March 5, 2020 | Headlines, NS, War on Workers
(Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive, March 4, 2020) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Corporation has elected new directors to various committees with operational and technological histories to lead the company’s transformation. News of the new directors...
February 28, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, February 27, 2020) NORFOLK, Va. — Following is an update on the Hoosac Tunnel service disruption on Norfolk Southern’s partner line, Pan Am Southern, which affects all trains operating between Mechanicville, New York, and Ayer,...
February 24, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, February 23, 2020) NORFOLK, Va. — Following is an update on the Hoosac Tunnel service disruption on Norfolk Southern’s partner line, Pan Am Railways, which affects all trains operating between Mechanicsville, New York, and...
February 21, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WTAJ, February 19, 2020) ALTOONA, Pa. — Between May and November 2019, more than 200 workers at Norfolk Southern in Altoona were laid off, and today the company announced they are moving 85 positions here from the Roanoke, Virginia...
February 20, 2020 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: Roanoke Times opinion column by Larry Hincker, February 19, 2020) ROANOKE, Va. — Virginia and Gov. Ralph Northam are getting kudos after the recent blockbuster announcement to invest $3.7 billion expanding rail service along the busy I-95 corridor from...
February 20, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Altoona Mirror, February 19, 2020) ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern plans to close its heavy-repair locomotive shop in Roanoke, Va., in May and transfer the work done there to Altoona’s Juniata Locomotive Shop. The company will offer the 85 mechanical...
February 20, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WSLS, February 18, 2020) ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern said it will eliminate about 104 workers from its Roanoke operations when it closes down its locomotive shop and transfers work at its distribution center. Full story:...
February 13, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, February 12, 2020) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s partner, Pan Am Railways, has reported a partial wall collapse in the Hoosac Tunnel which affects all trains operating between Mechanicsville, New York, and Ayer,...
February 12, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Florida Times-Union, February 11, 2020) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Keystone Terminals has acquired a 39.5-acre industrial waterfront parcel from Norfolk Southern Corp., according to Colliers International Northeast Florida, which brokered the $8 million sale. The...
February 10, 2020 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WLTX, February 8, 2020) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Several trains cars derailed in Columbia after a train struck a tree that had fallen on the tracks. Norfolk Southern officials say around 1 p.m. Friday, the train hit the tree on a set of tracks near...
