This story first appeared on Trains.com.
ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern crews have been out across the network tending to widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helene, but rail service is still suspended across many lines from Georgia to West Virginia.
Railroad crews are spending Monday clearing trees across a 70-mile section of its Brunswick District between Macon, Georgia, and Brunswick, Georgia, and unprecedented floods have wiped out rail service east and west of Asheville, North Carolina, on the former Southern Railway. There is no timeline on when freight trains will roll through Asheville again.
In the Virginias, power outages are affecting rail service between Bluefield, West Virginia, and Norton, Virginia, and in the South, rail service between Augusta, Georgia, and Millen, Georgia, and up to Columbia, South Carolina, is still out of service due to downed power lines.
The railroad notes it has made significant progress restoring service across key parts of its network, including arteries between Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Jacksonville, Florida, through Atlanta, and between Birmingham, Alabama, and Charlotte, North Carolina, also through Atlanta. The railroad has also restored service between Macon and Savannah, Georgia, in the Savannah District.
The railroad will continue providing additional customer updates as other lines are restored.
Freight Fraud Symposium
Double brokering. AI deepfakes. Identity theft. Freight fraud is an existential threat to the industry. Get ahead of it.
Supply Chain AI Symposium
Past the hype. Join operators, founders, and enterprise leaders figuring out how to deploy AI in supply chain.
Future of Rail Symposium
Reshoring is rewriting freight demand. Join shippers, rail executives, and government officials to shape the next decade.
Double brokering. AI deepfakes. Identity theft. Freight fraud is an existential threat to the industry. Get ahead of it.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame • Cleveland, OH Register NowPast the hype. Join operators, founders, and enterprise leaders figuring out how to deploy AI in supply chain.
The Old Post Office • Chicago, IL Register NowReshoring is rewriting freight demand. Join shippers, rail executives, and government officials to shape the next decade.
The Signal at Chattanooga Choo Choo • Chattanooga, TN Register Now