October 27, 2021 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, October 26, 2021) HELENA, Mont. — A preliminary report on an Amtrak train derailment in Montana last month that killed three people and injured dozens more offered no clues about what triggered the accident, but said the train’s emergency...
October 27, 2021 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 26, 2021) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced a regular quarterly dividend of $1.09 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable November 19 to shareholders of record on November 5. Norfolk...
October 27, 2021 | BNSF, Headlines, PSR, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, October 26, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Union Pacific and BNSF are taking additional steps to improve the fluidity of goods and products moving inland from the West Coast ports, including offering incentives to ocean carrier customers to move...
October 27, 2021 | Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 26, 2021) President Joe Biden and New Jersey Gov. Mike Murphy yesterday marked the start of the Portal North Bridge replacement project, a critical part of the New Jersey-New York transit system. Full story: Progressive...
October 27, 2021 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, NS
(Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 25, 2021) ATLANTA — Next month Norfolk Southern opens its new national headquarters in Atlanta, and to celebrate, the company has donated a massive archive of railway history to the Atlanta History Center. Full story:...
