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RAIL SERVED SITES

Since 1894, Norfolk Southern has guided businesses and communities in identifying rail served sites, rail served warehouses, and industrial properties with rail access, offering expert, confidential support.

NSites 2.0

Our enhanced, GIS-based search engine helps businesses find industrial sites and transload facilities that are served by rail, offering information on over 800 industrial sites for sale or lease and more than 250 rail-accessible transload facilities.

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A Team of Experts in Industrial Property with Rail Access

We have industrial development managers and technical experts throughout our 22-state service area to ensure your site location and track construction needs will always be supported promptly by someone in that area.

 

Our team can recommend appropriate sites for your new rail-served facility, based on your unique supply chain and site development requirements.

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Choosing A Rail-Served Site

Norfolk Southern’s Industrial Development team can help you choose the right rail-served site to optimize your supply chain, ensuring efficient logistics and cost balance.

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Assistance With Rail-Served Site Planning

Once you’ve selected your site, the Norfolk Southern team of engineers will quickly evaluate site development and track infrastructure solutions tailored to the rail needs of your facility. 

 

Once you’ve selected your site, the Norfolk Southern team of engineers will quickly evaluate site development and track infrastructure solutions tailored to the rail needs of your facility. 

 

To learn more about the process to get rail service started to your site, visit Connect Your Business to Rail

Conceptual Site Plan

Our Industrial Development Managers can recommend appropriate sites for your new rail-served facility, based on your unique supply chain and site development requirements.

 


All requests for new Industry tracks should be directed to the appropriate Norfolk Southern Industrial Development Manager. These specifications exist to provide Industry desiring rail service from Norfolk Southern.

 

Download NS Standards for Industry Track

Key Resources

Specifications for Industry Tracks

Norfolk Southern offers standards for design and construction of privately owned tracks.

NSites: Available Property with Rail Access

Explore 700+ available sites served by Norfolk Southern — from 3 acres to 3,000 acres.

Find A Partner

Norfolk Southern can recommend appropriate rail-served sites, based on your supply chain and site development requirements.

Tell Us More About Your Project

Norfolk Southern’s Industrial Development team can be a strong partner in site planning and marketing for rail-served sites.

Calculate Carbon Savings

Quantify how much your company can reduce its carbon emissions by shipping with Norfolk Southern.  

Ready to Get Started?

Connect with us today to begin planning your site and rail service.

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