Norfolk Southern places big coal car order
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefNorfolk Southern has announced that it is buying 1,500 new high-capacity coal cars from FreightCar America at a cost of more than $100 million. They will be manufactured at FreightCar America’s plant in Roanoke, Va., beginning in May.
“This purchase is good news for Norfolk Southern on several levels,” said Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman. “It’s an important step in our long-term plan to rejuvenate our coal fleet, it’s a recognition of a rebound in the economy, it supports a very important supplier to the railroad industry, and it brings jobs back to Roanoke, a city that’s very important to us.”
Ed Whalen, FreightCar America’s president and CEO, said the order “marks an upturn in production activity at our Roanoke facility.”
