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Article: United States : S. Phila. rail yard expansion part of planned Crescent Corridor.
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- November 4, 2009
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Byline: Mamta03
Norfolk Southern Corp. is expanding its rail yard at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia by 15 acres as part of an eventual 2,500-mile, high-speed rail route aimed at getting more freight onto trains and away from congested highways.
Gov. Rendell and Norfolk Southern chief executive Charles "Wick" Moorman yesterday announced an $11 million investment to expand the current 45-acre yard here to handle more large steel containers and trailers that can be transferred between rail cars, trucks, and ships.
"We plan to give the shippers and producers in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania the option to ride the rails all the way," Moorman ...