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Norfolk Southern''s New Operating Plan Boosts Service Reliability and Consistency.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 04-APR-02 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Southern Railway Company has fully implemented a new scheduled operating plan for its merchandise freight service network that provides customers with substantial improvements in service consistency and reliability.

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The Thoroughbred Operating Plan (TOP) optimizes the way in which Norfolk Southern builds trains and operates its rail network, improving on-time performance, reducing car handling, shortening routes, accelerating train speeds and boosting asset utilization. TOP uses 250 new train schedules and routings for shipments of chemicals, agricultural and consumer goods, paper and forest products, metals and construction materials and vehicles and vehicle parts. The new plan reduces...

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