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This item is from today's online Progressive Railroading magazine.

Gordon Hamilton


  Norfolk Southern opens new HQ in Atlanta


Guests attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony included Georgia Gov. Brian 
Kemp, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance 
Bottoms, NS CEO James Squires (shown holding scissors) and Atlanta civic 
and business leaders.

Photo – Norfolk Southern's Facebook page


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Norfolk Southern Corp. 
<https://www.progressiverailroading.com/norfolk_southern/>yesterday 
formally opened its new headquarters in Midtown Atlanta.

Guests who attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony included Georgia Gov. 
Brian Kemp, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Atlanta Mayor Keisha 
Lance Bottoms and civic and business leaders from across the city, NS 
officials said in a press release.

The 750,000-square-foot building sits on a 3.4-acre campus in Tech 
Square. For NS, sustainability and employee health and wellness were 
front and center in designing the new facility.

The new headquarters was built to meet Leadership in Energy and 
Environmental Design (LEED) version 4 specifications and aims to be one 
of the first LEED Gold-certified office buildings in Georgia, NS 
official said.

Partners integral to the construction and design of the new headquarters 
include Cousins Properties, HITT Contracting, HKS Inc., HOK, Holder 
Construction, JLL and Pickard Chilton.

When Norfolk & Western merged with Southern Railway in 1982 to form 
Norfolk Southern, the headquarters was located in Norfolk, Virginia, 
while the company’s operations and technology leadership was located in 
Atlanta.

"Norfolk Southern’s presence will help accelerate the [Atlanta's] 
competitive advantage in technology," said NS Chairman, President and 
CEO James Squires. "Today our data scientists, engineers, and IT 
professionals are using artificial intelligence, machine vision, and 
advanced analytics to make the railroad industry safer, and improve 
service for our customers."




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