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For NS, $3.1B in 2023 Economic Development
Norfolk Southern (NS) teamed with 62 customers on industrial development projects totaling $3.1 billion in 2023, reflecting expansion or construction of new facilities along the 22-state rail network, the Class I reported Jan. 9.