November 13, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Roanoke Times, November 12, 2020) ROANOKE, Va. — Minor flooding has temporarily slowed repair of a rail crossing over the Roanoke River in Glenvar where a coal train derailed and a bridge dropped two weeks ago. Full story: Roanoke Times
November 10, 2020 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, November 9, 2020) NEW YORK — Shades of the battle between CSX and Norfolk Southern that occurred some 25 years ago over Conrail, but on a smaller scale: CSX is in negotiations to acquire Pan Am Railways, the 1,700-mile Class II previously known...
November 9, 2020 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, November 4, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroad executives used words such as “surreal,” “unprecedented” and “roller coaster” to describe 2020 on Q3 earnings calls. Full story: Supply Chain...
November 4, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, November 2, 2020) SALEM, Va. — A city in southwestern Virginia is testing its drinking water from the Roanoke River after a coal train derailed into the waterway. Full story: Virginian-Pilot
November 2, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Roanoke Times, October 31, 2020) ROANOKE, Va. — Rail cars on a Norfolk Southern train carrying coal derailed into the Roanoke River upstream of Salem’s main water intake late Friday, Roanoke County officials said. There were no reported injuries to the...
October 30, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, October 29, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — During its Q3 2020 earnings conference call, Norfolk Southern referred to new product offerings as “truck competitive” or “truck-like” — a sign it is targeting those shippers for...
October 29, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, October 28, 2020) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern continues to monitor Hurricane Zeta which is now a Category 2 hurricane that is currently affecting the Gulf Coast and will make landfall along the central gulf coast early this...
October 29, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, October 28, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern will be closing “several” yards in Atlanta, and it will cease humping operations at its Macon, Georgia, yard as part of a wider plan to ramp up network efficiency. The changes, which will...
October 29, 2020 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Freight Waves, October 28, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Coal chiseled away at Norfolk Southern’s operating revenue for the third quarter of 2020, with a 38% decline in coal revenue dragging overall revenue down by 12%. Operating revenue was $2.5 billion for the...
October 28, 2020 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 28, 2020) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. During the quarter, the company achieved net income of $569 million, diluted earnings per...
