The Norfolk Southern’s Pocahontas Division name will change , most likely before the end of the year.
Ive been told by one of my union representatives the name may be Piedmont or Virginian .
Then a person with the N&W historical society told me it might be Blue Ridge .
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Same rumor mill has the Georgia Division becoming the Coastal Division and Alabama changing to Gulf Division. Perhaps too much time on someone’s hands down in mid-town Atlanta? 🤷
Curt
More PC BS?
How much $$$ is going to be spent changing this stuff? And they are losing traffic? Time to clean out headquarters?
@Dominic Mazoch posted:How much $$$ is going to be spent changing this stuff?
That all depends on whether they are also consolidating and/or moving into a different location.
If all they are doing is changing the names of existing Divisions (to eliminate former N&W and SOU Division names) then all they need is some new signs, new business cards for salaried employees, and new Division Timetables. That is not much of an expense.
However, if they are moving into new quarters, that could make a difference, depending upon whether the railroad owns the new building, or, instead, has to lease or purchase a building. If employees have to physically relocate, then there would be relocation expense.
So . . . "It depends."
NS is making company-wide changes in the naming of their various divisions. They are also combining some divisions. For example, the Dearborn and Lake Divisions are being combined into the Great Lakes Division.
I'm not sure of the other details, but the news was in the most recent issue of Trains or Railfan & Railroad magazine...not sure which.
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