NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk
Southern (NYSE: NSC) today announced plans to reopen its
intermodal facility in Greencastle,
Pennsylvania, creating capacity to support economic growth
and help ease supply-chain congestion that has slowed the flow of
commerce across all modes of the U.S. transportation sector.
Effective Sept. 10, the railroad
plans a gradual phase-in of business at the Franklin County
Regional Intermodal Facility, starting with a lane of domestic
intermodal traffic that currently moves between Norfolk Southern
intermodal facilities in Memphis
and Rutherford, in South Central Pennsylvania. Greencastle will provide additional terminal
capacity and help to improve service as demand for the railroad's
robust franchise continues to grow.
"With strong growth in volume driven by e-commerce and a
recovering economy, we believe the timing is right to bring our
Greencastle facility back online,"
said Chief Marketing Officer Alan
Shaw. "We are excited about the new opportunities that this
reopening provides for us and for our business partners across
Pennsylvania and beyond. We are
collaborating with our customers to support their business needs,
offering shippers a more sustainable transportation solution and a
commitment to best-in-class service."
Norfolk Southern opened the Greencastle facility in January 2013 as part of its Crescent Corridor
initiative, a public-private partnership designed to convert
freight from highway to rail to ease congested roadways and reduce
carbon emissions while creating opportunities for jobs and economic
development. Under the initiative, the railroad also constructed
intermodal terminals in Birmingham, Charlotte, and Memphis as part of a 2,500-mile rail corridor
from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast. The company idled the
Greencastle terminal in 2019 for
business reasons, while leaving open the possibility of resuming
operations if market conditions changed.
A combination of factors, including a rapid rise in e-commerce,
strong market demand, and pandemic-driven supply chain changes,
figured into the decision to reopen Greencastle. The added capacity at
Greencastle is expected to reduce
terminal congestion and improve network fluidity across
Pennsylvania.
The Greencastle terminal has
the capacity for an estimated 100,000 shipping container lifts
annually. A lift occurs every time a container is lifted onto or
off of a rail car. The first phase of traffic at Greencastle is expected to generate around
50,000 lifts.
About Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation's
premier transportation companies, moving the goods and materials
that drive the U.S. economy. Norfolk Southern connects customers to
markets and communities to economic opportunity, with safe,
reliable, and cost-effective shipping solutions. The company's
service area includes 22 states and the District of Columbia, every major container
port in the eastern United States,
and a majority of the U.S. population and manufacturing base.
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