Newborn officials are determined to get all the facts about the Norfolk Southern rail line, no matter what Covington or Newton County officials do. On May 3, the Newborn Town Council approved sending a letter of interest to Steven G. Portnell with Norfolk Sothern’s real estate department. “As we are at the Eastern Terminus of this proposed abandonment, we are very interested in the possibility of the right of way being purchased and converted into a biking/hiking trail,” the letter states.