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1/22/2020



Rail News: Norfolk Southern Railway

Norfolk Southern mainline to serve Little Canoe Creek Mega-Site


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A Norfolk Southern Corp. donation will help fund a $2.7 million site-improvement project for the Little Canoe Creek Mega-Site in Etowah County, Alabama.

The project will include grading a portion of the 1,100-acre property to create a pad-ready rail-served site large enough to accommodate a large industry, Etowah County officials said yesterday in a press release.

Natural gas lines will be relocated near the end of the property, and a new railroad crossing will be added to the industrial access road off of U.S. Highway 11. The  improvements will enhance the site's marketability by reducing a company's construction timeline, said Marilyn Lott, Etowah County's economic development director.

NS has designated Little Canoe Creek Mega-Site as a Norfolk Southern Prime Site after being reviewed for rail access and certified by the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, said Chris Ingraham, assistant vice president of industrial development at NS.

“Norfolk Southern is pleased to partner with Etowah County and the state of Alabama to develop a rail-served industrial site that will generate mutual benefits for all parties involved, including increased opportunity for new jobs and private investment across the region,” he said in the press release.

The project will be funded through the state's Growing Alabama Credit program and the NS donation.