Norfolk Southern: ‘Technology is at the center of our strategy’
Technology points the way to the future among Class 1 railroads.
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Illinois APWA names rail project tops for the year
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the Illinois chapter of the American Public Works Association has recognized the Ash Street underpass at its Project of the Year.
Red Line is ‘never going to happen’ in N.C. so officials are against sales tax increase
The plan to expand transit in the city of Charlotte, N.C., and the surrounding areas may never make it off the drawing board.
CSX and Norfolk Southern trains collide in Augusta, Ga.
WRDW and WAGT News reported that a Norfolk Southern locomotive collided with a CSX train in Augusta, Ga.
Norfolk Southern suffers derailment in Pennsylvania
A Norfolk Southern train derailed on Monday evening in Pennsylvania. Amtrak tweeted that two of it’s trains that run on this line were canceled.
Bells & Whistles—Norfolk Southern cancels rail project after city files with STB
New Jersey releases grants for rail/bridge maintenance and new construction Winter weather wallops Class 1 roads MBTA’s Phase 1 work of South Coast Rail is moving along Norfolk Southern does everything right
Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub debuts its multi-modal export capability
OmniTRAX is celebrating the opening of the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub.
Norfolk Southern does everything right until city of Atlanta forces withdrawal from rail transfer facility site
Norfolk Southern has announced it has terminated plans to build a rail transfer facility on the site of the former Chattahoochee Brick Company in Atlanta.
Norfolk Southern is not the only one preventing light-rail growth in Charlotte, N.C.
City officials in Charlotte, N.C., said on Feb. 8 that before an ambitious Transformational Mobility Network can unfold the Red Line must be established first.
Norfolk Southern reports Q4 2020 and Full-Year 2020 earnings
Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 financial results. Fourth-quarter net income was $671 million, diluted earnings per share were $2.64, and the operating ratio improved to an all-time quarterly
Norfolk Southern and United Parcel Service employee medical records hacked and leaked
FreightWaves is reporting that the medical data and information of some number of Norfolk Southern and UPS employees was hacked and leaked as part of a ransomware attack on a provider of
NS, Comply365 deploy digital T&E Tools
Norfolk Southern’s “digital transformation” initiatives now include rulebooks, bulletins, special instructions, and other “mission-critical documents” that the railroad’s more-than 8,000 T&E (Train and Engine) workers—conductors, engineers and other field operating personnel—are required
Top web stories 2020—Viral photo of COVID-19 rail freight tanker is No. 1
According to Google Analytics, There were a whopping 1.4 million pageviews on the RT&S website in 2020, and in a year that was bombarded by COVID-19 stories it is not surprising that
Norfolk Southern will furlough some mechanical department employees
Norfolk Southern announced yesterday that it plans employee furloughs in the mechanical department. This action continues the trend of shrinking employment on Class 1 and other railroads due primarily to the implementation
Winter storm Gail set to pound mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions – UPDATED 12.17.2020
Norfolk Southern issued another service alert today regarding the impact of Winter Storm Gail on its service territory in the northeast: “Winter Storm Gail is pushing through the far northeastern part of
Norfolk Southern experiences two mainline derailments within less than 24 hours
Norfolk Southern is actively working to restore service following two mainline derailments. At approximately 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, Norfolk Southern experienced a mainline derailment approximately 20 miles west of Cleveland, OH.
CSX to acquire Pan Am Railways in New England
CSX yesterday announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pan Am Railways, Inc. (“Pan Am”), the largest short line company/regional railroad in North America. Pan Am serves New England
Bridge collapses, train derails in Indiana County, Pa.
A train has derailed and a bridge has collapsed in Indiana County, Pa. Rail traffic has been stopped and vehicular traffic is being detoured. The accident happened the morning of Nov. 25
Norfolk Southern derailment near Cincinnati – Updated
Norfolk Southern experienced a derailment near Cincinnati this morning. Shortly afterward, the railroad released the following service alert: “A derailment of manifest train 196-24 occurred west of Cincinnati, OH this morning at
Updated statement on Norfolk Southern Sunday night Atlanta derailment
Yesterday, we ran a story about a Norfolk Southern derailment in Atlanta on Sunday night. Late yesterday, NS released the following update to their statement: “It has been confirmed that a member