The Pan Am Southern is a $140 million joint venture between NS and Pan Am Railway created to improve rail routes between Albany, N.Y. and the greater Boston area. Pan Am Southern will improve track quality and customer service as well as boost train speed and increase capacity for the Boston market. 

Pan Am Southern also includes new and expanded intermodal and automotive terminal capacity in the Albany area, a new automotive terminal at Ayer, Mass., and added capacity at the existing Ayer intermodal terminal.