ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – One of the nation’s biggest rail companies, Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Railway, is now celebrating 50 years in business.
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Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Railway celebrating 50 years in business
Freight trains move millions of carloads each year. One of the country’s biggest railroad companies, Norfolk Southern, is now looking back on 50 years in business. Atlanta News First got a behind-the-scenes look at their training procedures.
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