Fixed Assets
A railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.
What is a locomotive?
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What is Atlanta?
An individual within a department that has the responsiblility of ensuring the protection of NS information assets.
What is a SPOC?
The reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time.
What is depreciation?
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The portion of track structure generally placed perpendicular to the rail, majority are made from wood.
What is a tie?
The year Norfolk Southern was formed
What is 1982?
The economic regularty agency that Congrass charged with the fundamental missions of resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing proposed railroad mergers.
What is STB?
This is applied to assets that require a period of time in which to carry out the activities necessary to bring it to the condition and location for it's intended use.
What is capitalized interest?
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A freight car with sides but without a roof.
What is a gondola?
Founded by a group of railroad policemen who enjoyed pickin' and singin'.
What is the Lawmen?
A continuously updated computerized file maintained by the AAR. Contains specific details on internal and external dimensions, capacity, and other information affecting the loading and use of freight cars.
What is UMLER?
This establishes a dollar value threshold for establishing assets.
What is capitalization policy?
The top grossing movie for 2020 so far.
What is Bad Boys for Life?
Terminal where freight is transferred from one mode of transportation to another using cranes, ramps and other means.
What is an intermodal terminal?
The two railroads that merged to form Norfolk Southern.
What is Southern Railway and Norfolk & Western Railway?
Wholly owned subsidiary of NS that operates 379 miles of road from Cincinnati, OH to Chattanooga, TN
What is CNOTP?
Permanently taking an asset out of service, such as through sale or disposal.
What is retirement?
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Comprised of lasers and other sensors, are built into the track and collect information that provides an early warning system for mechanical defects.
What is a wayside detector?
From 1989 to 2012, NS won the gold in this award which recognized the railroads with the lowest casualty rates per 200,000 employee-hours.
What is the E.H. Harriman Award?
A form of intermodal service where truck trailers are placed on specially equipped flat cars.
What is TOFC?
Indirect costs usually beneift more than one project and are not easily traced to a specific project.
What are additives (overheads)?
The platform that Megan Markle and Prince Harry used to announe they were stepping down as senior royals.
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