June 28, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: American Journal of Transportation, June 27, 2019) CHICAGO — Freight rail shippers concerned about the impacts of precision scheduled railroading (PSR) will gather July 15-16 for the annual Summer Meeting of the Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS)....
June 27, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, June 26, 2019) CHESAPEAKE — A coal train has derailed in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, raising concerns about its wildlife and the fragile peat soil that has accumulated there over the course of centuries. Full...
June 26, 2019 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, June 25, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Amtrak service to and from Norfolk is canceled again Wednesday after a Norfolk Southern coal train derailed near the Portlock area of Chesapeake just before 4:20 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to a Norfolk...
June 26, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Pennsylvania Record, June 26, 2019) PHILADELPHIA — A New Jersey man alleges his employer attempted to interfere with his medical care when he was injured while working. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was employed by the defendant Conrail as a...
June 26, 2019 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Freight Waves, June 25, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An additional $300 billion in proposed U.S. tariffs against China could result in lower railroad freight volume in the agricultural, manufacturing and intermodal sectors, but economic uncertainty and...
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...
