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Model FM Switch Point Guard represents travel and the experience by an individual as th ey approach their destination. NS donates conservation easement So me of the most eco logically significant land in t he U.S. will be protected permanently through a conservation easement don at ed b y No rfol k Sou t he rn to th e Lo wcou n tr y Open Land Trust. The easement is tho ught to be one of the largest in th e So ut heast an d t he largest ever by a corporatio n in South Carolina. NS, through two subsidiaries, has granted an casement on 12,488 acres of its Brosnan Forest timber and wildlife pre serve ncar D orchester, S.C ., 35 miles northwest of C harleston. The prope rt y is near the I5,000-acre Francis Beidler Forest, which is ow ned and operated by th e National A ud ubon Society. Beidler Forest and the sur roun ding rural land s make up a 450,000-acre watershed for Four H oles Swamp. The und eveloped land is the largest corporate ly held and pr ivat ely p rotect ed propert y in Sou t h Carolina. Norfol k Southern and its predecessors have held much of th e Bros nan Fo rest lands for mo re than 160 years. The pr ope rty straddl es th e histori c ro ute of the C harleston-Hamburg Railroad line, th e first steam -powered railway in t he United States and, at 136 mil es , the lon gest in the wo rl d at th at time . Th e conservation easement will preserve Brosnan For est's natural and hi st or ic va l ue b y pro hi biti ng s u b div isi on an d develop ment of the propert y. Prolongs switch point life and helps prevent point related derailments. • Economical • Rugged • Easy to install • Avai lable for most rail sections • Adjustab le wea r bar AS - WESTERN·CULLEN·HAYES, INC. 120 N. Srd . Strccr - Richmond . Ind iana 47374 (765) 962-0526 · Fax (765) 1.)66-5374 Wen Site : www.wch.com E-mail: wchcswch.com You don't have to compromise performan ce in order to be environmenta lly respon sible. Whitmore's eco-res ponsible line of high performanc e rail curve a nd switch plat e lubric ants meets or excee ds industry sta nda rds, while protecting th e e nvironment. L et Whi tm ore and its fu ll ser vice distr ibution network get your railroad going gree n ! www.rta nds.com Railway Track & Struct ures 0 Septe mber 2008 11 http://www.wch.com http://www.wch.com http://www.rtands.com

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