January 19, 2023 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WPXI, January 18, 2023) ALLEGHENY COUTY, Pa. — Norfolk Southern held its final public open house of the proposed $28 million project on Wednesday night. The railroad wants to use double-stack trains. Essentially, it’s just one container...
January 18, 2023 | Fatality, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Television station WIAT, January 17, 2023) BESSEMER, Ala. — New details have been released regarding a Norfolk Southern employee who died on December 13. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a preliminary report regarding the incident where the...
January 18, 2023 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, Ports, PSR, Shippers, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, January 16, 2023) The near-term future of freight rail might be one marked by collaboration, whether that’s through private or public partnerships among other supply chain stakeholders or between the railroads themselves as they compete against...
January 13, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, January 11, 2023) The driver of a vehicle that was struck by a Norfolk Southern train in Tennessee last month, resulting in a major derailment that was caught on camera, has been arrested. Full story: Railfan & Railroad...
January 13, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: Herald Mail-Media, January 12, 2023) Norfolk Southern crews and contractors were clearing a 26-car derailment near Fairplay, Maryland, with no injuries or hazardous materials spills reported. Full story: Herald Mail-Media
January 11, 2023 | Fatality, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 6, 2023) In the wake of a fatal accident on Norfolk Southern last month, the Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety bulletin urging railroaders to conduct pre-departure inspections to ensure that no objects are protruding...
January 6, 2023 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 5, 2023) When it comes to capital plans, Norfolk Southern is holding steady. The railroad is at a “steady state” in basics such as rail and tie replacement, Ed Boyle, vice president of engineering, said Thursday at the annual NRC...
January 5, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Reuters, January 4, 2023) A U.S. judge in Virginia on Tuesday blocked freight carrier CSX Transportation Inc from pursuing federal antitrust claims alleging a top rail industry rival has cost it hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in lost customer...
January 5, 2023 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 4, 2023) ATLANTA, Ga. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will announce its fourth quarter financial results during a live conference call and internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Quarterly...
January 4, 2023 | CN, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB, UP
(Source: Railway Age, January 3, 2023) CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), Union Pacific (UP) and the U.S. operating subsidiaries of CN on Dec. 29 requested that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) stay its requirement that the Class I railroads commit to a new arbitration...
