Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern Rail Freight corporation is one of the most premier transportation companies in the nation. They operate about 20,000 route miles in 22 states along the eastern United States. They serve every major container ports in the eastern the United States from New York City to Jacksonville, Florida, and provide connections to other rail carriers. They are considered one of the most extensive intermodal networks in the nation. The main items that they transport are coal, automotive, and industrial products.

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Here is a little history about this prestigious company and their plans moving forward. They were founded on New Year’s Day in 1883. Their main railroad ran from Norfolk, Virginia to Elizabeth City, North Carolina. They were known for transporting agricultural and lumber products, which aided in the industrial development during the mid 1900s. They also offered services to passengers until 1948 when they became solely a freight railroad company. They were never financially stable, so in 1974 they merged with Southern Railway System. In 1982, Norfolk & Western Railroad became a part of the growing Norfolk Southern. By the early 2000s, Norfolk Southern had their company headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia.

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As they continued to grow, they began to devise a five-year plan to achieve goals that would improve on the company’s safety and quality of service. Their plan was to achieve the goal on improving asset utilization, fuel efficiency, customer service, workforce productivity, and safety. This will ultimately help the company continue to grow and be successful. Then the Great Recession came around and they had to revise their goals. They decided to rebrand their strategy to accomplish their goals of being safer, more efficient, and more profitable in order to continue to grow and remain a successful rail freight company. Their new...