Norfolk Southern's Operation Awareness & Response program trains first responders on a dedicated locomotive and uses AskRail software for faster response times.

Norfolk Southern's Operation Awareness & Response program offers hands-on training to first responders using a dedicated locomotive, specially equipped classroom box cars, and tanks cars for derailment scenarios. The program also incorporates AskRail software into county emergency management agencies' dispatching services, allowing responders to search rail cars by ID number for faster response times.

June 08, 2024
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