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Norfolk Southern in 2023 moved its first carloads at partner Idaho Forest Group’s new sawmill in Lamar County, Miss. (NS Photograph)

For NS, $3.1B in 2023 Economic Development

Norfolk Southern (NS) teamed with 62 customers on industrial development projects totaling $3.1 billion in 2023, reflecting expansion or construction of new facilities along the 22-state rail network, the Class I reported Jan. 9.

NS, GM, Samsung SDI Partner on Battery Cell Plant

General Motors and Samsung SDI plan to invest more than $3 billion in a new battery cell manufacturing plant in the U.S. in New Carlisle, Ind. (St. Joseph County) on Norfolk Southern’s high-density Chicago Line. The facility is targeted to begin operations in 2026.