Norfolk Southern begins derailment cleanup in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; August 6, 2018 A Norfolk Southern Railway freight train derailed yesterday near Station Square in Pittsburgh,…

Continue Reading →

Norfolk Southern partners with Heartwood 3D to develop and deploy simulation-based training, starting with Class I brake test inspection

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; July 31, 2018: NORFOLK, Va. and SAN MATEO, Calif., July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — As…

Continue Reading →

Norfolk Southern reports second-quarter 2018 results

A press release from Norfolk Southern Corporation; July 25, 2018: NORFOLK, Va., July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Norfolk Southern Corporation…

Continue Reading →

After a strong quarter, Norfolk Southern management asked: why aren’t you more like CSX?

By John Kingston, Executive Editor, Freight Waves; July 25, 2018 The strong earnings report issued last week by CSX is…

Continue Reading →

Creating change: Officials aim to streamline Chicago’s rail network

By Kyra Senese, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; July 17, 2018 Chicago’s rail network sees about 1,300 freight and passenger trains…

Continue Reading →

Class I railroads continue the longer-train trend

By Jeff Stagl, Managing Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 2018 At any given time on Class Is’ networks, trains stretching…

Continue Reading →

Atlanta preservationists mourn loss of Terminal Station Interlocking Tower

By Sean Keenan, Curbed Atlanta; June 25, 2018 The Interlocking Tower for Atlanta’s Terminal Station, built in 1905, was used…

Continue Reading →

CSX, NS to serve new Savannah, Georgia port logistics center

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; June 19, 2018 Capital Development Partners has begun construction on a $125 million logistics campus at…

Continue Reading →

New York: Long Island’s other railroad looks to expand

By David Winzelberg, Long Island Business News; June 1, 2018 They’ve been working on the railroad, though it’s likely you…

Continue Reading →

Frankfort, Indiana authorities ‘aggressively’ citing stopped trains

By Julia Deng, WISH TV 8; May 30, 2018 FRANKFORT, Ind. (WISH) — A community of approximately 17,000 in the…

Continue Reading →

North American rail operators put profits before customers, claim shippers

By Ian Putzger, The Loadstar; May 18, 2018 North American rail operators have been accused by shipper organisations of putting…

Continue Reading →

Norfolk Southern Railway, state debate crossing-blocking tickets at Indiana Supreme Court

By Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette, May 17, 2018 INDIANAPOLIS — A dispute about ticketing Norfolk Southern Railway Co. for…

Continue Reading →

Why high wind orders are now a thing on the railroad, and how they affect Virginia Railway E trains

From VRE via Potomac Local; May 15, 2018 From Virginia Railway Express: [Monday] night, in response to the high winds…

Continue Reading →

Hump yards, dwell times and velocity: a trio of railroad execs discuss the state of their companies

By John Kingston, Executive Editor, Freight Waves; May 16, 2018 It was a hat trick of three railroads at the…

Continue Reading →

Norfolk Southern is a company moving forward, CEO tells shareholders

A press release from Norfolk Southern Railway; May 10, 2018: NORFOLK, Va., May 10, 2018 – Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC)…

Continue Reading →

Drive To Ban Oil Trains In New Jersey Actually Threatens Public Safety

An Opinion By Brigham A. McCown, Contributor, Forbes; May 7, 2018 Last month the “Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains”…

Continue Reading →

Work to repair Northeast Corridor tracks damaged in derailment could take up to month, officials say

By Joseph A. Gambardello, Staff Writer, Philly.com; May 4, 2018 Work to repair tracks damaged by a freight train derailment…

Continue Reading →

Freight Railroads Get Boost from Tight Trucking Markets

By Jennifer Smith and Paul Ziobro, The Wall Street Journal; April 30, 2018 Freight railroads are capitalizing on a historically…

Continue Reading →

Virginia: Hampton Roads is America’s biggest coal-exporting port. And coal exports are booming.

  By Robert McCabe, The Virginian-Pilot; April 26, 2018 Coal exports in Hampton Roads, the nation’s biggest coal-exporting port, are…

Continue Reading →

Norfolk Southern set four financial records in Q1

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; April 25, 2018 Norfolk Southern Corp. this morning announced its first-quarter financial results, which include four…

Continue Reading →

New Amtrak policy could put the brakes on 611 Norfolk & Western steam engine excursions in Virginia and North Carolina

By Mike Allen, The Roanoke Times; April 13, 2018 A corporate decision by Amtrak could halt the Norfolk & Western…

Continue Reading →

Norfolk Southern Railway blames its crew for Kentucky train crash. And sues them.

By Greg Kocher, Lexington Herald-Leader; April 5, 2018 Norfolk Southern Railway Co. filed suit against two crew members whom it…

Continue Reading →

Charlotte, North Carolina commuter train study will continue

BY MEGAN SPRAGUE, Mooresville Tribune; April 2, 2018 A $2.3 million study about ways to make a commuter train feasible…

Continue Reading →