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LONG BEACH, Calif. — Norfolk Southern will redesign its intermodal network the same way it brought merchandise traffic under the umbrella of Precision Scheduled Railroading: Improve terminal operations first, then make sweeping changes to road trains. Last year, under its shift to Precision Scheduled Railroading, NS began clean-sheeting its yard and local network. Then, on […]
BOSTON — Norfolk Southern is working to shift some bulk traffic into its merchandise network as a second phase of its Precision Scheduled Railroading operating plan kicks in. The TOP21 plan, which was implemented across the railroad on July 1, reduced the number of through trains by more than 10% as tonnage moves on fewer […]
ALTOONA, Pa. — At least 230 Norfolk Southern railroaders are out of work this afternoon after they’ve been told they’ve been furloughed, media outlets in Altoona, and Roanoke, Va., report. Norfolk Southern media officials confirmed a statement published by WTAJ-TV, central Pennsylvania’s CBS-affiliate, that says, in part: “In today’s rapidly changing environment, Norfolk Southern continues […]
Cincinnati Southern Railway website Q: The city of Cincinnati owns the CNO&TP line running from Cincinnati to Chattanooga, Tenn., which Norfolk Southern leases from the city. Does the city of Cincinnati also own and lease yards along the line to NS, or does NS own these yards outright? — Doug Lathrem, Bowling Green, Ky. A: […]
DANVILLE, Ky. — A busy Norfolk Southern main line in central Kentucky is out-of-service after a deadly natural gas explosion damaged the track. According to media reports, the explosion occurred in the Moreland community near Danville, Ky., early Thursday, killing a 58-year-old woman and injuring five others. The site of the explosion is adjacent to […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern today reported record quarterly financial results as more efficient operations, cost control, and price increases were enough to offset broad volume declines. Despite signs of slowing economic growth, NS maintained its volume and financial outlooks for the year. The railroad is banking on landing more intermodal, automotive, crude oil, sand, […]
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern will begin rolling out its new TOP21 operating plan on Friday. “The first phase of train plan changes in TOP21 predominantly affects the merchandise service,” NS says in a service alert. “While these changes are not expected to result in service disruptions, NS will have an internal command center in […]
NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern will flip the switch on its new operating plan over the Fourth of July weekend and is preparing for the change by training crews and holding two dozen town hall meetings with employees and shippers at locations across the system. “It is one big network cutover,” CEO Jim Squires told […]
NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Southern Foundation announced Monday that it would donate $40,000 to support emergency response efforts of the American Red Cross and local first responders after last week’s mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Va. Twelve people were killed in the Friday shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal building. The foundation, charitable arm […]
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have announced tweaks to their interline intermodal service in the wake of major changes made earlier this year that dropped nearly 500 low-volume lanes. The latest moves, which take effect on July 1, follow the same theme: Favoring high-density routes that support steel wheel interchange in Chicago and Memphis. This […]
ALTOONA, Pa. – Norfolk Southern has laid off about 50 workers at its former Conrail locomotive shop in Altoona, the Altoona Mirror reports. The employees will be offered positions elsewhere in the company. An unnamed employee at the facility, known as the Juniata Shops, attributes to the reduction to Norfolk Southern’s implementation of Precision Scheduled […]
A Norfolk Southern contractor has removed a position light signal from the Pennsylvania Railroad era along the main line between Harrisburg and Altoona, Pa. Dan Cupper HARRISBURG, Pa. — Contractors working for Norfolk Southern over the weekend removed the last classic Pennsylvania Railroad-style wayside position-light signals on the 131-mile stretch of main line between Harrisburg, […]
