Project Updates

The future isn’t limited to the Crescent Corridor.

Norfolk Southern and its partners are developing other projects to accelerate needed investment in rail infrastructure.

Public-private partnerships are an effective way to share the cost of funding railroad capacity projects that have both public and private benefits. They’re proven in situations in which some investment is already being made but needs to be accelerated, and in situations in which neither party would be able to justify and afford the entire project on its own.

Are they subsidies? Clearly not. Norfolk Southern pays for the benefits it receives, while government contributions support public benefits.

Fairly sharing the costs, risks, and benefits – through public-private partnerships and other strategies – will help ensure that the U.S. has adequate rail capacity down the road.

We’ll save fuel, pollute less, mitigate highway congestion, reduce stress on roads and bridges, and maintain capacity for passenger rail.