June 21, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Television station WFMJ, June 20, 2023) Norfolk Southern Railroad is opposing efforts by the federal government and the State of Ohio to recoup the costs of cleaning up hazardous materials left following the derailment of one of their trains in East Palestine...
June 21, 2023 | Headlines, NS, PSR, Train Length
(Source: Television station WYFF, June 19, 2023) GREENVILLE, S.C. — If you’ve seen more trains idling, blocking intersections around the state, you’re not alone. According to reports gathered from the Federal Railroad Administration, there’s been a...
June 13, 2023 | Derailment, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, June 12, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on June 9 announced that it has made an additional recommendation to Safety Advisory 2023-01, originally published on March 3, addressing the use and maintenance of hot bearing detectors...
June 13, 2023 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Fox 43, June 12, 2023) A Norfolk Southern spokesperson said Monday that clean-up crews from their company and emergency agencies are working to clean up and contain a fuel spill discovered last week at a generator station. Full story:...
June 12, 2023 | Headlines, Long Trains, NS
(Source: Fox 5 Atlanta, June 9, 2023) The Forest Park police chief says stopped trains are costing first responders valuable response time. He says trains can stall for up to five hours at a time, forcing officers to find other ways around when responding to...
June 9, 2023 | Derailment, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 9, 2023) In the wake of a May 10 Norfolk Southern derailment in Pennsylvania, the Federal Railroad Administration today issued a safety advisory recommending that railroads implement safeguards to ensure that hot bearing detectors...
June 7, 2023 | Headlines, NS, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Associated Press, June 5, 2023) Norfolk Southern became the first major North American freight railroad with deals to provide paid sick time to all of its workers Monday, but the other railroads are making progress, with nearly 65% of all rail workers...
June 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: The New Republic, June 3, 2023) Five months after the disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the rail giant is looking to dismiss a mass class action lawsuit it faces. NS is seeking to shut down the case, which is in fact a...
June 5, 2023 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety
(Source: Roanoke Times, June 4, 2023) Norfolk Southern Corp. hired an outside consultant for guidance on safety, declaring in a statement signed by its CEO and by union officials that the railroad “can do better.” Full story: Roanoke...
June 5, 2023 | CEO Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: Market Beat, June 4, 2023) Norfolk Southern Co. CEO Alan H. Shaw sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 1. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.55, for a total transaction of $419,100.00. Following the...
