May 3, 2022 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 2, 2022) Alan Shaw yesterday began his first day as Norfolk Southern Railway’s new president and CEO. Full story: Progressive Railroading
April 29, 2022 | Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board investigation, April 28, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On February 7, 2019, about 7:00 a.m. local time, a Norfolk Southern Corporation railroad conductor was fatally injured while performing switching operations at the...
April 28, 2022 | Headlines, NS, PSR, Quarterly Income
(Source: Railway Age, April 27, 2022) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern on April 27 released a first-quarter 2022 operating metrics report card: crew starts were down 5% from the prior-year period; active locomotives were up 1%; train weight and length were up 5% and 4%,...
April 28, 2022 | Headlines, NS, PSR, Quarterly Income
(Source: Freight Waves, April 27, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern is preparing to launch the next stage of its streamlined operational plan, with improving intermodal and bulk moves being the target, executives said during the company’s first-quarter...
April 27, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, News, NS, PSR, UP
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 27 — In San Diego today, members of the BLET’s California State Legislative Board, National President Dennis Pierce, and numerous other special guests rallied by a mobile billboard that is part of the union’s outreach campaign demanding that...
April 27, 2022 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, April 27, 2022) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported first-quarter 2022 financial results which included first-quarter records for railway operating revenues, income from railway operations, net income, and...
April 27, 2022 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Ink Free News, April 26, 2022) ELKHART, Ind. — Some Elkhart County officials are speaking out against Norfolk Southern about the increased number of trains blocking traffic in and around New Paris. Elkhart County Commissioner Brad Rogers and Jackson Township...
April 27, 2022 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Reuters, April 25, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case over whether states can require corporations to consent to the jurisdiction of their courts in order to do business in the state, which could expose companies to...
April 22, 2022 | BNSF, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine analysis by Bill Stephens, April 22, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Executives from the big four U.S. railroads — BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific — will take turns in the hot seat next week during two days of...
April 21, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: CNN, April 20, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amtrak is embroiled in a fight that may have vast implications for the future of US rail service, including the billions of dollars devoted to it from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Amtrak, which typically speaks...
