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12/17/2024
In 2024, 94 shippers began shipping or expanded existing shipping service through Norfolk Southern Railway, the Class I announced.
This increase in rail use is an example of the growing importance of rail in industries such as intermodal, automotive, manufacturing, agriculture, chemicals, consumer goods and more, NS officials said in an "Story Yard" article on the railroad's website.
“We’re grateful that these valued customers are trusting Norfolk Southern for their supply chain needs,” said Ed Elkins, NS executive vice president and chief marketing officer. “We’re producing [a] service that customers can count on every day, delivered by people they can trust. That is our goal. This is how we expand our partnerships and support the growth of critical and emerging industries here in America.”
NS's growth has tracked with overall rising U.S. rail traffic trends in 2024, NS officials said. U.S. freight railroads hauled 6.6% more carloads and intermodal units year over year in the week ending Nov. 2, and nine of the 10 commodity groups tracked by the Association of American Railroads posted an increase in traffic, NS officials said, citing AAR data.