The Bluefields are easily accessible viainterstate highways, commercial airlines and other modes of transportation.The Washington, D.C. based Colgan Airlines, Norfolk Southern railway andCimarron Coach provide means for interstate travel, while shipping can behandled either by the United Parcel Service, Federal Express or any of eightmotor freight carriers. |
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In the 1700s, explorers,traders and settlers entered the area through gateways such as the Senecaor Shawnee trails. By the early 1800s, the Norfolk & Western Railwaymade its way to the area when the lines were extended up the East Riverfrom Glen Lyn, VA. Today, Norfolk Southern is a leader in rail transportationnationwide, and Bluefield remains an important route in the railroad's transportationof coal to major ports.