CHICAGO — It was called “Operation Trailer Trap.” The plan: Park a semitrailer truck loaded with goods on a Chicago side street as a lure for thieves. The goal: Strike back against freight thefts that have plagued the crime-ridden area. The outcome: Totally awry. A Norfolk Southern official has apologized to Chicagoans, saying the operation […]
This photo shows a derailed and crashed Norfolk Southern intermodal train from a Pittsburgh “T” station platform for Station Square — one of the Pennsylvania city’s busiest tourist attractions. Port Authority of Allegheny County (Pa.) PITTSBURGH — Don’t even think of taking a T train into downtown Pittsburgh on Monday — there’s a 7,000-foot intermodal […]
Norfolk Southern CEO James Squires Norfolk Southern NORFOLK, Va. — There’s more than one way to run a railroad. That sums up Norfolk Southern’s response to Wall Street analysts’ questions on why it has not closed a widening operating ratio gap with its Eastern rival, CSX Transportation. NS CEO Jim Squires on Wednesday took his […]
Newly rebuilt Norfolk Southern AC44C6M No. 4005 leads an empty coal train through Natural Tunnel at Glenita, Va., after returning from its first revenue run since leaving Juniata Locomotive Shops in Altoona, Pa., in December 2016. Visitors will be able to walk over the Norfolk Southern right-of-way into Natural Tunnel in July. Tishia Boggs DUFFIELD, […]
A southbound Amtrak Acela Express overtakes an outbound empty Norfolk Southern oil train on the Northeast Corridor lead by the Central of New Jersey-painted heritage unit near Elkton, Md., on Jan. 4, 2015. Photo by Michael S. Murray […]
Recent heavy rains have caused standing water in many parts of central Ohio. Here, Norfolk Southern No. 5228 shoves local L55 over the former Pennsylvania Railroad “Panhandle” main line to pick up some cars at Circleville Ag, just east of downtown Circleville, Ohio. Photo by Carlos Ferran […]
Crews rebuild a washout on the S-line near Ridgecrest, N.C., on June 1. Grady McKinley OLD FORT, N.C. — One of the most scenic and operationally challenging parts of the Norfolk Southern system is out of service after the remains of tropic storm Alberto delivered drenching rains to Western North Carolina. The 141-mile S-line between […]
A Norfolk Southern train passes south (railroad east) over the new Genesee Arch Bridge officials dedicated on May 24, 2018. Norfolk Southern/John Kucko Digital CASTILE, N.Y. — Ushering in a modern era for freight rail in New York’s Southern Tier, Norfolk Southern and New York State officials, along with supporters, today dedicated a new steel […]
Norfolk Southern CEO James Squires Norfolk Southern Corp. BOSTON — Norfolk Southern will reopen the yard hump at DeButts Yard in Chattanooga, Tenn., as it works to ease congestion amid rising traffic volumes, CEO Jim Squires told an investor conference today. Service has suffered on NS due to congestion on the southern portion of its […]
A view on the aftermath of a March 18 train crash in Georgetown, Ky. Norfolk Southern is suing two of the railroaders for negligence in the crash that destroyed two locomotives, derailed 13 freight cars, and injured four railroaders. Tyler Hardin LEXINGTON, Ky. — A labor union official says Norfolk Southern’s lawsuit against two railroaders […]
A view on the aftermath of a March 18 train crash in Georgetown, Ky. Norfolk Southern is suing two of the railroaders for negligence in the crash that destroyed two locomotives, derailed 13 freight cars, and injured four railroaders. Tyler Hardin LEXINGTON, Ky. — Norfolk Southern is suing one of its own train crews involved […]
Norfolk Southern terminal dwell times TRAINS; Norfolk Southern data NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern is taking steps to unclog congested areas of its system in Alabama and Georgia, where a combination of traffic growth and bad weather have gummed up yards and single-track main lines. For the year-to-date compared to the first quarter of 2017, […]
