(Norfolk Southern issued the following on November 19.)
NORFOLK, Va. In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Norfolk Southern will curtail (non-intermodal) freight operations beginning 11:00 PM on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 and resume full operations at 7:00 AM, Friday, November 28. Interline gateways will remain open for traffic delivered from connecting carriers and passenger trains will continue to operate through the Holiday.
Customers with critical shipments, particularly unit trains, where customer operations will continue through the holiday, should contact their Customer Service or Marketing Representative regarding service requirements.
Where local service (set/pull) will be required through the holiday period or for questions regarding specific shipments, customers are encouraged to contact their Central Yard Operations or Customer Service representative.
Customer Service - 800 635.5768 Central Yard Operations 800 898.4296
Some bastard tried to pull an illegal bump on me the other day. I can tell by my scheduled days off, it was because I will have Thanksgiving off. I believe I am tempted to hunt the bastage down.
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I started ophph with nuthin, and I can safely say I have most of it left.... <img
I know on some divisions we're trying to abolish all job prior to thanksgiving, that way we don't have to worry about putting out a lay in schedule. Sometimes you have to think outside the box.
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Railroading of an old form of transportation, I'm here to bring it into the future.
