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...
August 8, 2024 | Amtrak, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS, PSR, Shippers
(Source: Trains.com, August 7, 2024) Rail shipper groups say the poor on-time performance of all 15 Amtrak long-distance trains — which prompted the Justice Department to file a lawsuit last week against Norfolk Southern for its handling of the Crescent — is merely a...
August 8, 2024 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 7, 2024) Norfolk Southern Railway yesterday announced it has appointed three industry veterans with precision scheduled railroading (PSR) experience to help lead its transportation team. Full story: Progressive...
August 7, 2024 | Headlines, NS, Railroad Safety, Unions
(Source: Trains.com, August 6, 2024) Norfolk Southern and the American Train Dispatchers Association today agreed to join the Federal Railroad Administration’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System. Under the one-year C3RS pilot, NS dispatches can report safety...
July 31, 2024 | Amtrak, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS, PSR, Train Length
(Source: Associated Press, July 30, 2024) Norfolk Southern railroad has been causing chronic delays for Amtrak between New York and New Orleans by forcing the passenger trains to wait while its massive freight trains pass, the federal government said in a lawsuit...
July 26, 2024 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Trains.com, July 25, 2024) The railroad’s Q2 2024 results show a return to normalcy compared to last year’s second quarter, which was heavily impacted by the financial toll of the hazardous materials derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. For the second quarter...
July 23, 2024 | Fatality, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board, July 22, 2024) On March 7, 2023, about 1:08 a.m. local time, a Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) conductor on NS train C75B106 was killed when the train collided with a dump truck as it entered a private highway-railroad...
July 16, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, June 25, 2024) The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the agency’s investigation into the East Palestine derailment and shape its conclusions about the...
June 29, 2024 | East Palestine-NS, News, NS, NTSB, Train Length
These Brothers represented BLET at the NTSB board meeting in East Palestine on June 25 (from left): Director of Political Affairs Brendan Sullivan; National VP & NLR Vince Verna; National VP and STF Chairman Randy Fannon, STF National Coordinator Brian Fransen,...
May 30, 2024 | GCA Elections, News, NS
General Chairman Jerry G. Sturdivant, Division 110, (Ludlow, Ky.), was reelected at the Norfolk Southern-Southern Lines GCA’s quadrennial meeting in Florence, Kentucky, on May 21, 2024. This is his third term of office. The Norfolk Southern-Southern Lines GCA...