Wide view of Norfolk Southern railcars in the process of shipping agricultural products and industrial forest products

INTEGRATED SITE & RAIL
PLANNING SERVICES

Partnering with our industrial development team means gaining a strategic advantage in the critical early stages of a rail project.  Whether you are working to narrow a list of suitable sites for a named project, evaluating the feasibility of a single location, or scoping an expansion at an existing facility, we provide a number of services that are designed to reduce risk, accelerate timelines, and enhance stakeholder alignment while maintaining strict confidentiality at no cost to you.

TECHNICAL SERVICES

Empowering Smarter Infrastructure Decisions from Day One

Our team of in-house planning engineers bring decades' worth of site & track design experience to the table on every project we touch. We transform your project's early-stage framework into site plans that are both technically sound and operationally feasible - making them a critical asset in project coordination, stakeholder alignment, and strategic planning - ensuring the long-term success of your rail-served facility.

Empowering Smarter Infrastructure

OUR SERVICES & CAPABILITIES

Conceptual Planning

We translate hundreds of new & existing customer requests into actionable track plans every year. By integrating your rail needs with site and operational constraints, we build a foundation that will help carry you through detailed design, construction, and delivery of your first railcar.

Concept Planning

Site Feasibility Studies

We conduct a comprehensive assessment of an industrial site to determine the ease of providing rail service. This study helps to identify potential challenges, ensures alignment with the railroad, and guides investment decisions before marketing a site as 'rail-served' or submitting one for an RFI.

Site Feasability

Route Analysis

Not every rail site is located directly adjacent to a railroad. Our route studies help you identify the most cost-effective, efficient, and operationally viable path(s) to bring rail from point A to point B.

Route Analysis

Operations Modeling

Typically performed on larger-scale, complex, or multi-commodity rail projects, our operations modeling capabilities take your concept to the next level with the production of track schematics, renderings, and animations - helping drive stakeholder alignment during the crucial early stages of a rail project.

Operations Modeling

10% Design Reviews

We conduct a comprehensive assessment of an industrial site to determine the ease of providing rail service. This study helps to identify potential challenges, ensures alignment with the railroad, and guides investment decisions before marketing a site as 'rail-served' or submitting one for an RFI.

10% Design Reviews

Cost Estimation

Tying the whole package together is our ability to provide anticipated cost estimates. This deliverable helps stakeholders understand potential investment levels, compare alternatives, and align expectations before committing to detailed design work or capital allocation.

Cost Estimation

SPEED TO MARKET

ACCELERATE YOUR RAIL PROJECT

By leveraging our in-house planning expertise and direct lines of communication across Marketing, Operations, and Engineering, we help new and existing customers realize value sooner - accelerating decision making and reducing project lag.  Connect with your locally-based Industrial Development Manager to learn more about the services we offer.

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ACCELERATE YOUR RAIL PROJECT

NSITES

Finding Your Rail Served Site

With a portfolio of over 700+ rail-served sites—ranging from 3 to 3,000 acres and spanning 22 states—we offer strategic access to one of the most robust freight rail networks in the country. This includes both publicly listed properties and Norfolk Southern-owned sites designed to meet the evolving needs of industry.

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Finding Your Rail-Served Site