NORFOLK, Va., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Norfolk Southern
Corporation has put into service the first of the new Uni-Level railcars
supplied by TTX Company. Last week, Norfolk Southern loaded the first 13 of
55 Uni-Level cars received from TTX, officially launching the railroad's
Uni-Level service network.
The fully enclosed Uni-Level railcar is designed to provide economical
rail transportation of large motorized vehicles, including Class 5-8 trucks
and recreational vehicles. Transporting these types of vehicles in a
Uni-Level car helps ensure that the vehicles will arrive at their
distributors in factory-quality condition and will not require re-work, as
is typically the case with over-the-road transportation. Prototypes of the
Uni-Level railcar have been tested successfully in the marketplace over the
past three years.
Norfolk Southern's Automotive Group and Modalgistics Supply Chain
Services will provide dock-to-dock shipment management to Uni-Level users
through their Load Planning, Web-Based VIN Visibility, Optimized Mode
Selection, and Strategic Network Design services.
The initial Uni-Level service network will be concentrated on local NS
service lanes, with later expansion into Mexico, Canada, and the West
Coast.
For more information, please contact unilevel@nscorp.com.
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation's premier
transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates
approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia,
serving every major container port in the eastern United States and
providing superior connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern
operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North
America's largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products.
SOURCE Norfolk Southern Corporation
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