New York-based businesses benefitting include 10 short line railroads that service and connect local industries to Norfolk Southern's network. Trains crossing the new bridge are operating at up to 30 mph with fully loaded cars. Rail car weights had to be reduced 13,000 pounds below the standard, and train speed was restricted to 10 mph. The old iron truss bridge it replaced – built in 1875 by the Erie Railroad and unable to support modern freight rail needs – created supply-chain inefficiencies. In addition to enhancing rail safety and operating efficiencies, the new span enables Norfolk Southern to transport rail cars loaded to the industry standard 286,000 pounds, an important benefit for shippers.
After two years of construction, Norfolk Southern began operating trains in December over the new span, constructed 75 feet south of the former bridge. Located between Buffalo and Binghamton on the railroad's Southern Tier Line, the 963-foot-long bridge connects New York businesses to markets in the Midwest and New England, trade with Canada, and access to New York City. Andrew Cuomo is improving transportation infrastructure across New York State and this new bridge is an important step that will boost commerce in the region and across the state." "This beautiful new rail bridge is going to help modernize freight rail service and improve the safety and reliability of this critical connection," said New York State Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Paul A. Norfolk Southern partnered on the project with the New York State Department of Transportation, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council, and the Federal Highway Administration. It represents our shared commitment to support jobs and economic growth that will benefit businesses and communities across New York for generations to come." "The new Genesee Arch Bridge is literally a bridge to the future. "The successful partnership we are here to celebrate demonstrates that big things can be accomplished when the private sector and the public sector work together to achieve common goals," Squires said. That name received the most votes during a bridge-naming campaign on social media. Squires announced that the bridge, which spans the 235-foot-deep Genesee River Gorge, has been named the Genesee Arch Bridge. In recognition of a new beginning, Norfolk Southern CEO James A. Constructed through a public-private partnership, the single-track arch structure replaced a 19th-century-era bridge that restricted train speeds and rail car weights and had become a major transportation bottleneck. Surrounded by scenic Letchworth State Park, the $75-million bridge expands freight rail capacity and economic opportunities for businesses and communities across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes.
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