March 26, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, March 26, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern continues to experience service interruptions due to flooding conditions at Hannibal, Missouri requiring NS traffic between Decatur, IL and Kansas City, MO to be diverted to...
March 21, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, March 20, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern is experiencing service interruptions due to flooding conditions at Hannibal, Missouri requiring NS traffic between Decatur, IL and Kansas City, MO to be diverted to operate via...
March 20, 2019 | Headlines, NS, Unions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 19, 2019) Norfolk Southern Railway has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of federal rail safety regulations regarding refresher training for mechanical inspectors....
March 18, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, March 15, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — The family of a Norfolk man who died after being exposed to asbestos while working for Norfolk Southern Railway’s predecessor recently won a $1 million judgment against the railroad company in Norfolk Circuit...
March 7, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Aiken Standard, March 6, 2019) AIKEN, S.C. — Almost 15 years after a train wreck released a geyser of 90 tons of deadly pressurized liquid chlorine in the center of Graniteville, the town, its residents and people working in Avondale’s textile mills...
February 22, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, February 21, 2019) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Pittsburgh has filed a formal objection with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to Norfolk Southern Railroad’s plans to reconstruct a city street bridge in the North Side so double stack...
February 21, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Curbed Atlanta, February 20, 2019) ATLANTA, Ga. — One of the Midtown Improvement District’s last truly massive parking lots is off-limits to public cars, encircled by fences, and dotted with “No Trespassing” signs as heavy equipment tears it apart. All are...
February 20, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, February 19, 2019) NEW YORK — A Pittsburg politician has suggested that Norfolk Southern fails to follow up when its own inspections show damage to tracks or bridges. Full story: www.rtands.com
February 19, 2019 | Executive Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: Fairfield Current, February 15, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. COO Michael Joseph Wheeler sold 4,761 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 12. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.23, for a...
February 19, 2019 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Zacks.com, February 18, 2019) NEW YORK — The railroad industry seems to be poised well not only in the near term but also in the long haul on the back of robust freight demand fueled by a buoyant U.S. economy. A strong U.S. economy supports the bullishness of...
