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Video: Massive logjam demolishes NS bridge in Brunswick, Mo.

(Source: Televisions station KOMU, October 2, 2019) CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. — In a small town of just 816 people, major events like a bridge collapse bring them together. A logjam on the Grand River Bridge near Brunswick took out the structure Tuesday evening. The video,...

NS responds to stopped trains in Muncie blocking streets

(Source: The Indy Channel, September 27, 2019) MUNCIE, Ind. — Drivers in Muncie are frustrated as stopped trains continue to cause significant disruptions. Groups of people are fed up with the trains blocking streets for up to four hours at a time. First responders...

Norfolk Southern work truck driver killed in crash with SUV

(Source: Radio station WFIR, September 25, 2019) ROANOKE, Va. — The driver of a Norfolk Southern work truck was killed today in a crash with an SUV. It happened on Jenelle Road near Blacksburg in Montgomery County. The sheriff’s office has not yet released the...

Norfolk Southern might owe millions for alleged contract breach

(Source: Freight Waves, September 24, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern could be forced to pay millions of dollars for breaching a contract to ship coal to coal-fired power plants, a jury determined last week. A jury found on Sept. 17 that NSC didn’t deliver...

Georgia ports mark more growth in container volume

(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 24, 2019) The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced yesterday it marked its busiest month ever for containerized trade in August, handling a 16.5 percent increase in container volume compared to the same month last year....