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September 21, 2005 <br /> <br />Norfolk Southern Announces Train Control Initiative <br /> <br />NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is developing <br />an Optimized Train Control (OTC) system to further improve safety and <br />efficiency on the railroad. <br /> <br />OTC will employ components of several advanced train control <br />technologies, including Positive Train Control, which the National <br />Transportation Safety Board supports as a “most wanted” initiative for <br />transportation safety. <br /> <br />OTC will combine data communications, positioning systems and onboard <br />computers tied to the train’s braking systems. It will automatically <br />enforce speed and operating limits to prevent collisions and other <br />train accidents, provide improved visibility of network conditions, and <br />promote more efficient operations. <br /> <br />“This is a key step in our commitment to use advanced technology in all <br />aspects of operations,” said Wick Moorman, Norfolk Southern president. <br />“OTC will help provide a safer environment for employees and <br />communities and better handling for customer shipments.” <br /> <br />NS is working with Lockheed-Martin’s Rail and Gravity Programs group, <br />which has taken the lead role in the Federal Railroad Administration’s <br />train control initiative, and GE’s Rail Business group. Together the <br />partners will work with multiple vendors to develop new components and <br />enhance and integrate systems they have been developing over the last <br />decade. <br /> <br />Implementation of the first phase has begun on Norfolk Southern’s line <br />between Charleston and Columbia, S.C. Roll-out on other NS lines will <br />follow. <br /> <br />Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation’s premier <br />transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary <br />operates approximately 21,300 route miles in 22 states, the District of <br />Columbia and Ontario, Canada, serving every major container port in the <br />eastern United States and providing superior connections to western <br />rail carriers. NS operates the most extensive intermodal network in the <br />East and is North America’s largest rail carrier of automotive parts <br />and finished vehicles. <br /> <br />### <br /> <br />For further information contact: <br />(Media) Rob Chapman, 757-629-2713 (rcchapma@nscorp.com) <br />(Investors) Leanne Marilley, 757-629-2861 (leanne.marilley@nscorp.com) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />------------- <br />Norfolk Southern Corporation <br />http://www.nscorp.com
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