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A powerful path to a healthier lifestyle
So, did you make a few New Year’s health and fitness resolutions? Have you kept them? Norfolk Southern’s WellNS program can help you stay on track. Read the story | Comment on this topic.
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The power of numbers: what they can tell you about your health
When it comes to good health, numbers can tell a story. Knowing your blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index, and blood glucose level can help you stay on track for a healthier lifestyle. Read the story | Comment on this topic. |
Get active and take action
Increasing physical activity and taking a more active role in maintaining health and fitness are big steps toward achieving a healthier lifestyle. Norfolk Southern offers a number of incentives to help you get started, including discounts at gyms and a number of options for Weight Watchers on site and online. Read the story | Comment on this topic. |
 Have you crossed the line, or are you at risk for getting hooked?
Norfolk Southern’s Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Services program provides help for employees and their families who believe they are addicted to alcohol or drugs or getting closer to crossing the line between social drinking and addiction. Read the story | Comment on this topic.
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 Eating right, staying fit, and loving every minute of it
Dennis Turner really got serious about his health when he reached his mid-40s when he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a chronic and potentially life-threatening condition that affects how a person metabolizes sugar the body’s main fuel source. Read the story | Comment on this topic.
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Family a big motivator for staying healthy
During the day, Darnell Wood Sr. finds ways to exercise. Rather than riding the elevator, he takes two flights of stairs to his office in the Conway terminal administration building. Instead of hopping in a company car, he walks across the Pennsylvania rail yard, easily covering a mile, on his weekly safety audits and to discuss safety with employees. Read the story | Comment on this topic. |
 Raising the roof on Heartland a feat for railroading
One of the most amazing things about the Heartland Corridor tunnel clearance project is this: That Norfolk Southern even came up with a way to pull it off. Read the story | Comment on this topic.
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NS gearing up for double-stack business over Heartland
During an October trade trip to meet with shipping customers based in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea, Norfolk Southern intermodal executives didn’t have to do anything special to promote the railroad’s Heartland Corridor. Before they even brought up the subject, senior managers with these Asian ocean carriers were quizzing them for progress updates on the Heartland project. Read the story | Comment on this topic. |
Track 2012 on the move
NS remote control locomotives enhance yard safety, efficiency. Read the story | Comment on this topic.
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Norfolk Southern joins U.S. Green Building Council
Norfolk Southern has joined the U.S. Green Building Council a non-profit, membership-based organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for the nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. Read the story | Comment on this topic. |
