Norfolk Southern's 'Thoroughbred Pacesetter' E-Commerce Service Gives Rail Customers...

Norfolk Southern's 'Thoroughbred Pacesetter' E-Commerce Service Gives Rail
Customers Better Supply Chain Control

NORFOLK, Va., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Norfolk Southern is
initiating a new electronic commerce service called Thoroughbred Pacesetter,
available to customers beginning April 14. Pacesetter gives Norfolk Southern
customers the opportunity to enjoy unprecedented direct management of freight
car orders and releases, increased visibility of the railcar pipeline, and
detailed local railcar inventory for improved logistics management. Customers
who sign up for Pacesetter also enjoy the benefit of service-based demurrage,
an industry first that directly links Norfolk Southern service to demurrage
credits.
The addition of Pacesetter to accessNS, Norfolk Southern's portal to a
suite of electronic commerce tools, enables customers to better manage their
supply chains. Pacesetter is a direct link to the railroad's yard inventory
and car reporting systems, providing customers with more detailed, real-time
visibility of shipments and direct control over ordering and releasing
railcars.
Pacesetter also enables customers to better manage their shipping costs by
having Norfolk Southern service directly linked to demurrage and storage
credits (the method by which customers are charged for holding railcars beyond
an agreed time limit). Credits are based on the original Norfolk Southern ETA
(estimated time of availability). Cars available a day or more ahead of or
after the original NS ETA receive one additional credit for each day, whether
early or late, up to a total of five credits per car. Shippers will be able to
monitor these events, as well as debits and credits applied, and approve or
dispute them in Pacesetter.
For more information or to sign up for Thoroughbred Pacesetter, customers
should contact their Central Yard Operations representative by calling 800-
898-4296.
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation's premier
transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates
approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia,
serving every major container port in the eastern United States and providing
superior connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the
most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North America's largest
rail carrier of metals and automotive products.
SOURCE Norfolk Southern Corporation

Media, Robin Chapman, +1-757-629-2713, robin.chapman@nscorp.com, or Investors,
Leanne Marilley, +1-757-629-2861, leanne.marilley@nscorp.com, both of Norfolk
Southern Corporation