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Most transportation officials agree that the United States' transportation infrastructure - - highways, roads, bridges, mass transit systems - - is in need of a major upgrade in order to meet the nation's transportation needs of the 21st century.

The nation's public officials will begin to address the above concern in the years ahead, as public funds become available, but until they do, and due to crude oil's sustained high price, an opportunity has emerged for another transportation form: you guessed it, the railroads. And Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) is a railroad worth a review.

Norfolk Southern provides rail transportation in the eastern U.S. and Canada, operating a 21,000-mile rail network. It's an elaborate intermodal and coal service network that also has a large freight business.

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While driving on LA freeways, I sometimes wonder: how strong are these structures? Were they meant to handle the huge amounts of traffic?

I hope so. But I also realize that throughout the US the infrastructure is getting old and needs replacement.

Well, the private equity folks are seeing opportunity. For example, this week, The Carlyle Group announced its Carlyle Infrastructure Partners fund, which has about $1.15 billion under management.

The geographic focus will be on the US as well as Canada, and Carlyle will look to invest in projects for transportation and water.

Actually, this is kind of a new area for private equity and as a result, Carlyle has hired 14 professionals to manage the fund.

More importantly, the opportunity looks vast. After all, Carlyle projects that the US will need to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure over the next five years.

Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including The Complete M&A Handbook and The Edgar Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements. He also operates DealProfiles.com.

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