Norfolk Southern restored freight service for interchange shipments with BNSF, CN, KCS, and UP, via New Orleans, La., on Tuesday, September 13, 2005.
Repair and service restoration efforts are now focused at returning Norfolk Southern’s Oliver Yard and other facilities at New Orleans to service. Efforts also continue to repair track and gain access into Chalmette via the Florida Avenue Bridge.
Customers in the New Orleans area are encouraged to contact our Central Yard Operations Center at (800) 898-4296 with questions or information regarding current or anticipated service requirements.
Norfolk Southern has lifted all Hurricane Katrina related embargoes with the exception of industries located south of Lake Pontchartrain and the New Orleans area.
This picture was taken by a Norfolk Southern employee of the First NS train to enter New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
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