Norfolk Southern

An unlikely new and environmentally friendly track lubricant — made from soybeans — is now in use on Norfolk Southern Railway.

U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 11..2 percent (87,164 units) while U.S. rail carload traffic fell 0.1 percent (2,020 carloads) in January 2003 compared to January 2002, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today.

Based on the success of a new, expedited southbound intermodal service to Mexico launched last summer, Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway Co. today announced northbound service with the same transportation options.