Sunday, September 20, 2015

[NSAlert] 2015 Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis to the Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York city areas

Received the following via email.  

Due to the upcoming visit of Pope Francis, September 22nd - September 28th in the Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York City area Norfolk Southern is anticipating some service interruptions. There will be train movement restrictions placed on CSX, NS, and Conrail, in addition to various road and bridge closures which may impact the ability to move trains or position crews and employees. 

The Conrail Movement Office will be manned 24 hours per day. Conrail and Norfolk Southern will maintain scheduled service where possible and prioritize traffic accordingly. We ask that all customers in these areas prepare for the possibility of service interruptions during this time.  

Norfolk Southern appreciates the cooperation of our customers during this very special, significant lifetime event. 

The latest ETA and routing information is always available through Pacesetter and accessNS. 

Customers with questions regarding local service should contact their Operations and Service Support Representative. 

Operations and Service Support at 800-898-4296. 

Customers with questions regarding local service in the Conrail area should contact their Conrail Customer Service Representative. 

Conrail Customer Service at 800-456-3018.