Triple Crown cutting routes, jobs NEWSWIRE

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A Triple Crown Services RoadRailer trailer in transit. Brian Schmidt NORFOLK, Va. — Expect to see fewer RoadRailer trailers in the coming months as Triple Crown Services cuts back on jobs, trailers, and routes. In a statement early Friday morning, Norfolk Southern says it will restructure its Triple Crown Service subsidiary by laying off as […]

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Runaway coal truck closes NS Pittsburgh Line NEWSWIRE

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A runaway coal truck temporarily closed Norfolk Southern’s Pittsburgh Line in Summerhill, Pa. Erik Rasmussen SUMMERHILL, Pa. – A runaway coal truck crashed onto the NS Pittsburgh Line Friday, damaged two tracks and stopping main line rail traffic. At approximately 3 p.m. on June 12, a coal-hauling dump truck lost its brakes while travelling southeast […]

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NS rolls out repainted UP Centennial NEWSWIRE

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Norfolk Southern ALTOONA, Pa. – Norfolk Southern has rolled former Union Pacific DDA40X No. 6944 out of its Altoona paint shop Friday. NS performed the work under agreement with the St. Louis Museum of Transportation, the locomotive’s owner. The locomotive left its Missouri home in July 2014. The twin-engine, 6,600 horsepower Electro-Motive Division locomotives were […]

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NS unveils first responders’ commemorative locomotive NEWSWIRE

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No. 911 in its official company portrait. Norfolk Southern ALTOONA, Pa. – Norfolk Southern has unveiled the newest addition to its honorary locomotive fleet on Wednesday. NS Altoona-built SD60E No. 911 honors the country’s hard-working emergency first responders in the law enforcement, fire, and EMS professions. The locomotive was rolled out at the Altoona shops […]

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Norfolk Southern names Jim Squires as CEO NEWSWIRE

NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk Southern Corp. has named James A. Squires to succeed Charles W. “Wick” Moorman as CEO. The action by the company’s board of directors is part of its planned succession process and will be effective June 1, 2015. Squires will continue in his current capacity as president and with all major divisions […]

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NS unveils Southern heritage SD40 NEWSWIRE

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No. 3170 rests outside the paint shop at Debutts Yard in Chattanooga, Tenn., prior to its return to service. Norfolk Southern CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Norfolk Southern has unveiled a new addition to its vaunted heritage fleet: Southern Railway SD40 No. 3170. The locomotive was recently saved from the back lot; rebuilt into operating condition at […]

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NS unveils first publicly funded GP33ECO locomotives NEWSWIRE

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A new GP33ECO stands outside the Altoona shops. Norfolk Southern ALTOONA, Pa. – The first locomotives funded by the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program have been released for road testing by Norfolk Southern from its Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona this week. The first two GP33ECO locomotives, a model previously covered by […]

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Chicago’s new Englewood Flyover opens NEWSWIRE

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A banner on the bridge marks the opening. Bob Johnston CHICAGO – The westbound Lake Shore Limited was just a little more than an hour late when it charged past the crowd of politicians and railroad officials lining up to cut the ribbon Thursday. The ceremony would officially open a $142 million grade separation of […]

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