Comprehensive infrastructure investments
enhanced safety and productivity
ATLANTA, Feb. 5, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation's (NYSE:
NSC) Engineering team completed $1
billion in infrastructure improvement projects in 2023.
Throughout company's 22-state network comprehensive improvements
were made to safety infrastructure, tracks, bridges, and public
crossings. This annual investment supports Norfolk Southern's
commitment to delivering safe, reliable, and resilient service that
customers can depend on.
"Our extensive infrastructure work is an important component of
being a customer-centric, operations-driven railroad and represents
an investment in the safety of our operations," said Paul Duncan, Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer. "To safely deliver reliable and resilient
service, our rails, bridges, and structures must be maintained to
the highest standards, maximizing their productive lifespan."
In 2023, Norfolk Southern's Engineering team delivered a robust
schedule of infrastructure improvement projects, including:
Safety Infrastructure
- 108 hot box detectors installed
- 17 acoustic bearing detectors installed
- 218 CTC to ITCM towers added
- 2 Digital Train Inspection portals constructed
Tracks
- 619 track miles of rail work completed, an 8% increase over
2022
- 2.1 million replacement cross ties installed
- 1,745 miles of track surfaced
- 523 panel turnouts and 14 crossing diamonds installed
Bridges
- 40 bridges replaced
- 32,743 bridge ties installed
- 40,398 bridge, culvert, and tunnel inspections completed
Public Crossings
- 110 grade crossing warning systems added
"Norfolk Southern's Engineering team is committed to excellence
in everything we do," said Ed Boyle,
Vice President Engineering. "Working together as one team, our
dedicated railroaders in Maintenance of Way & Structures,
Program Maintenance, Communications and Signals, Design and
Construction, and Bridges and Structures delivered on-time and
on-budget results for our company, customers, and communities. We
have our sights set on achieving even greater results in 2024, as
we continue to prioritize safety and reliability."
The Norfolk Southern network spans 19,500 route miles across 22
states, serving more than half of the U.S. population and much of
the nation's manufacturing base. Each year, the company undertakes
an extensive planning and coordination effort to strategically
deliver improvement projects where they are needed most. By
strategically investing in the network's critical infrastructure,
Norfolk Southern enables trains to move safely with greater speed
and reliability. Together, this ensures that customer's freight is
delivered safely and on time.
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 to
major ports in the Gulf of Mexico
and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting
www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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