May 10, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 9, 2019) Norfolk Southern Railway in 2019 is “reimagining possible” in all aspects of its business to improve customer service, increase efficiency, drive growth and create shareholder value, President and Chief...
May 7, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WRCB, May 7, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Monday night fire at the Norfolk Southern Railyard at Scruggs and E. 3rd Street required four companies from the Chattanooga Fire Department. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a...
May 3, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Altoona Mirror, May 3, 2019) ALTOONA, Pa. — No information has been forthcoming about whether Norfolk Southern’s adoption of what’s being called “precision-scheduled railroading,” or PSR, will impact this railroad city in a negative way. Full story: Altoona...
April 29, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Dayton Daily News, April 25, 2019) MORAINE, Ohio — A railroad company has been cited eight times this year for blocking a busy local intersection with railcars, sometimes up to three hours and at least one time detouring an ambulance en route to the hospital....
April 26, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, April 25, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern expects to have the next stage of its new operating plan in place by the end of July. July is “where we really go in and reconfigure [NS’s] operating plan itself,” NS president and chief...
April 25, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: The Daily News, April 25, 2019) GAINESVILLE, N.Y. — Six railroad cars awaited unloading Wednesday near the Norfolk Southern tracks off Route 19A. The project is known formally as the Wyoming Rail Transfer Station. Its history actually stretches back to 2008...
April 25, 2019 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Associated Press, April 24, 2019) OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern Corp. delivered a 23% improvement in its first-quarter profit as the railroad began implementing a comprehensive plan to cut costs and improve productivity. Full story: Minneapolis Star...
April 25, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Reuters, April 24, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp shares soared to a record high on Wednesday after the fourth-largest U.S. railroad’s quarterly profit topped Wall Street’s forecast and executives said they planned to continue raising prices and...
April 25, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: S&P Global Platts, April 24, 2019) HOUSTON — Norfolk Southern saw its coal volumes decrease in the first quarter of 2019 by 4.4% from the year-ago quarter, as shipments across the board saw year-on-year declines, the railroad said Wednesday. Full story:...
April 24, 2019 | Headlines, NS, War on Workers
(Source: Roanoke Times, April 23, 2019) ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. put more than 40 Roanoke workers on leave Tuesday. Furloughs posted at Shaffer’s Crossing Locomotive Shop hit 20 electricians and 23 other positions, said Shannon Spotswood, a Vinton-based...
