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November 25, 2008 – Vol.13 No.36 Norfolk Southern Railway Powers Wastewater Treatment Plant with Wind. The company has installed a 50 kilowatt wind turbine at its rail yard in North Kansas City. The wind turbine consists of three 24-foot rotor blades mounted on a 100-foot tower and is estimated to generate more than 100,000 kilowatt hours annually. "The North Kansas City wind turbine is the second of its kind on Norfolk Southern, and continues our efforts to promote and incorporate sustainable business practices," said Chuck Wehrmeister, vice president safety and environmental. "We will continue to explore renewable energy applications for our facilities throughout our 22-state network." Norfolk Southern brought its first wind turbine on line in 2007 at Bellevue Yard in Ohio. Both wind turbines, supplied by Entegrity Wind Systems of Boulder, Colorado., produce at least enough power to offset the electricity consumed by the pumps and controls of the yards' wastewater treatment plants. These plants collect and treat the water used at maintenance facilities as well as rainwater runoff.
Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation's premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serving every major container port in the eastern United States and providing superior connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North America's largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products.
Related: Norfolk Southern Corporation Norfolk Southern Sustainablity Report. Entegrity Wind Systems
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