Norfolk Southern is making progress in restoring operations following Hurricane Irene. Operations in North and South Carolina and Virginia have generally returned to normal, with a few areas where power has yet to be restored.

On the Delmarva Peninsula, high water and power outages remain in a few areas around Edgemoor, but trains have begun moving into the area.

In the Philadelphia/South Jersey area, normal operations have generally been restored, however, some track areas are still under repair. Flooding along the Raritan River has receded, allowing operation of trains into the North Jersey area.

Repair work on washouts continues in the area around Binghamton, N. Y., impacting NS shipments into areas of New England. An embargo of some shipments in this area will remain in effect until repairs are completed later this week.

Customers with shipments moving into these areas should continue to expect delays for the next few days, as the backlog of shipments moves into the area.

Customers with questions regarding specific shipments should contact the National Customer Service Center.

Working as safely and rapidly as possible, CSX is recovering from the impact of the hurricane in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. The company's freight operations are moving steadily toward full recovery and commuter train service in the Washington, D.C., and Boston areas was restored on August 29.

The company is continuing to work through power outages, localized flooding and debris on tracks, which is slowing some freight operations. Many signals and highway crossing warning devices are being powered temporarily by generators until commercial power can be restored. While flood waters are receding in many parts of the CSX network impacted by the storm, flooding in New York and New Jersey remains a significant obstacle. Crews and materials, including ballast, are on hand for necessary repairs as quickly as possible.

The company's Curtis Bay export pier in Baltimore resumed operations on August 28, while export piers served by CSX at Newport News are expected to resume operations August 30. Eastbound intermodal traffic was held temporarily in Chicago until receivers are able to take deliveries. At this time, no intermodal trains are operating out of Boston; Kearny, Little Ferry and North Bergen, N.J.; Philadelphia; or Springfield, Mass.

However, intermodal terminals serving those locations are open and will resume rail service as tracks are restored. TRANSFLO terminals in the affected area are also back in operation.