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
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...
