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NS TV commercial on CNN

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NS TV commercial on CNN
Posted by heavyd on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 12:03 PM
I was watching CNN this morning and saw and nice NS TV commercial. There was a semi on a slow moving-backed up interstate highway with railway tracks right next to it. The truck was hauling a container. A NS freight train came speeding along moving faster than the highway traffic. When the train was passing the truck this big Oak (or whatever) tree picks up the container off the truck and places on the train. I have been watching alot of CNN lately and this first time I saw any railroad related commercial. Anyone else see it?
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 12:45 PM
Yea i did a couple of months ago i thank on fox news. i guess it is just a big pr campaign
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Posted by DrummingTrainfan on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 1:06 PM
I've seen it on FNC. It's pretty interesting, it seems to me that it would do a better job of getting costumers than UP's commercials.
    GIFs from http://www.trainweb.org/mccann/offer.htm -Erik, the displaced CNW, Bears, White Sox, Northern Illnois Huskies, Amtrak and Metra fan.
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Posted by adrianspeeder on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 1:30 PM
Yeah, I saw that strange commercial a few months ago. Who comes up with that stuff???

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