RAILROAD LAYOFFS Company Blames Dip In Coal Traffic For Railroad Layoffs
Reported by: Kallie Cart
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Oct. 22, 2012 7:56 AM EDT
Updated: Oct. 22, 2012 8:28 AM EDT
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Bluefield
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
Hundreds of railroad jobs in West Virginia are a thing of the past.
Norfolk Southern says it has laid off about 200 employees who were working in Bluefield and Roanoke, Virginia. A spokesperson for the company said the layoffs are due to decreased coal traffic.
The company has offered the affected employees jobs at other areas, all out of state.
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