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Rail Service to resume in Hawkins and Hamblen counties

Norfolk Southern is preparing to resume freight rail service on its BL Line, a 17-mile rail corridor connecting Bulls Gap and White Pine, Tennesse on Friday, July 17. The line, which was built in the late 19th Century to serve as a key freight connection between coal-producing regions in Appalachia and customers in the Carolinas, has not seen regular train traffic since 2018.

Read MoreRail Service to resume in Hawkins and Hamblen counties