Norfolk Southern

CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs got the wheels turning in late August when his railroad took labor negotiations out of national handling through the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC)…

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), on behalf of its members, “requests relief required” to participate in the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) Program, the FRA…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Sept. 24 released an illustrated digest of its investigation into the 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern (NS) freight train carrying hazardous materials…

We adjust our third-quarter 2024 estimates for the U.S. railroads to reflect volumes quarter-to-date (QTD), mix headwinds and diesel tailwinds. Our TD Cowen rail survey offers a slightly negative read…

Country View Family Farms, an affiliate of the Clemens Food Group, on Sept. 27 held the grand opening of its new feed mill in Columbia, Pa., to be served by…

CSX and Norfolk Southern (NS) each contribute $100,000 to Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Police Constable Trevor Smith earns Operation Lifesaver Canada’s 2023 Roger Cyr…

Norfolk Southern (NS) has awarded its 2023 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award to 59 customers, recognizing their safe handling of rail-shipped hazardous materials.

Norfolk Southern (NS) on Sept. 26 named Brian Barr as Vice President and Chief Mechanical Officer. In this role, Barr, who will report to Chief Operating Officer John Orr, will…

Union Pacific (UP) and The Manufacturing Institute release “Careers on Track: 3 Years of Impact,” a video highlighting their joint efforts to inspire the workforce of tomorrow. Also, CSX President…

The Ports of Indiana and OmniTRAX on Sept. 25 reported the name of their new switching railroad serving customers at the southwest Indiana port: Mount Vernon Railroad.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Sept. 25 released the final report for its investigation of the March 9, 2023, derailment of a Norfolk Southern (NS) train on the Alabama East…

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Judge Benita Pearson has given final approval to the $600 million class-action settlement that Norfolk Southern offered to everyone who lived…

Norfolk Southern (NS) has named Jason A. Zampi as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, and Jason M. Morris as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary; both…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 16-17 held a public hearing regarding growth in the freight rail industry. The objective, it said, was to better understand “how the industry…

Members of the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) and its Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC) Division have voted to ratify their respective tentative agreements with Norfolk Southern (NS), becoming the first…

The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the Aug. 27, 2024, accident involving a Norfolk Southern (NS) conductor seriously injured while coupling railcars at a Virginia yard will focus on “additional interviews, NS…

INFORM GmbH has deployed its Syncrotess Optimization Plus platform at Norfolk Southern’s Austell Intermodal Terminal in Atlanta, Ga., “enabling the terminal to have complete transparency of stacking operations, as well…

Amsted Digital Solutions has been approved as a certified telematics vendor for RailPulse™, the coalition established in late 2020 to “facilitate and accelerate the adoption of GPS and other telematics technology across…

Less than a week after a still-unknown person or persons at Norfolk Southern contacted CNBC and other media outlets alleging that President and CEO Alan H. Shaw was engaging in…

The City of Charlotte, N.C., and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) each filed separate petitions for exemptions to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to acquire and operate certain assets…