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A culture of “mentorship, open communication and a commitment to the why behind each safety protocol” helps UP’s Livonia, La., locomotive team achieve a safety milestone. (UP Photograph)

Class I Briefs: UP, BNSF, NS

Union Pacific’s (UP) Livonia, La., locomotive team marks a safety milestone. Also, BNSF delivers the first load to its new Oklahoma City intermodal ramp; and Norfolk Southern (NS) helps support careers for survivors of human trafficking.

NS Train 955 passing through downtown Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 13 with the new “Landmark Series” locomotives leading office cars toward Forest Park. The train that evening was part of a charity event in support of Hope Atlanta. (Photograph by NS Locomotive Engineer Casey Thomason, Columbus, Ga., courtesy of NS)

NS Launches ‘Landmark Series’

Norfolk Southern’s (NS) first two “Landmark Series” locomotives recently rolled out of the Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pa., each showcasing the name of a city that helped shape the railroad’s history

Hyundai Motor Group will invest $5.8 billion in a new manufacturing facility at RiverPlex MegaPark in Louisiana. Served by UP, it will be the company’s first North American steel facility to support its automotive manufacturing operations across the United States. (Map Courtesy of RiverPlex MegaPark)

Class I Briefs: UP, CN, NS

Hyundai Motor Group selects a Union Pacific (UP)-served site in Louisiana for its $5.8 billion steel manufacturing plant. Also, CN releases a Western Canadian grain report and will serve PlasCred’s planned recycling facility near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta; and Norfolk Southern’s (NS) management team visits HOPE Atlanta.