Million Dollar Investment Expands Bulk Terminal in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13 -- Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced that Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh bulk transfer facility recently received more than a million dollars in upgrades to provide improved handling of various products, including food grade and plastics, as well as the ability to handle new products, such as lumber. The upgrade includes a capacity increase of approximately 50 additional railcar spots and enhancements to its service quality, security, and appearance.

"This continued investment in our Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer (TBT) network demonstrates to customers that Norfolk Southern is committed to our branded bulk terminal network and markets," said Mike Webb, Norfolk Southern's manager of distribution services.

The Pittsburgh TBT terminal also is served by the Ohio Central Railroad, and it will continue to be an "open" terminal for all qualified trucking companies.

Norfolk Southern's operator in Pittsburgh is Superior Bulk Logistics. Superior Bulk Logistics is headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., and operates three other TBT facilities for NS. Superior Bulk Logistics owns Superior Carriers, Inc, the third largest chemical hauler in North America, and also owns Carry Transit, a food grade bulk trucking company.

TBT facilities handle the transfer of bulk products, such as plastic pellets, dry and liquid chemicals, construction materials and food products from one mode of transportation to another. Bulk transfer permits off-rail shippers and receivers of varied commodities to combine rail's long-haul efficiencies with truck's convenient door-to-door delivery.

Norfolk Southern's TBT facilities are located in Atlanta; Augusta, Ga.; Baltimore; Bethlehem, Pa.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Charlotte, N.C.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Chicago; Cincinnati (2); Cleveland; Columbus, Ohio (2); Dalton, Ga.; Edgemoor, Del.; Elizabeth, N.J.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Greer, S.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Louisville, Ky.; Miami, Fla.; Mobile, Ala.; Paterson, N.J.; Petersburg, Va.; Pittsburgh; Spartanburg, S.C.; Whiting, Ind.; Willis, Mich.; and Winston- Salem, N.C.

Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation's premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 21,300 route miles in 22 states, the District of Columbia and Ontario, Canada, serving every major container port in the eastern United States and providing superior connections to western rail carriers. NS operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North America's largest rail carrier of automotive parts and finished vehicles.

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