ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern has promoted Floyd Hudson, general manager of the Southern Region, to vice president of transportation.
“Floyd has been a leader in our work to implement Precision Scheduled Railroading and achieve continuous improvement in our operating ratio. He has played a central role in the flawless execution of our PSR-based TOP21 operating plan, including the conversion of hump yards, consolidating and reorganizing operating divisions, and modernizing field processes,” Chief Operating Officer Cindy Sanborn said in a Monday statement announcing the move. “Just as important as his operational experience, Floyd achieves results the right way. He is a collaborative and inclusive leader, with a record of building strong teams and mentoring colleagues.”
Hudson joined Norfolk Southern as a management trainee in 2004 and progressed through operations field leadership roles of increasing responsibility in several locations across the Norfolk Southern network. He has led both the Southern and Northern regions and spent a year on a rotational assignment as chief of staff to CEO Jim Squires.
Hudson is a graduate of North Carolina Central University, where he earned a bachelor of business administration degree. He also completed the executive development program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
“Floyd has a deep understanding of our network, extensive operations leadership experience, and an excellent enterprise perspective on the business as a whole,” Sanborn said.
Hudson replaces Hunt Cary, who has left NS. Cary joined NS from Union Pacific in February 2021 as vice president of operations efficiency.
Trains Magazine: “Mr. Cary. Tell us why you departed NS after a year of employment as a VP of operations efficiency”
Mr. Cary: “No comment”
Promote the man who has done his part toward the railroad’s failure. Why not? The company wants to flop, is flopping and will continue to flop.
Consistency is a virtue. Never divert from a path of failure. Double down on failure.