12 February 2009

CN, Norfolk Southern Corporation to create MidAmerica Corridor

The following article is extracted from the 11 February 2009 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”.

CN and Norfolk Southern Corporation will create a "MidAmerica Corridor" in which the railroads will share track between Chicago, St. Louis, Kentucky, and Mississippi to establish shorter and faster routes for merchandise and coal traffic moving between the Midwest and Southeast….

This initiative will have three components. First, Norfolk Southern (NS) will haul CN freight between Chicago and St. Louis, reducing the distance between these points for CN shipments by 60 miles and providing improved connections to other rail carriers through the St. Louis gateway.

Second, NS will use CN's routes between St. Louis and Fulton, Ky., as part of a new, more efficient route from the Midwest to the Southeast, saving more than 50 miles on NS shipments.

Third, CN will haul NS freight between Chicago and Fulton, shortening NS's Chicago-to-Birmingham route by almost 100 miles….