CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Following the recent bankruptcy filing of coal producer Cambrian Holdings, another Appalachian coal company has filed for bankruptcy protection. According to court documents, Revelation Energy LLC and its Blackjewel LLC parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of West Virginia. According to the filing, made under the […]
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NS says broken rail led to derailment that sparked evacuations NEWSWIRE
WASHINGTON — A Norfolk Southern report filed with the Federal Railroad Administration lists a broken rail as the cause of a Jan. 6 derailment near Bartow, Ga., that led to the evacuation of hundreds of area residents. The Augusta Chronicle quotes FRA spokesman Warren Flatau as saying the report is under review and the incident […]
Cleanup of NS derailment in swamp likely to take weeks NEWSWIRE
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The cleanup of a coal-train derailment in the Great Dismal Swamp will likely take weeks, the Virginian-Pilot reports. Thirty-six cars of the Norfolk Southern train derailed in the swamp early Tuesday. [See “Amtrak service to Norfolk suspended following NS derailment,” Trains News Wire, June 26, 2019.] Chris Lowie, manager of the Great […]
Norfolk Southern PSR-based merchandise network changes begin Friday NEWSWIRE
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern will begin rolling out its new TOP21 operating plan on Friday. “The first phase of train plan changes in TOP21 predominantly affects the merchandise service,” NS says in a service alert. “While these changes are not expected to result in service disruptions, NS will have an internal command center in […]
NS derailment in swamp sparks environmental concerns NEWSWIRE
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Amtrak has restored service to and from Norfolk., Va., today after it was suspended following a Tuesday Norfolk Southern derailment, but that derailment has raised environmental concerns. Thirty-six cars of a coal train derailed into the Great Dismal Swamp National Refuge early Tuesday. The manager of the refuge, Chris Lowie, told the […]
Delaware-Lackawanna named NS ‘Short Line Of The Year’ NEWSWIRE
NORFOLK, Va. –Norfolk Southern has presented Genesee Valley Transportation subsidiary Delaware-Lackawanna with its Short Line of the Year award. In bestowing this honor upon the D-L, the Class I railroad identified the short line’s operational and business development teams, respectively and collectively, for conscientious customer service and commitment to growth. “Our partnership with the Delaware-Lackawanna […]
Diesels from two railroads honoring first responders will headline fire truck festival in N.C. NEWSWIRE
CSX 911 and 1776 will add to the fire truck festival at the N.C. Transportation Museum Saturday. Chris Anderson SPENCER, N.C. — Commemorative locomotives from CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway are set to meet for the first time at an event at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer this weekend. The museum says […]
Truck driver killed, NS train derailed in grade-crossing accident NEWSWIRE
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — The driver of the truck was killed and a Norfolk Southern train derailed after the train hit a garbage truck at a grade crossing on Thursday. 40-year-old Marco Brooks of Memphis died after being airlifted to Regional One Hospital in critical conditions, the Germantown Police department told WATN-TV News. Fourteen cars of […]
NS and KCS seek reciprocal trackage rights in Missouri due to flooding NEWSWIRE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Midwest flooding has prompted Kansas City Southern and Norfolk Southern to seek temporary trackage rights on each others’ Kansas City-St. Louis routes while Union Pacific reports essentially full service restoration on its Southern Region. KCS and NS have petitioned the Surface Transportation Board to allow NS to use 156 miles of […]
Squires: Three things have to happen before one-person crews NEWSWIRE
NORFOLK, Va. – While presenting to shortline and regional railroad executives at the Norfolk Southern short line marketing meeting in Norfolk on Tuesday, CEO James A. Squires says there are three things that have to happen before the rail industry can expect one-person crews. “First, the technology. The technology’s got to be there.” With positive […]
Norfolk Southern gearing up for major operational changes, greater use of distributed power NEWSWIRE
NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern will flip the switch on its new operating plan over the Fourth of July weekend and is preparing for the change by training crews and holding two dozen town hall meetings with employees and shippers at locations across the system. “It is one big network cutover,” CEO Jim Squires told […]
Norfolk Southern donates $40,000 to support response to mass shooting NEWSWIRE
NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Southern Foundation announced Monday that it would donate $40,000 to support emergency response efforts of the American Red Cross and local first responders after last week’s mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Va. Twelve people were killed in the Friday shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal building. The foundation, charitable arm […]
