Our REDI-Site pipeline is growing

Norfolk Southern is expanding its portfolio of high-quality, rail-served industrial sites. Twenty-four sites across the 22-state NS network now have REDI Site designations.

Our REDI Sites program prioritizes high-potential locations for rail-served industrial growth. In partnership with local, regional, and utility stakeholders, we invest in development-ready sites that align infrastructure with market demand, empowering companies to make fast-tracked, confident, and informed location decisions.

Through our collaboration with the Site Selectors Guild, we validate top sites using the REDI Sites national standard – the first of its kind to rigorously assess infrastructure, feasibility, ownership, and workforce readiness.

Spanning the Midwest and Southeast, the latest designations from the Site Selectors Guild include: 

Platinum

• Shoals Research Airpark — Muscle Shoals, AL

Gold

• Bluegrass Innovation Gateway — Harrodsburg, KY 
• Moberly Area Industrial Park — Moberly, MO 
• Railhub South — Corinth, MS 
• Claremont International Rail Park — Claremont, NC 
• I-85 Corporate Center — Lexington, NC 
• Pathway Park — Chilhowie, VA
• Industria Centre Site #3 — Muncie, IN

Silver

• Sage Mill Site 6 — Aiken, SC 
• ParkEast Site — Goldsboro, NC 
• Ecorse & Belleville Road Rail Park –– Belleville, MI 

Bronze

• McKeown Property Site — Moberly, MO 
• Fostoria Industrial Site — Fostoria, OH

Subject Matter Expert Perspective

“Companies evaluating new locations are looking for speed, certainty, and connectivity,” said Norfolk Southern Industrial Development Director of Strategic Partnerships & Site Readiness MaryBeth Flournoy. “REDI Site designations signal that a site is prepared to deliver on all three, with infrastructure, utilities, transportation access, and workforce considerations already in place. For communities, that means a stronger ability to compete for investment and job creation. For Norfolk Southern, it means building a pipeline of rail-served growth that supports long-term network demand.”

For more information about the REDI Sites Program, please visit siteselectorsguild.com or contact one of our Industrial Development Managers by territory.

By Katie Byrd, Assistant Director Executive Communications

Katie Byrd leads external communications for Norfolk Southern in the areas of Executive Comms, Commercial and Strategic Planning. She joined NS in 2022, bringing nearly 10 years of strategic communications expertise.