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The Surface Transportation Board has granted Norfolk Southern’s formal request to control the Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line.
The Surface Transportation Board has formally approved Norfolk Southern's control of the NPBL.
KEY POINTS
- Regulators discovered NS never obtained authority to control NPBL during the 1982 merger.
- Norfolk Southern has controlled NPBL since 1982 despite lacking formal regulatory approval until now.
- NS sought retroactive board approval for NPBL control in 2025 as a regulatory housekeeping measure.
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