June 17, 2019 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, NS
(Source: Television station WDBJ7, June 15, 2019) ROANOKE, Va. — The Norfolk & Western/Norfolk Southern African American Heritage Group will honor the contributions of the men and women who worked for the railroad in the Jim Crow south amid racial discrimination...
June 7, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 6, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern will flip the switch on its new operating plan over the Fourth of July weekend and is preparing for the change by training crews and holding two dozen town hall meetings with employees and shippers at...
June 3, 2019 | CEO Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: Mayfield Recorder, June 1, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. Chairman James A. Squires sold 3,024 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on May 21. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total transaction of...
June 3, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Trucking Info, May 31, 2019) SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Port of Savannah and St. Louis Regional Freightway have partnered on a significant investment plan that creates a new rail connection between the St. Louis, Missouri, region and the Georgia sea port to help...
May 30, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, May 29, 2019) NEW YORK — The St. Louis Regional Freightway and the Port of Savannah are forging a partnership to create a new connection between the St. Louis, Mo., region and what aims to be “the largest single-terminal container facility in the...
May 23, 2019 | Headlines, NS, War on Workers
(Source: Altoona Mirror, May 23, 2019) ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern Railway laid off about 50 workers at the Juniata Locomotive Shop on Wednesday, citing a focus “on ensuring that we have the optimal number of people and assets at every location across our system...
May 17, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, May 16, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Executives with eastern railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern expressed confidence this week that they can compete alongside trucks for e-commerce business. Full story: Freight Waves
May 16, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Kingsport Times-News, May 15, 2015) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — State, federal and county officials are working to resolve a dispute between Norfolk Southern Railroad (NSR) and Hawkins County’s largest industrial employer that could potentially cost jobs. Full...
May 15, 2019 | CEO Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: Mayfield Recorder, May 15, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. COO Michael Joseph Wheeler sold 2,500 shares of Norfolk Southern stock in a transaction on Friday, May 3. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.57, for a total transaction of...
May 13, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, May 12, 2019) LUMBERTON, Miss. — Floodwaters in southern Mississippi may have contributed to the derailment of a freight train near Lumberton. Full story: Tuscaloosa News
