NORFOLK, Va. — A special train operated by Norfolk Southern Railway will stop in six southeastern cities Oct. 7-12 to promote Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (TRANSCAER), a nationwide program to increase community understanding of the safe transportation of hazardous materials and the importance of emergency planning.
The 2002 TRANSCAER Whistle-Stop tour schedule is as follows:
Oct. 7 — Alexandria, Va. (NS Van Dorn Street Intermodal Terminal)
Oct. 8 — Spencer, N.C. (North Carolina Transportation Museum)
Oct. 9 — Asheville, N.C. (NS Office Building)
Oct. 10 — Knoxville, Tenn. (World’s Fair site)
Oct. 11 — Chattanooga, Tenn. (Chattanooga Choo Choo)
Oct. 12 — Decatur, Ala. (Rhodes Ferry Park)
At each location, state and local emergency planning committees, emergency responders and government officials can participate in hands-on drills and training sessions. Railroad training tank cars, specialized emergency response vehicles and over-the-road tank trucks will be on display.
Norfolk Southern operated TRANSCAER trains in 1994 and 1999. Local contacts, tour times and program information are available at the Web site: www.transcaer.org.
TRANSCAER members include volunteer representatives from the chemical manufacturing, transportation, distribution and emergency response industries and government. TRANSCAER sponsors include the Association of American Railroads, American Chemistry Council, The Chlorine Institute, Chemical Educational Foundation and National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc.
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC – News) is one of America’s leading transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 21,500 miles of road in 22 states, the District of Columbia and the province of 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.