b'AUGUST 21 - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023INTERMODAL 23(GUIDEScontinued fromAtlanta, Georgia. electric, zero-emission rubber(CARDScontinued fromwhich is less favorable to rail page 20) Norfolk Southern is care- tiregantrycranes,whicharepage 16) intermodal,hasyettoshift and shipping by rail can curbfullymanagingitstransi- the first-of-their-kind deployedintoIANAsexpectation,asbacktotheWestCoast, emissions by up to 80 percenttion to stacked operations byin North America. By makingreflectedinarecentreport,saidtheIANAreport.At compared to truck. The Railcloselywatchingandmanag- draydriversmoreefficient,thatthefreightoutlookforthe same time, the collective EmissionsReportprovidesing driver dwell, to ensure thatNorfolkSouthernwillsig- thefullyearcontinuestobargaining agreement for the customers with visibility intodray carrier operations remainnificantlyreducethirdpartylook soft. Consumers haveEast and Gulf Coasts is set to the full lifecycle and carbonefficient.Thecompanyisemissions. beenresilientinthishighexpire next year.footprintofmovingaship- also making extensive invest- inflationenvironment,theOn the brighter side, C.H. ment.Theseinsightshelpments in its Terminal Operat- p rEparEd fors mart ,reportnoted,butspendingRobinson believes, according customersmakeinformeding Systems, which increases ustaiNaBlEg rowtH in recent months shows someto a recent report released by decisionsabouttransport- thefluidityandefficiencyTodays business is tomor- slowingcomparedtothethe company, that, with dray-ing their goods and developofIntermodalterminalsbyrows growth opportunity, andfirst quarter. Retail inventoryageandrailcapacitybeing strategies to both reduce theirtracking yard inventory, opti- NorfolkSouthernishar- levels remain high with out- abundant,nowisaperfect emissionsandmeetdecar- mizingequipmentmove- nessing the full power of itsof-seasonandout-of-favortimetoconsiderintermodal bonization goals. ment, and balancing the flowpeople and network to trans- goods that will take time tosolutions that were not avail-WithinAccessNS,Nor- ofdriversonterminal. Andform its Intermodal facilitiesworkdown.Thesofterout- ableinrecentyears.There folk Southern is now provid- anupdatedmobileapplica- into Terminals of the Future.lookforgoodssales,alongare no capacity constraints on ingcustomerstheabilitytotion,ExpressNS+,hasbeenThecompanyismakingwith warehouses that are stilldomesticcontainermarkets. view the average amount ofdesigned from the ground upchanges as they look throughfull,isputtingdownwardAnumberofnewdomestic time a driver spends at everytoimprovedraydrivereffi- acustomer-centric,oper- pressure on domestic produc- North American options have NorfolkSouthernterminal.ciency and experience.ations-drivenlens.Thesetion as well as imports. come to market this year.This Driver Dwell tool canBeyondcapacityandchanges will set the Class 1AndthegatewayforTheintermodalmarket help customers plan dispatchefficiency,NorfolkSouth- uptodeliverasafer,morethose imports is also playinghas shown signs of returning operations and increase effi- erns Terminals of the Futurereliable,andmoreefficienta role in the expected fate ofto regular seasonal patterns, ciency. The company has alsoalsosupportthecompanysproductthatyieldssmart,intermodal transportation forsaid the report. Volumes are expanded its Application Pro- sustainabilitygoals.Thesustainablegrowthopportu- theremainderofthisyearforecasted to increase month gramming Interface (API) tostackingatAustellwillbenities for the railroad and itsandbeyond.Volumethatovermonth,buildingintoa allow customers to integrateperformed by six new fully- customers.shiftedtotheeasternU.S.,muted peak season.NorfolkSoutherndatainto their own driver applications and visualization tools. This. 2paves the way for greater pre- Access to of the U.S. population within 24 hourscision on estimated times of3arrival and trip plans. Norfolk. A large regional distribution center networkSouthern now receives 6,000 API calls per dayd ElivEriNgr EsiliENcE Closest East Coast port to the MidwestTo complement customer- .facingtechnologyimprove- Neo-Panamax cranesments,NorfolkSouthernis.makingstrategicnetwork50- foot-deep berthsreconfigurations to maximize velocity,capacity,andreli-ability. The corridor between Norfolk Southerns 47 thStreet IntermodalFacilityinChi-cagoandtheNortheastis thebusiestinitsnetwork. Toaddressservicechal-lenges,NorfolkSouthern implemented the High Fre-quency Departure Plan. By reconfiguringitsterminals, NorfolkSouthernwasable to offer multiple train depar-tureseachdaywithinthe lane, improving the velocityGo and reliability of service. Per-formancerosedramaticallyBigger uponimplementationofthe new plan in Fall of 2022, and the company has now stabi-lizedaroundayear-to-date, on-time delivery rate of overa n d95percentinthiscorridor. NorfolkSouthernwasableBetterto maintain this level of per-formancedespitesignificant disruptions to its broader net-work in Q2 2023. int ErmiNals of tHEf uturE BaltimoreTo grow with customers, NorfolkSouthernismaking extensiveinvestmentsin Intermodalterminalsacross its network. For example, to increase the amount of freight that can be served by a single facility,NorfolkSouthernis expanding verticallystack-ing boxes to increase capac-ity.StackedoperationsareMarylandports.com 1.800.638.7519live atthecompanysRoss-ville terminal near Memphis, TennesseeandcomingsoonGovernor Wes Moore MDOT Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld MPA Interim Acting Executive Director Brian Millerto their Austell terminal near'