December 3, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 2, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern wants to double-stack its trains as they move through Pittsburgh, but residents in the north side of the city are stacking up arguments and fighting back. Full story: Railway Track...
November 27, 2019 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Daily Star, November 26, 2019) ONEONTA, N.Y. — The annual Capital Region Toys for Tots train, which makes stops in Cobleskill, Oneonta and Bainbridge, will not be running this year, according to officials. Instead, a convoy of tractor trailers, buses and...
November 26, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Supply Chain Brain, November 26, 2019) NEW YORK — A new white paper from Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business, in association with Maine Pointe, outlines the biggest challenges that rail carriers, shippers and investors are facing today....
November 15, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, November 14, 2019) NEW YORK — The Port Authority of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania is expecting to receiver almost $2.6 million in damages from Norfolk Southern following the 2018 derailment where a train landed on light...
November 15, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: S&P Global Platts, November 14, 2019) HOUSTON — While Norfolk Southern’s coal freight and revenue have fallen amid weak domestic and international market conditions, the railroad remains optimistic about its improved productivity driven by its new...
November 13, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: MarketWatch, November 12, 2019) NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Transportation Average slumped 12 points, or 0.1%, in morning trading Tuesday, to buck the gains in the broader market indexes, with the shares of East-coast based railroad operators CSX Corp. and...
November 12, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, November 11, 2019) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Lengthy delays can be expected, but rail service has been restored following a train derailment Friday in Hempfield, officials with Norfolk Southern Railroad announced. Full story: Pittsburgh...
November 11, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, November 10, 2019) NEW YORK — Three Norfolk Southern freight trains were involved in a Nov. 11 derailment in Hempfield, Pa., about three miles east of Greensburg, Pa. (near Pittsburgh), on the high-density Pittsburgh-Philadelphia double-track...
November 7, 2019 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: Editorial in the Tribune-Democrat, November 7, 2019) JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A state transportation official offered a glimmer of optimism when announcing that Norfolk Southern Corp. had agreed to conduct a study concerning the push to expand passenger rail service...
November 6, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Altoona Mirror, November 6, 2019) ALTOONA, Pa. — The layoff of 95 more workers at the Juniata Locomotive Shop has a local labor leader wondering what’s next. Tuesday’s layoffs followed on the heels of a layoff of about 100 workers on Sept. 3. The latest...
