Norfolk Southern Corporation Since 1827 , Norfolk Southern Corporation ( Norfolk Southern ) ( NYSE : NSC ) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U . S . economy . Today , it operates a customer-centric and operationsdriven freight transportation network . Committed to furthering sustainability , Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail . Its dedicated team members deliver more than seven million carloads annually , from agriculture to consumer goods , and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America .

Norfolk Southern is the number-one originator of finished vehicles , with 61 automotive facilities served and 35 destination ramps . It also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern US , serving a majority of the country ’ s population and manufacturing base , with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast , as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes . Learn more by visiting www . NorfolkSouthern . com with an exodus of workers from the rail and trucking industries that constitute the vehicle supply chain .

“ Every single mode of transportation has been impacted by the pandemic ,” Rory reflects . “ Moving finished vehicles is complicated enough , but we ’ ve nevertheless had to do our best to diversify . If at one point transportation via rail was proving to be challenge , we had to shift our emphasis to trucks . That in turn will then throw up its difficulties , and we will have to shift once again .

“ We ’ re fortunate to have launched a brand-new SAP-based system , VOIS , in 2019 , which has given us the agility to be able to alternate how we move our vehicles with relative speed ,” she continues . “ We ’ re able to put in new rail routes fairly easily , add truck routes on a daily basis , and the system gives us the 88