SC Ports: ‘Reliable Service’, ‘Creative Solutions’

“As the broader supply chain and global markets face a great deal of uncertainty,” South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) says it is supporting customers with “reliable service and creative solutions.”

Watch: NS Debuts D&H Heritage Locomotive

Norfolk Southern has unveiled its newest heritage locomotive, EMD SD70ACe No. 1080, honoring the Delaware & Hudson (D&H) Railway. This marks the second heritage unit NS has introduced in the past two

Richard Anderson (NS Photograph)

Richard Anderson Elected NS Board Chair

Norfolk Southern (NS) on June 12 reported that Richard H. Anderson—the former CEO and Executive Chairman of Delta Air Lines, President of Optum Health, CEO of Northwest Airlines, and most recently President

Mark Your Calendar: 2025 Women in Rail Event Set for Oct. 15-16

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures are returning to Chicagoland for our much-anticipated third-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies who are significantly influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit rail

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The State of the Rails: Memorial Day Effect, CPKC IT Cutover

Operating data for the week of May 26 highlighted the first of the four big public holidays that typically accelerate the U.S. Class I networks, due to the temporary reduction in volume

“To every member of the Mechanical team, thank you for your diligence, focus, and dedication,” NS VP Mechanical Brian Barr said during the announcement of the team’s “injury-free” May. (NS Photograph)

Class I Briefs: NS, UP, CSX

Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Mechanical Department marks a safety milestone. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) Del Rio, Tex.-based Engineering team celebrates five years of injury-free service; and CSX reports improved service metrics.

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NS’s Coastal Conservation Makes History

Norfolk Southern’s (NS) shoreline restoration at Lamberts Point is protecting the land from further erosion, while producing environmental benefits so large the work just set a record in the state of Virginia. What’s the

Mongeau Resigns as NS Board Chair

Norfolk Southern (NS) on June 3 announced that Chairman Claude Mongeau has resigned from the Board of Directors this week for “personal reasons.” A new Chair will be elected at the Board’s next scheduled meeting later this month.

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How Norfolk Southern Keeps Goods Moving Through Hurricane Season

As NOAA forecasts an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with up to 10 hurricanes and several major storms, Norfolk Southern is putting preparedness into action. Severe storms can cause serious disruption for businesses, communities,

UP’s automated cross tie unloading equipment in action in North Little Rock, Ark. (UP Photograph)

Class I Briefs: UP, NS

Union Pacific (UP) Executive Vice President-Marketing and Sales Kenny Rocker issues a “Status of the Railroad” report to customers. Also, Norfolk Southern (NS) uses “silvopasture” to help prevent wildfires at Brosnan Forest in South Carolina.

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