Amtrak service returned to Roanoke in October 2017. A study on extending service to the southwest, into the New River Valley, is on hold. Bob Johnston CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — A study to determine what is needed to bring Amtrak service to Christiansburg and the New River Valley has been placed on hold because Norfolk Southern […]
Union Pacific’s Roper Yard, Salt Lake City Google Maps OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific is downgrading Roper Yard in Salt Lake City and shifting manifest switching 40 miles north to Ogden, Utah, and is pruning low-volume interline intermodal lanes operated in conjunction with Norfolk Southern. The separate moves, which the railroad announced in a pair […]
NEW YORK — If you want to see the beginning of Norfolk Southern’s move toward an operating plan based on the principles of Precision Scheduled Railroading, look no further than train 23G. A few times a week, the international intermodal train linking St. Louis; Louisville, Ky.; and Norfolk, Va.; pauses in Knoxville, Tenn., to pick […]
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have asked Norfolk Southern to begin weekly conference calls to keep them updated on operational changes as the railroad moves toward adopting principles of Precision Scheduled Railroading. Surface Transportation Board Chairman Ann Begeman made the request in a Nov. 27 letter to NS CEO Jim Squires. “I am writing to inform […]
Norfolk Southern says this August derailment onto a Pittsburgh light rail line was caused by a broken rail. Port Authority of Allegheny County (Pa.) PITTSBURGH — Norfolk Southern says a broken rail caused the August derailment which sent cars from a stack train tumbling onto a station of Pittsburgh’s light rail system. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review […]
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Railroad officials are looking into why a tank car began rolling and kept going for 11 miles Sunday before Norfolk Southern railroaders could climb onto the car and apply handbrakes to stop it. The Morning Call of Allentown reports that a paraffin wax-filled tank car went rolling from Emmaus, Pa. The car […]
CHICAGO — Norfolk Southern train 27K arrives in Chicago on Nov. 8 with rebuilt SD70ACC No. 1800 leading. It was released for service last week from the company’s Altoona, Pa., shops. The locomotive was rebuilt from NS SD70 No. 2537, which was built in 1994 with a standard cab and direct current traction motors. Progress Rail […]
NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern is approaching Precision Scheduled Railroading differently than CSX Transportation, with a much slower timetable and no appetite for disruptive change. But NS sees no reason why it can’t close productivity and operating ratio gaps with its more efficient eastern rival, Chief Financial Officer Cynthia Earhart says. “The biggest difference for […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court ruled for Norfolk Southern on Monday in its challenge of the state’s blocked-crossing law, finding that Allen County could not fine the railroad for blocking public roads. The Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal Gazette reports that the court, in a 5-0 ruling, said the 1972 state law, which barred railroads […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The chocolate factory at Hershey, Pa., is the focal point of this modern N scale layout plan. Designed by Bob Sprague, the plan fits some big railroading action into a 13 x 13 foot space, and has many clever features. You can download […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The chocolate factory at Hershey, Pa., is the focal point of this modern N scale layout plan. Designed by Bob Sprague, the plan fits some big railroading action into a 13 x 13 foot space, and has many clever features. You can download […]
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – As remnants of Hurricane Florence drench parts of central Appalachia Monday, railroads in the Carolinas are in the process of restoring rail service, evaluating flood damages, and cleaning up a derailment. In a weekend customer service advisory issued by CSX Transportation, the railroad confirmed rail service had been restored in the […]
