Norfolk Southern ES440AC No. 8101, honoring the heritage of the Central of Georgia Railway, leads westbound train 66E through Old Fort, N.C., on Oct. 19, 2012. Photo by Grady McKinley […]
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NS progresses on its SD70ACU program NEWSWIRE
Norfolk Southern SD70ACU No. 7319 is ready, but not released for service, at the railroad’s shops in Altoona, Pa. The railroad has already completed two refits from SD90MACs. L.R. Myers of AltoonaWorks.info ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern has released the first two of its rebuilt SD70ACU locomotives from its Altoona, Pa., shop in January. The […]
Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District
Visit Norfolk Southern’s fabulous Fostoria District, connecting Fort Wayne, Ind., and Bellevue, Ohio! See fast freights, now-historic Triple Crown RoadRailer trains, and even Nickel Plate Road No. 765! Bought to you by Trains Magazine! Watch more: Trains Presents: NS Fostoria District, Vol. 2 Trains Presents: NS Fostoria District, Vol. 3 Trains Presents: Winter at the […]
Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District
Visit Norfolk Southern’s fabulous Fostoria District, connecting Fort Wayne, Ind., and Bellevue, Ohio! See fast freights, now-historic Triple Crown RoadRailer trains, and even Nickel Plate Road No. 765! Bought to you by Trains Magazine! Watch more: Trains Presents: NS Fostoria District, Vol. 2 Trains Presents: NS Fostoria District, Vol. 3 Trains Presents: Winter at the […]
Norfolk Southern debuts new 4000-series AC converted locomotives NEWSWIRE
Norfolk Southern No. 4000 is a AC44C6M locomotive converted from No. 8799 a D9-40C unit built by GE in 1995. To recognize its conversion, the unit sports a new blue and light gray paint scheme. Norfolk Southern Norfolk Southern Nos. 4000 and 4001 pose outside the paint shop in Chattanooga, Tenn., for their first portrait together. […]
NS steam operations to focus exclusively on No. 611 next season NEWSWIRE
No. 611 pulls a photographers’ special at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in May 2015. Jim Wrinn ROANOKE, Va. – Norfolk Southern says the railroad has “fulfilled the program’s goals, and we are scaling back now” in regards to its vastly popular 21st Century Steam Program. In an article published in The Roanoke Times on […]
Voting trusts, what they mean in a CP deal for NS NEWSWIRE
Former Illinois Central SD40-3 No. 6251 leads a Canadian National train near Stewart, Minn., earlier this year. Canadian Pacific’s bid for Norfolk Southern includes provisions for a voting trust of a type last used when CN bought IC in the late 1990s. Matt Krause When Norfolk Southern’s board of directors formally rejected Canadian Pacific’s $28 […]
UPDATE: CP makes third offer for NS NEWSWIRE
Canadian Pacific slightly sweetened its bid for Norfolk Southern today, offering NS shareholders what amounts to an insurance policy on the stock price of the combined company while the merger is under regulatory review. “We are increasing our offer to NS shareholders by as much as $3.4 billion through the addition of a contingent value […]
Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Virginian route
The Trains Presents video series takes you to Virginia to examine operations on Norfolk Southern’s now-closed former Virginian Railway main line. Learn more about this mountain railroad, only from Trains! […]
Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Virginian route
The Trains Presents video series takes you to Virginia to examine operations on Norfolk Southern’s now-closed former Virginian Railway main line. Learn more about this mountain railroad, only from Trains! […]
Railfans document near-miss in Fostoria on Sunday NEWSWIRE
The two trains remained by the diamond after the incident during the investigation. This view looks east from the Fostoria Railpark. FOSTORIA, Ohio – Railfans watching trains at the popular Fostoria Railpark believe they nearly witnessed a collision between two trains Sunday at the famous diamond crossing between CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern in northwest […]
NS introduces latest specialty locomotive NEWSWIRE
Norfolk Southern’s latest specialty painted locomotive for First Responders, GP38-2 No. 5642. Norfolk Southern ALTOONA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern says it has another special-painted locomotive gracing its rails. This time, GP38-2 No. 5642 is painted as a first responder unit similar to SD60E No. 9-1-1. NS says on its Facebook page that the locomotive will […]
