January 9, 2025 | 2-man Crews, Fatality, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: The State, January 6, 2025) The wreck released about 60 tons of chlorine, which formed a toxic cloud that moved over Graniteville, killing nine people who breathed in the hazardous fumes. In addition to the nine deaths, more than 500 people went to the...
December 18, 2024 | Headlines, NS, Weather
(Source: Trains.com, December 17, 2024) Norfolk Southern estimates its former Southern Railway line from Newport, Tenn., to Asheville, N.C., and east to Grovestone, N.C., will reopen by the end of March 2025, a revision of its initial estimate. Full story:...
December 17, 2024 | Amtrak, BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Trains.com, December 17, 2024) Railroads appear to have the manpower resources they need to handle volume growth as we head into the New Year. Three of the country’s six Class I railroads have more train and engine (T&E) employees than they did a year...
December 5, 2024 | CSX, Headlines, NS, Supreme Court
(Source: Reuters, December 4, 2024) Freight rail giant CSX has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive its lawsuit accusing rival Norfolk Southern of denying access to a key East Coast terminal, costing CSX hundreds of millions of dollars in lost profits. CSX said in...
November 15, 2024 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, November 14, 2024) Norfolk Southern announced an agreement Thursday with Ancora Holdings to keep the investor from launching a repeat of this year’s campaign to take control of the railroad. Under the deal, Norfolk Southern will add another...
November 7, 2024 | Headlines, NS, PSR
Norfolk Southern rule that rail cars be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety concerns (Source: Associated Press, November 6, 2024) Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees this week...
October 23, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 22, 2024) Norfolk Southern Corporation announced Tuesday its third quarter 2024 financial results. For the quarter, income from railway operations was $1.6 billion, the operating ratio was 47.7%, and diluted earnings...
October 7, 2024 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB, Train Length
(Source: Progressive Railroading, October 3, 2024) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of a March 2023 train derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway train in Alabama was the combination of the coupling together of two...
September 12, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, September 12, 2024) Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was fired for cause by the railroad’s board for “engaging in a consensual relationship with the company’s chief legal officer,” who was also terminated, the railroad announced Wednesday evening. While...
September 10, 2024 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Reuters, September 9, 2024) Norfolk Southern’s CEO Alan Shaw is expected to step down from his role at the railroad company amid an investigation into allegations of potential workplace misconduct, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on...
