News & Reviews News Wire Norfolk Southern line to Asheville, N.C., to be closed until March 2025

Norfolk Southern line to Asheville, N.C., to be closed until March 2025

By | December 17, 2024

Reopening will include 12 miles east of Asheville, N.C; Old Fort Loops segment still being inspected

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