February 1, 2022 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, January 31, 2022) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A train derailment involving 30 cars has occurred in the town limits of Bluefield, Va. An intermodal Norfolk Southern train derailed 30 cars near Bluefield, Connor Spielmaker, media relations...
January 28, 2022 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 28, 2022) Norfolk Southern Railway has installed five new diesel-electric hybrid overhead gantry cranes at its Chicago Landers and Atlanta Inman intermodal terminals. Full story: Progressive Railroading
January 27, 2022 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Associated Press, January 26, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern railroad delivered 13% greater profit in the fourth quarter even though the amount of cargo it transported declined because it was able to raise rates. The Atlanta-based company said it earned...
January 26, 2022 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 26, 2022) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 financial results which included fourth-quarter and full-year records for income from railway operations and operating...
January 26, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, DOT, FRA, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Railway Age, January 26, 2022) NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have been allowed to file additional comments with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) regarding Amtrak’s application to...
January 24, 2022 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: State Journal-Register, January 21, 2022) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A Norfolk Southern Railway freight train partially derailed Friday morning on the south side of Springfield, losing six cars and delaying the arrival of an Amtrak train on the way to the city. The...
January 20, 2022 | CSX, Headlines, NS, Technology, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 19, 2022) PLEASANTON, Calif. — Supply-chain technology firm Blume Global has announced a collaborative information platform to coordinate cross-country shipments. Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, and CSX will be partners in the...
January 20, 2022 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NS
(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 17, 2022) The commonwealth of Virginia has finalized a definitive agreement with Norfolk Southern Corp. to expand passenger-rail service to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979, Virginia officials announced last...
January 20, 2022 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(Source: Supply Chain Brain, January 19, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Moving freight by rail is the most environmentally friendly mode of ground transport, with the average U.S. railroad moving one ton of freight 470 miles per gallon of fuel. A new type of railcar aims to...
January 14, 2022 | BNSF, CP, Headlines, KCS, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 13, 2022) WASHINGTON, D.C. — BNSF Railway and Norfolk Southern may both seek trackage rights over Kansas City Southern routes in order to preserve competition as part of the proposed Canadian Pacific-KCS merger. Full story: Trains...
