January 13, 2022 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 12, 2022) LOMBARD, Ill. — Alan Shaw, the new President of Norfolk Southern, introduced himself to the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers with a statement he clearly would have preferred to avoid. Full story: Trains...
January 13, 2022 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 12, 2022) LOMBARD, Ill. — New Norfolk Southern President Alan Shaw showed a nice touch of self-deprecating humor in his Wednesday luncheon speech before MARS and the Traffic Club of Chicago, as demonstrated with his description of his...
January 13, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Axios, January 12, 2022) COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Amtrak station could come to the Greater Columbus Convention Center if the city’s goal of bringing passenger rail to Columbus stays on track. The Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority recently...
January 10, 2022 | Headlines, NS
(Source: www.al.com, January 9, 2022) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The recent announcement of a new “Alabama-USA” rail corridor holds out the tantalizing, and lucrative, possibility that the state could help solve the nation’s supply-chain problems. But it also illuminates an...
January 7, 2022 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, January 6, 2022) PHOENIX — Siding extensions and intermodal-terminal upgrades highlight the capacity-improvement aspects of Norfolk Southern’s 2022 capital spending plan, as outlined Thursday by the railroad’s vice president of engineering,...
January 5, 2022 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, January 4, 2022) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A nearly $232 million project funded mostly by Norfolk Southern Corp. will upgrade rail transportation between the Port of Mobile and central Alabama, the governor’s office said Tuesday. Full story:...
January 4, 2022 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Freight Waves, January 3, 2022) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Surface Transportation Board should not be swayed by the political winds that appear to support Amtrak’s ambitions when it comes to restoring passenger rail service between Mobile, Alabama, and New...
January 3, 2022 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, December 30, 20210 ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation will announce its fourth-quarter financial results during a live conference call and internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EST on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Quarterly earnings...
December 28, 2021 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 28, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In filings that maintain if not elevate the level of acrimony between the two sides, CSX and Norfolk Southern have attacked almost every aspect of Amtrak’s response to their initial argument in the...
December 28, 2021 | CSX, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 26, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three things happened that put railroads in a bind. Furloughed conductors found work elsewhere. Train and engine crews quit or retired at higher rates than usual. And an extremely tight job market made it...
