Railroads Feel Profit Pinch as U.S. Automakers Trim Output, Shift Plants

(Bloomberg) -- Norfolk Southern Corp. trains rumble
to and from Ford Motor Co.'s factory in Norfolk, Virginia,
delivering fenders, frames, axles and engines and then hauling
off finished F-150 pickups. That's about to change.

When Ford shuts the plant in June and moves production to
Dearborn, Michigan, trucks will fetch parts from suppliers
nearby. Only completed pickups will travel on Norfolk Southern
trains.


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