New technology joint venture to transform rail shipping

Last week, Norfolk Southern, GATX Corporation, Genesee & Wyoming, TrinityRail, and Watco announced a venture to create a new technology platform that will help transform rail shipping in the 21st century. The

Bells & Whistles—Ottawa residents fear light-rail project

Ottawa failing to calm eviction fears of low-income families as light-rail line construction looms NS suffers from two derailments Instead of natural gas, NJ Transit now energized to find alternatives for electricity

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NS suffers from two derailments

Norfolk Southern is currently working through two mainline derailments that will affect customers’ traffic: · At approximately 11 p.m., Thursday, October 22, train 231/22 derailed on the mainline in Midville, Georgia affecting

Norfolk Southern ready to pull up a chair an address closed bridge after city threatens lawsuit

To bring someone to the table, sometimes you have to have a lawyer handling the reservation. The city of Bluefield, W.Va., wants a solution for the Grant Street Bridge, which has been

Norfolk Southern continues to monitor Hurricane Delta

According to the New York Times, Louisiana has been hit by six major storms since June 2020, and the cleanup from Hurricane Laura, which hit the state in August, is still not

Norfolk Southern eyeing Tropical Storm Delta

Hurricane season is continuing to throw fast pitches in the Gulf Coast strike zone. Norfolk Southern released a service alert yesterday regarding Tropical Storm Delta, which is reproduced below. The New York

Rail Group on Air: 2020 RT&S Engineer of the Year Ed Boyle

Railway Track & Structures Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with RT&S 2020 Engineer of the Year Ed Boyle about his outstanding career, working with COVID and the challenges that lie ahead in the

Norfolk Southern dealing with Savannah derailment and Sally clean-up

Ed. Note: Norfolk Southern had a tough day yesterday, with a derailment in Savannah and resuming operations in the hurricane-stricken areas of the Gulf Coast. Two service alerts, reproduced below, were issued

RT&S 2020 Engineer of the Year Ed Boyle: Running with the bull

Ed Boyle is a calculated bull in a china shop … with riders on his back.  Norfolk Southern’s vice president of engineering sees a target and he charges full speed. He is

September issue of RT&S now online

The September issue of RT&S features a spotlight story on the 2020 RT&S Engineer of the Year, Ed Boyle, as well as our 2020 Product Innovation Showcase and an overview of safety

Railroads dealing with double whammy of storms on the Gulf Coast

It’s that time of year when U.S. residents and companies on the Eastern and Gulf coasts keep a wary eye on the skies and spend time mentally and physically preparing for the

Colbert County, Ala., residents look over five options to improve rail traffic

Enjoying fresh air, residents of Colbert County, Ala., viewed options to remove rail traffic from the street level. Due to the coronavirus, officials held the public meeting outside at the Colbert County

Senior vice president of operations and mechanical at Norfolk Southern abruptly leaves company

After a year of leading NS’s “clean sheeting” initiative in a consulting role, Michael A. Farrell was named senior vice president transportation in Nov. 2018, then appointed senior vice president of operations

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Norfolk Southern’s Merchant Bridge project stands alone

Instead of a handful, Norfolk Southern is picking just one. The Class 1 railroad company released plans on replacing the Merchant Bridge in Pittsburgh, but opponents want other bridges along the same

Norfolk Southern reports financial results for Q2 2020

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today reported second-quarter financial results. Second-quarter net income was $392 million, diluted earnings per share were $1.53 and the operating ratio was 70.7 percent. “In a period

Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama, spilling vegetable oil

Officials are still trying to figure out how a Norfolk Southern train derailed outside of Tuscaloosa, Ala., late Saturday afternoon. A total of 17 rail cars derailed, with one spilling vegetable oil

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Norfolk Southern braces for Tropical System Cristobal

With Tropical System Cristobal approaching New Orleans, Norfolk Southern issued this service alert today: “The New Orleans Flood Protection Authority will close the floodgates in and around New Orleans beginning Saturday, June

Norfolk Southern derailment in Virginia on Friday morning

A Norfolk Southern train derailed Friday morning in Warren County, Va. Norfolk Southern and its contractors worked through the day to assess the derailment site and begin work to clear the area.

After fatal strike on Ky. bridge parents of victim say more safety measures need to be installed, file suit

The goat man is supposedly an urban legend in Louisville. Apparently, he can be summoned when people step on or cross the Pope Lick trestle. The goat man is related to the

Norfolk Southern reports Q1 2020 financial results

Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported first-quarter financial results of net income equal to $381 million, diluted earnings per share of $1.47, and an operating ratio of 78.4%. These results include a $385

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