Crescent Corridor at a Glance

  • 73,000 new jobs by 2030—47,000 of them by 2020
  • Most comprehensive public-private partnership for moving frieght in the East
  • A 13-state economic engine
  • 300 miles of new track
  • New or expanded terminals in
    11 markets
  • More options for shippers
  • 2,500-mile network from New Jersey to Louisiana, parallels interstates
  • More than one million trucks a year absorbed from interstates (I 20, 40, 59, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 85, 95)
  • Carbon emissions reduced by nearly two million tons per year
  • 170 million gallons of fuel saved annually
  • $576 million savings from reduced highway congestion

Two Futures Are Out There

One gives us more of the same. Crowded, unsafe roads. Bad air. Over-dependence on oil.

The other looks better, with manageable highways, less pollution, responsible natural resource use – all supporting economic growth.

Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor is part of that better future.

Crescent Corridor

The Corridor is a 2,500-mile rail network supporting the supply chain from Memphis and New Orleans to New Jersey.

NS is making improvements that will enable it to handle more rail freight traffic. These include straightening curves, adding signals, building passing lanes and double tracks, constructing and expanding terminals, and running more efficient trains.

These improvements will yield big public benefits, as they help trucks and trains – in partnership – capitalize on their strengths. For trucks, that means moving freight short distances. For rail, that means moving freight long distances.

The Crescent Corridor is a cost-effective alternative to building new highways. It’s already under way, and it’s leading the way. Norfolk Southern and partners in national, state, and local government are showing how this, and other public-private partnerships, will meet the rising demand for the transportation services that keep the economy competitive.

 

 

 

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