There are two corridors we?re using to go around the line. Between Birmingham and Atlanta, we usually run 25 trains a day, so it?s causing some delays.
Even prior to the Graniteville incident, Norfolk Southern operating rules, safety procedures and employee training made the possibility of such an accident remote - yet an accident still occurred.
Crews will be working as quickly as possible to get the track running again. There's no estimated time.
There were two locomotives that were carrying 17 cars. The fourth through the 11th cars were derailed, and six of them were turned on their side.
It often takes several days to repair and clean up.
They did not turn over. This was a minor derailment.