Norfolk Southern Corporation\u2019s Engineering team completed $1 billion in infrastructure improvement projects in 2023. Throughout company\u2019s 22-state network comprehensive improvements were made to safety infrastructure, tracks, bridges, and public crossings.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur extensive infrastructure work is an important component of being a customer-centric, operations-driven railroad and represents an investment in the safety of our operations,\u201d said\u00a0Paul Duncan<\/span>, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. \u201cTo safely deliver reliable and resilient service, our rails, bridges, and structures must be maintained to the highest standards, maximizing their productive lifespan.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2023, Norfolk Southern\u2019s Engineering team delivered a robust schedule of infrastructure improvement projects, including:<\/p>\n Safety Infrastructure<\/p>\n 108 hot box detectors installed Tracks<\/p>\n 619 track miles of rail work completed, an 8% increase over 2022 Bridges<\/p>\n 40 bridges replaced Public Crossings<\/p>\n 110 grade crossing warning systems added<\/p>\n -via Press Release<\/em><\/p>\n The post Norfolk Southern Completes $1 Billion in Infrastructure Improvements in 2023<\/a> appeared first on Railpace Newsmagazine<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Norfolk Southern Corporation\u2019s Engineering team completed $1 billion in infrastructure improvement projects in 2023. Throughout company\u2019s 22-state network comprehensive improvements were made to safety infrastructure, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":9080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[713,47],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-9079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada","category-rail-news","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\n17 acoustic bearing detectors installed
\n218 CTC to ITCM towers added
\n2 Digital Train Inspection portals constructed<\/p>\n
\n2.1 million replacement cross ties installed
\n1,745 miles of track surfaced
\n523 panel turnouts and 14 crossing diamonds installed<\/p>\n
\n32,743 bridge ties installed
\n40,398 bridge, culvert, and tunnel inspections completed<\/p>\n