August 30, 2019 | CN, Headlines, NS
(Source: Muncie Star Press, August 29, 2019) MUNCIE, Ind. — Stopping for trains is not new in Muncie, with railroad crossings on McGalliard, Tillotson, Batavia, Walnut and more, criss-crossing the city. But lengthy delays, with long trains that are sometimes moving...
August 30, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Muncie Star Press, August 29, 2019) MUNCIE, Ind. — Social media has become the venting ground for local commuters annoyed by trains that are blocking major roads across the city on a regular basis. While almost everyone knows that trains crisscross Muncie...
August 20, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: CBS Chicago, August 19, 2019) HIGHLAND, Ind. — Stopped freight trains in Highland, Indiana are causing major safety concerns and putting lives at risk. Police told CBS 2 Highland Road is often blocked, sometimes for up to four hours and it turns the community...
August 15, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, August 14, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern announced today that its board of directors has approved new responsibilities for Vanessa Allen Sutherland and Michael Farrell, effective Aug. 16: Michael Farrell is senior vice...
August 15, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 14, 2019) NEW YORK — Now that the widening of the riverbank along the Blanchard River in Findlay, Ohio, is complete, it’s time to add some height to the focus. Officials will decide whether to replace or modify the...
August 14, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 13, 2019) Norfolk Southern Railway has chosen Alfred Benesch & Co. and TranSystems to provide program management and track design services for one of four projects that are part of the 75th Street Corridor Improvement...
August 5, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Herald-Dispatch, August 5, 2019) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Norfolk and Southern recently furloughed 20 of its employees work worked at the rail yard in Williamson. The company laid off 10 workers at the Williamson yard as recently as 2012 and 200 positions in total...
August 2, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, August 1, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The bankruptcy of private coal company Blackjewel could result in ripple effects across the freight rail industry. Blackjewel’s bankruptcy reminded the broader industrial sector of the vulnerability of U.S....
July 31, 2019 | CEO Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: Mayfield Recorder, July 31, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. Director Jennifer F. Scanlon bought 525 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 29. The shares were acquired at an average price of $191.52 per share, for a total...
July 30, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Altoona Mirror, July 27, 2019) ALTOONA, Pa. — Another Norfolk Southern freight train derailed as it traveled around the Horseshoe Curve about 4:10 p.m. Friday. The derailment, six cars by the estimate of onlookers, a number later confirmed by Norfolk Southern...
