December 30, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: 13 News Now, December 29, 2019) SUFFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Southern workers told firefighters they got sick after the train passed through what was described as a mist near the Saratoga Street rail crossing in Suffolk, Va. Full story:...
December 23, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Crain’s Detroit Business, December 19, 2019) DETROIT, Mich. — U.S. Steel Corp. plans to indefinitely idle “a significant portion” of its Great Lakes Works production facility in Ecorse and River Rouge and will issue layoff notices to 1,545...
December 18, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail, December 17, 2019) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia legislators on Tuesday objected to state plans to auction off the $32 million Heartland Intermodal Gateway, in Prichard, for as little as $1 million, after the complex shut down...
December 11, 2019 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, December 4, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Recent weakness in carloads and expectations for the fourth quarter of 2019 and beyond were key topics as several management teams from North America’s largest Class I railroads gathered at the Credit...
December 4, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, December 3, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern is making changes to its tariffs governing demurrage and accessorial charges, the railroad said on Dec. 1 in an operations update. Full story: Freight Waves
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...
