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Norfolk Southern Launches East Edge Double-Stack Service Connecting Chicago and New England
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has launched East Edge, a newly cleared double–stack intermodal corridor connecting Chicago and New England. The service reduces transit times by up to 10 hours, adds substantial network capacity and replaces a slower, single–stack route with a modern, high–efficiency double-stack route into a major eastern market.
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