(Norfolk Southern issued the following press release on May 7.)
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation’s Exhibit Car is scheduled to visit 17 locations on the company’s rail system this year.
The Exhibit Car is a rebuilt passenger rail car with displays depicting the history and modern operation of the Norfolk Southern transportation system. A locomotive simulator, the car’s most popular display, puts guests in the engineer’s seat in control of throttle, brake and horn. Some 1.5 million people in more than 340 cities have viewed the traveling showcase since 1971.
The car begins its 33rd year of service May 9-11 at the landmark Chattanooga Choo Choo. It will be there for a regional convention of the National Model Railroad Association and will be open to the public. Other 2003 Exhibit Car scheduled appearances are:
* May 17, Crewe Historical Railroad Museum, Crewe, Va.
* May 24, Aurora, N.C.
* June 7, Manassas, Va.
* June 14, Roanoke, Va.
* June 18, on a special Operation Lifesaver train between Pittsburgh and Altoona, Pa. * June 24-29, Gettysburg, Pa.
* July 10-21, Southeastern Railway Museum, Duluth, Ga.
* Aug. 12-14, Columbus, Ohio
* Aug. 16, Delaware, Ohio
* Aug. 30 – Sept. 1, Bulls Gap, Tenn.
* Sept. 13-21, Strasburg Railroad, Strasburg, Pa.
* Sept. 26-28, Danville, Va.
* Oct. 3-4, Williamson, W.Va.
* Oct. 11, Flat Rock, N.C.
* Oct. 24-26, Wellsboro, Pa.
* Dec. 5-7, Strasburg Railroad, Strasburg, Pa.
Norfolk Southern provides the Exhibit Car at no cost for community events throughout its rail transportation network. Requests for the car for 2004 can be made through the Norfolk Southern Web site at www.nscorp.com. Click on “about Norfolk Southern,” then “Exhibit Car” under the “Miscellaneous” column.
Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates 21,500 route miles in 22 states, the District of Columbia and Ontario, serving every major container port in the eastern United States and providing superior connections to western rail carriers. NS operates the East’s most extensive intermodal network and is the nation’s largest rail carrier of automotive parts and finished vehicles.