January 16, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: News-Graphic, January 15, 2019) GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Responding to allegations that a conductor and engineer caused a March 2018 train crash and derailment in Georgetown, the two men have filed a countersuit claiming the owner of the train was responsible due to...
January 15, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, January 14, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Intermodal rail is taking a growing share of container traffic coming out of the largest U.S. East Coast port as more heavy freight moves across the docks and trucking costs rise. Even so, some shippers...
January 15, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Epoch Times, January 14, 2019) BARTOW, Ga. — Residents of Bartow, Georgia, are returning to their homes, which they fled after a train derailment released toxic chemicals. Some 500 homes had to be evacuated after a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed near...
January 14, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Bristol Herald Courier, January 11, 2019) BRISTOL, Tenn. — Based on right of way established by two 150-year-old land deeds, Norfolk Southern has informed the Salvation Army of Bristol that its downtown building is encroaching on the railroad’s land. Full...
January 14, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Lexington Herald Leader, January 11, 2019) LEXINGTON, Ky. — The engineer and conductor of a train that derailed in Georgetown last year say Norfolk Southern Railway knew a locomotive “was not in proper condition” before the crash with another train. Full...
January 10, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 9, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern generated more than 60,000 carloads of new rail traffic in 2018 through collaborative efforts that helped 90 industries locate or expand business operations along the company’s...
January 10, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Augusta Chronicle, January 9, 2019) AUGUSTA, Ga. — The five remaining derailed train cars at the wreck site in Jefferson County have been removed and service is restored in that area, according to Norfolk Southern on Wednesday. Norfolk Southern, along with...
January 9, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Augusta Chronicle, January 8, 2019) LOUISVILLE, Ga. — A long line formed early Tuesday outside the Jefferson County Emergency Services building as people sought to be reimbursed for evacuation expenses incurred from Sunday’s train derailment near Bartow. Full...
January 9, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, January 9, 2019) NEW YORK — The Port of New York and New Jersey opened a major new expansion of its rail network, capping a five-year plan to expand capacity for cargo destined for outside the region. Full story: Railway...
January 9, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Penn Live, January 9, 2019) HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Harrisburg School District raised taxes on residents last year by the maximum amount allowed by law, to generate an additional $1.4 million to cover rising costs. But the bulk of that tax increase could be...
