October 29, 2021 | Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Railway Age, October 29, 2021) NEW YORK — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the SMART Transportation Division (SMART–TD) have each filed Motions for Preliminary Injunctions against Norfolk Southern in the United States District...
October 29, 2021 | News, NS
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 28 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the SMART Transportation Division (SMART–TD) escalated their fight against Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) to stop the railroad from forcing locomotive engineers to work as...
October 28, 2021 | Headlines, NS, PSR, Quarterly Income
(Source: Associated Press, October 27, 2021) OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern’s third-quarter profit jumped 32% even though the number of shipments the railroad delivered remained relatively flat because it was able to increase prices on most categories of freight. Full...
October 28, 2021 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Argus Media, October 27, 2021) NEW YORK — U.S. railroads Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) are asking a federal court to bar union employees from striking or calling out sick in response to the carriers’ vaccine mandates. Full story: Argus...
October 28, 2021 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, October 27, 2021) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern CEO Jim Squires warned today that the railroad’s train crew shortages may be exacerbated by the federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate that takes effect on December 8. Full story: Trains...
October 27, 2021 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 27, 2021) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported third-quarter 2021 financial results, which included third-quarter records for net income, diluted earnings per share, income from railway operations, and...
October 27, 2021 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 26, 2021) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced a regular quarterly dividend of $1.09 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable November 19 to shareholders of record on November 5. Norfolk...
October 27, 2021 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, NS
(Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 25, 2021) ATLANTA — Next month Norfolk Southern opens its new national headquarters in Atlanta, and to celebrate, the company has donated a massive archive of railway history to the Atlanta History Center. Full story:...
October 26, 2021 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Reuters, October 22, 2021) CHICAGO — Norfolk Southern Railway Co has filed a lawsuit seeking to block its employees’ unions from suing over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate and to prevent its workers from striking or picketing in protest of the requirement....
October 22, 2021 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, October 20, 2021) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern (NS) on Oct. 20 notified all employees that it will require them to receive the COVID-19 vaccination by December 8. Full story: Railway Age
