Crews will be working as quickly as possible to get the track running again. There's no estimated time. |
Even prior to the Graniteville incident, Norfolk Southern operating rules, safety procedures and employee training made the possibility of such an accident remote - yet an accident still occurred. |
It often takes several days to repair and clean up. |
There are two corridors we?re using to go around the line. Between Birmingham and Atlanta, we usually run 25 trains a day, so it?s causing some delays. |
There were two locomotives that were carrying 17 cars. The fourth through the 11th cars were derailed, and six of them were turned on their side. |
They did not turn over. This was a minor derailment. |
We're set to handle increased business. |