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Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have launched their new domestic interline intermodal service linking Louisville, Ky., with UP terminals via interchange at Kansas City, Kan. GE Appliances is among the anchor customers on the service, which first rolled on Oct. 20, NS said today. The railroads announced the joint service on Sept. 15, roughly six […]
A Norfolk Southern AC44C6M diesel locomotive is one of the latest additions to the ScaleTrains Rivet Counter line. The HO scale model, based on General Electric Dash 9-40C and Dash 9-44CW rebuilds, features an injection-molded plastic body, die-cast metal chassis, and body-mounted metal Type E semi-scale couplers. Prototype history Norfolk Southern No. 4000 was built […]
ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern touted efficiency gains, strong service levels, and safety improvements as third-quarter revenue fell short of expectations and competitive pressure ratcheted up from BNSF and CSX. “Norfolk Southern delivered another quarter of strong results on safety, service, and productivity through a dynamic freight market,” CEO Mark George said today (Thursday, Oct. 23). […]
OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena says shipper associations and other railroads have whipped up some whoppers about UP’s proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern — even before their merger application has been filed with federal regulators. “It’s truly amazing that they know already what we’re putting in the merger application,” Vena quipped during […]
CHICAGO — One of the major pieces of Chicago’s CREATE program marked a milestone on Wednesday, Oct. 15, as the first CSX Transportation train crossed the Forest Hill Flyover on the city’s South Side. The new structure separates CSX’s main line from tracks used by Metra, the Belt Railway of Chicago, and Norfolk Southern. The […]
The Atlas O Fall 2025 Premier catalog was recently published on the manufacturer’s website. Highlights include: New locomotives GP30 The locomotive includes Proto-Sound 3.0, onboard DCC/DCS decoder, detachable snowplow, O-42 operation, and road-specific ditch lights. Available roadnames: BNSF; NKP; Indiana & Ohio; Norfolk & Western; Raritan Central. Available in 3-rail version only. Price: $729.95. New […]
WASHINGTON — The CEOs of 40 chemical manufacturers warned President Donald Trump today that the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger will reduce rail competition, drive up rates, and make their companies less competitive in global markets. “You have committed to restoring American manufacturing, strengthening domestic supply chains, and outcompeting global rivals and we … fully […]
ALBANY, N.Y. — Norfolk Southern is suing Voorheesville, N.Y., which has blocked the railroad’s construction of a crew-change facility that will support the shift of its New England intermodal trains to trackage rights over CSX. In a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in Albany, N.Y., NS argued that Voorheesville’s stop-work order on […]
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will hold Nov. 14 shareholder votes seeking investor approval of their proposed $85 billion transcontinental railroad merger. The railroads will each hold separate but simultaneous virtual shareholder meetings, with UP’s scheduled for 8 a.m. Central and NS’s scheduled for 9 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 14, the railroads said in proxy […]
Second of two parts. Part one is available here. ATLANTA — In his first public remarks after being named CEO in September 2024, Mark George said he didn’t like the way that railroads have historically tolerated poor operations and service performance. George came to NS from United Technologies, the conglomerate that produced jet engines, elevators, […]
ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern marked a major milestone last month when AC44C6M No. 4947 rolled out of the Juniata Locomotive Shop as the 1,000th unit modernized through its long-running DC-to-AC conversion program. The program, which began in 2015, completely rebuilds General Electric Dash-9 units and creates a more powerful, more fuel efficient, and more reliable […]
OWENSVILLE, Ind. — A Norfolk Southern engineer and conductor were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a derailment this morning in Owensville, Ind. Responding to an inquiry from Trains.com, Norfolk Southern said in a statement that the derailment occurred about 3 a.m. today (Oct. 8, 2025) and involved a locomotive and two railcars. […]
