(Norfolk Southern issued the following on September 21.)
Floodgates at New Orleans are being closed as a precautionary measure
with the advance of Hurricane Rita. As a result, Norfolk Southern has
made arrangements in coordination with connection carriers to reroute
shipments via alternate gateways. Customers tracking such shipments
will note movement via alternate routes and shipments which may
encounter longer than normal transit times as a result of the reroutes.
For information on specific shipments, customers are encouraged to
contact the Customer Service Operations Center at (800) 635-5768.
An embargo of shipments from or to stations in the immediate New
Orleans area remains in effect.