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[CNJRoss]

10/9/18:
 

[NSAlert] Hurricane Michael

 

Hurricane Michael is currently moving north through the Gulf of Mexico and, according to the National Hurricane Center, is anticipated to make landfall near the Florida panhandle Wednesday evening.  Once making landfall Michael is expected to impact the Southeast with high winds, storm surge and heavy rains.  

 

Currently Norfolk Southern is operating under normal hours with no closings planned; however, as Michael nears land it may become necessary to reroute a minimal amount of traffic away from affected areas.  Norfolk Southern will continue to closely monitor the storm and will provide updates as the storm progresses.

 

Customers with questions regarding local service should contact their Operations and Service Support, Unit Train, Automotive, or Intermodal representative.

 

Ongoing updates will be provided as this storm system progresses. The latest ETA and routing information is always available through AccessNS.

 

 

[CNJRoss]

10/10/18 4:52 pm EDT:
 

[NSAlert] Hurricane Michael - Update

 

 

Hurricane Michael has made landfall and has impacted the Southeast with high winds, storm surge and heavy rains.  

 

Customers in those affected areas should expect 24 to 48 hours delay.  Norfolk Southern is monitoring closely and will provide updates regarding residual weather impact and storm recovery efforts.

 

Customers with questions regarding local service should contact their Operations and Service Support, Unit Train, Automotive, or Intermodal representative.

 

Ongoing updates will be provided as this storm system progresses. The latest ETA and routing information is always available through AccessNS.

 

 

 

[CNJRoss]

10/12/18 4:52 pm EDT:

[NSAlert] Hurricane Michael Recovery Efforts

 

Recovery efforts are taking place to restore service across the Albany and Brunswick districts.  The local utility companies are making good progress in conjunction with NS Engineering. We expect to have generator deployment completed on the Brunswick district and the Albany district by the end of the day.  

 

Valdosta District: 

·   All crossings repaired

Macon District (GS&F): 

·   All crossings repaired

·   96 generators deployed

Albany District: 

·   All crossings repaired

·   18 generators deployed so far 

·   43 locations remain without power.  Generators in route

Columbus District: 

·   All crossings repaired

Brunswick District:

·   All crossings repaired

·   19 locations remain without power.  Generators in route 

Savannah District:

·   All crossings repaired

·   1 generator deployed

Augusta District:

·   All crossings repaired

·   2 generators deployed

 

Customers in those affected areas should expect 24 to 48 hours delay.  Norfolk Southern is monitoring closely and will continue to provide updates regarding storm recovery efforts.

 

Customers with questions regarding local service should contact their Operations and Service Support, Unit Train, Automotive, or Intermodal representative.

 

The latest ETA and routing information is always available through AccessNS.

 

[CNJRoss]

10/13/18  10:03 am:
 

[NSAlert] Hurricane Michael Recovery Efforts

 

NS recovery efforts continue and focus has moved to the Piedmont and Pocahontas divisions where Engineering continues to deploy generators across the region. 

 

GEORGIA DIVISION:

·  All repairs complete

·  176 locations running on generator power

PIEDMONT DIVISION: 

·  All crossing repairs complete

·  39 locations without power

·  32 generators deployed

SOUTHERN MAIN: 

·  7 generators remain to be deployed

H-LINE: 

·  Fully operational

POCAHONTAS DIVISION: Generator deployment still underway. 

·  91 locations without power.  

·  61 generators currently deployed

WINSTON SALEM DISTRICT: Generator deployment still underway

·  11 locations without power

·  3 generators deployed

NORFOLK DISTRICT: 

·  10 location remains without power

·  9 crossings w/ a stop and flag between N94 and 108.  Crews are working to install generators at these locations.

ALTAVISTA DISTRICT

·  1 location without power

·  1 crossing w/ a stop and flag – V11.38 COOK BLVD

RICHMOND LINE

·  17 locations without power

·  No generators installed yet

 

Customers in the affected areas should expect 24 to 48 hours delay.  Norfolk Southern is monitoring closely and will continue to provide updates regarding storm recovery efforts.

 

Customers with questions regarding local service should contact their Operations and Service Support, Unit Train, Automotive, or Intermodal representative.

 

The latest ETA and routing information is always available through AccessNS.

 

[CNJRoss]

10/14/18 2:25 pm:

[NSAlert] Hurricane Michael Recovery Update

 

Oct 14, 2018

NS continues to manage through storm recovery efforts across the Pocahontas, Piedmont, and Georgia divisions. All mainlines have been repaired and are open for operations. The municipal power companies are making good progress but there are areas across the region where power has not yet been restored. 

 

GEORGIA DIVISION:

·  All repairs complete

·  53 locations running on generator power

·  122 locations had commercial power restored yesterday

PIEDMONT DIVISION: 

·  All repairs complete

·  44 generators deployed

POCAHONTAS DIVISION: 

·  All mainline repairs complete 

·  71 locations without power  

·  52 generators currently deployed

 

Customers in the affected areas should expect 24 to 48 hours delay.  Norfolk Southern is monitoring closely and will continue to provide updates regarding storm recovery efforts.

 

Customers with questions regarding local service should contact their Operations and Service Support, Unit Train, Automotive, or Intermodal representative.

 

The latest ETA and routing information is always available through AccessNS.

 

 

 

[CNJRoss]

Progressive Railroading, 10/15/18:
 

Norfolk Southern continues Hurricane Michael recovery

 

 

Norfolk Southern Railway is continuing efforts to correct damage caused by Hurricane Michael last week.

The Class I is managing recovery efforts across its Pocahontas, Piedmont and Georgia divisions. All mainlines have been repaired and are open for operations.

"The municipal power companies are making good progress but there are areas across the region where power has not yet been restored," NS officials said in an operations update issued yesterday.

 

Continue here.

[CNJRoss]

10/16/18 1:56 pm:

[NSAlert] Hurricane Michael Recovery Update

 

October 16, 2018

 

Norfolk Southern currently has 15 locations on the Georgia division and 24 on the Pocahontas division still operating on generator power.   All C&S systems are fully functional.

 

Overall, NS Engineering has made repairs to over 350 crossings and 80 signal locations due to storm damage.  

 

Customers in the affected areas should expect 24 to 48 hours delay.  Norfolk Southern is monitoring closely and will continue to provide updates regarding storm recovery efforts.

 

Customers with questions regarding local service should contact their Operations and Service Support, Unit Train, Automotive, or Intermodal representative.

 

The latest ETA and routing information is always available through AccessNS.