NORFOLK, Va., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Norfolk Southern
Corporation and 10 New York-based short line railroads have created a
program to convert short-haul truck movements to rail. The "Empire Link"
allows the short line railroads to market the excess rail freight capacity
on NS' Southern Tier main line between Binghamton and Silver Springs, N.Y.,
as well as on branch lines between Corning and Geneva, and between Waverly
and Ludlowville.
"With the high price of diesel fuel, the Empire Link is an attractive
option for shippers currently trucking freight in New York, Pennsylvania,
and New Jersey," said David Lawson, Norfolk Southern's vice president
industrial products. "The Empire Link provides our New York short line
partners with the tools and resources to design and offer rail
transportation services that are truck-competitive in lanes that are less
than 500 miles."
"The recent collaboration of the American Short Line and Regional
Railroad Association's Eastern Region Short line members and Norfolk
Southern is one of the most creative business initiatives to come about in
the last 15 years," said Rich Timmons, ASLRRA president. "We expect
positive results for shippers, communities, and big and small railroads
alike. If the Empire Link performs as we anticipate, it could serve as a
model for future Class I and short line business arrangements."
The 10 short lines participating in the Empire Link are the Bath and
Hammondsport Railroad; Central New York Railroad Corp.; Finger Lakes
Railway; Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad; the New York, Susquehanna &
Western Railway Corp.; Ontario Central Railroad; Owego & Harford Railway;
Rochester and Southern Railroad; Wellsboro and Corning Railroad; and
Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad.
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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