Surface Transportation Board wants Class I service updates

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; March 21, 2018 Complaints by grain shippers and automakers have spurred the…

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Trying to open the Gateway

By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Brianna Gurciullo, Tanya Snyder and Stephanie Beasley, Politico Morning Transportation; March 16, 2017 TRYING…

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New York stops sewage trains to Alabama landfill

By Dennis Pillion, AL.com; March 12, 2018 New York City has decided to halt an operation that sent train loads…

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Sewage sludge train cars in Birmingham, Alabama to be moved after ‘death smell’ complaints

By Dennis Pillion, AL.com; March 6, 2018 Several dozen train cars loaded with what appears to be sewage sludge from…

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Rutgers University Leads Rail Safety Research and Education in New Jersey and New York

A press release from Rutgers University – New Brunswick; March 6, 2018 Professor seeks “helluva (better) way to run a…

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Corporate America’s new dilemma: raising prices to cover higher transport costs

By Eric M. Johnson and Chris Prentice, Reuters; February 26, 2018 SEATTLE/BOCA RATON, Fla. (Reuters) – The drive for cost…

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Loft apartments to fill former Norfolk Southern building in downtown Atlanta

By J. Scott Trubey, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; February 21, 2018 The Los Angeles developer behind plans to turn downtown Atlanta’s…

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Norfolk Southern freight train derails in Attica, New York; two taken to hospital

By Tanner Jubenville, WHAM ABC 13; February 15, 2018 Attica, N.Y. – Two people were taken to the hospital after…

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Longest naval gun barrel rolling home by rail to battleship New Jersey museum in Camden, New Jersey

By Carol Comegno, Courier Post; January 26, 2018 CAMDEN – Mighty World War II naval gun barrels that once fired…

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Norfolk Southern pushing for ‘more stable’ rail service in 2018: CEO

By Eric M. Johnson, Reuters; January 18, 2018 LOMBARD, Ill. (Reuters) – Norfolk Southern Corp is working toward a “more…

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North Carolina DOT’s largest rail infrastructure improvement program wraps up

Written by  Kyra Senese, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; January 11, 2018 The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is celebrating…

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Pennsylvania: Amtrak station plans delayed again; platform, bridge, Emaus extension pushed into 2020s

By Dan Miller, Press & Journal; January 10, 2018 Construction of the new Amtrak train station in Middletown was supposed…

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North Carolina: Faster train between Raleigh and Charlotte causes excitement, concern

By Tina Terry, WSOCTV.com; December 22, 2017 LANDIS, N.C. – The Piedmont Improvement Project added 27 miles of parallel track,…

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Rail Blocked Crossing Statute Upheld, Departing From Overwhelming Precedent

By Jameson B. Rice, Holland & Knight LLP, Lexology; December 6, 2017 Many states and municipalities have (or used to…

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Canadian National-Norfolk Southern interline service is seeing solid early returns

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, Logistics Management; December 6, 2017 The joint interline service formally rolled out in October…

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Man Charged in Theft of Guns From Chicago Train Yard

By The Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; November 22, 2017 CHICAGO (AP) — Federal court records unsealed this…

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Virginia: Architectural design for Charlottesville train station addition clears hurdle

By CHRIS SUAREZ, Reporter, The Daily Progress; November 22, 2017 The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review on Tuesday approved preliminary…

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HEY, Amtrak (and others)…Let’s get some things DONE

Editor’s Note: Russ Jackson is the distinguished retired editor of the Western Rail Passenger Review. – Ccrail.com Editor By Russ…

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South Carolina: ‘Trains have more power than God,’ Columbia mayor gripes after trains snarl traffic

By Sarah Ellis, The State; November 15, 2017 Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin was thinking about an old saying among politicians…

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Illinois bids again for feds’ help in easing a national rail headache

By Greg Hinz, Crain’s Chicago Business; November 2, 2017 Hoping that the third time is the charm, state and local…

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In 2017 corporate responsibility report, Norfolk Southern highlights advances in sustainable freight rail transportation that create long-term value

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation: NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 1, 2017 – Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) has released its 2017…

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