Norfolk Southern Railway
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The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company was formed in 1982 with the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. The company operates 19,420 route miles (31,250 km) in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia, and has rights in Canada over the Albany to Montreal route of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Norfolk Southern Railway is the leading subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation.
NS 9865, a GE Dash 9-40CW, leads an intermodal train in Wauseon, Ohio
Norfolk Southern's headquarters in Atlanta
The 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
Two NS trains heading east along the Pittsburgh Line
Best Friend of Charleston
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The Best Friend of Charleston was a steam-powered railroad locomotive widely considered the first locomotive to be built entirely within the United States for revenue service. It was also the first locomotive to suffer a boiler explosion in the United States.
line drawing of the Best Friend of Charleston
In 2013, a new display area for the 1928 replica of the Best Friend of Charleston was built at 32 Ann St. in downtown Charleston.