WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |Rail workers return to jobs in NW Alabama
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Associated Press - November 17, 2009 5:04 AM ET
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (AP) - An increase in rail traffic has caused Norfolk Southern Railway to recall furloughed workers in northwest Alabama.
Northfolk Southern furloughed 65 workers in July from what it calls its "Sheffield yard," even though it is located in Muscle Shoals. Operations at the Sheffield Yard were shifted to Birmingham and Chattanooga, Tenn.
Company spokeswoman Susan Terpay said Monday traffic has picked up and the railway has resumed operations at the Sheffield yard.
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