ATLANTA, June 24,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Less than a year after the
issuance of the assessment, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:
NSC) has implemented measures to address the Federal Railroad
Administration's (FRA) recommendations from its 2023 Safety Culture
Assessment.
The Assessment, issued in August
2023, made recommendations in the areas of communications,
training, trust, and going above and beyond regulatory minimums.
Norfolk Southern, working with its independent safety consultant
AtkinsRéalis US Nuclear, developed action items in response to
these recommendations. The company has successfully launched
initiatives to implement all items and will monitor these actions
to ensure their effectiveness.
"We appreciate the strong partnership with FRA on advancing
safety and are grateful for its thorough assessment of our culture
and their thoughtful recommendations, all of which serve as
building blocks to our goal of becoming the gold standard for
safety in the industry," said Alan H.
Shaw, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern.
Norfolk Southern and FRA worked closely together throughout the
implementation of the responsive action items. The company provided
frequent updates to FRA on its progress, which included briefings
by Shaw to FRA Administrator Amit
Bose and his senior leadership team.
To read the Safety Assessment from FRA, click here.
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely
moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today,
it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight
transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability,
Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid approximately 15 million
tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated
team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from
agriculture to consumer goods, and Norfolk Southern originates more
automotive traffic than any other Class I Railroad. Norfolk
Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the
eastern U.S. It serves a majority of the country's population and
manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port
on the Atlantic coast as well as major ports in the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by
visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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