with experience ranging from Class I railroads to short line railroads to trucking and logistics with a track record of award winning safety credentials and operational efficiency. The Prairie Line owns and operates its own fleet of locomotives with a broad range of power for any facility type.

The Prairie Line enables its clients to focus on their core business by delivering:

  • Rail Switching Services
  • Logistics and route planning/optimization
  • Strategy that encompasses the entire transportation approach in the supply chain
  • Track Maintenance
  • Container/Car Repair
  • Industrial Site/Real Estate Development

Our Core Principles:

  • Safety
  • Customized service with a customer first approach
  • Value based pricing
  • Integrity
  • Hard work

Industry Experience:

  • Energy/Refining
  • Pulp/Paper/Forest
  • Aggregate
  • Chemical
  • Coal
  • Intermodal/Transloading
  • Automotive
  • Manufacturing

Our Leadership

Bill Broyles,
Managing Partner

Bill Broyles has over forty years of experience in the rail industry including time with Illinois Terminal and Norfolk Southern where he developed a reputation for safety and service leading to the role as president of the Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA).  Under Bill’s leadership, TRRA’s revenue grew steadily while maintaining a very low operating ratio.

Bill was also very successful at creating a culture of safety, resulting in several Gold Harriman Awards.  Bill went on to co-found and build FTRL Railway with Aaron Broyles.  They built the railroad from the ground up with operations across the mid-west before eventually selling the business.

Bill is a co-founder and Managing Partner for The Prairie Line and is excited to be leading this business into the future.

 

Aaron Broyles,
Managing Partner

Aaron Broyles is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker, and has been successful in launching start-up companies and building them into multi-million dollar organizations.  He has launched businesses in railroading, software development, technology consulting, among many others.  Aaron has authored two books, hosts a radio program, and he has appeared on several international radio and television programs.  He is a sought-after speaker, and has provided keynote speeches to multiple organizations across the U.S.

Aaron is the co-founder of The Prairie Line and is excited to be leading this business into the future.  While Aaron has been successful selling businesses he’s built over the years, he is committed to building the Prairie Line for the long term.  Both Aaron and Bill intend to pass this business to the next Broyles generation at some point in the future.  Every decision is shaped with a very long term horizon in mind.