Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has begun to focus more on lengthening trains and increasing train weights as a way to keep costs down and increase network productivity, according to executives on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.
“Traffic coming back is our challenge and opportunity,” Norfolk Southern (NS) Chief Operating Officer Cindy Sanborn told investors and analysts on the call.
NS’ first steps in its deployment of precision scheduled railroading (PSR), an operating...
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