Aerial view of the first derailment site (left) and the second derailment site (right). (NS Image, Courtesy of NTSB)​

NTSB Determines Probable Cause for March 2023 NS Derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Sept. 25 released the final report for its investigation of the March 9, 2023, derailment of a Norfolk Southern (NS) train on the Alabama East End District

NS Settles East Palestine Class Action (UPDATED, Sept. 26)

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Judge Benita Pearson has given final approval to the $600 million class-action settlement that Norfolk Southern offered to everyone who lived within 20

NS’ Jason A. Zampi, Executive Vice President, CFO, and Treasurer (left), and Jason M. Morris, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary. (Image Courtesy of NS)

For NS, More Changes at the Top

Norfolk Southern (NS) has named Jason A. Zampi as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, and Jason M. Morris as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary; both are company

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For STB, an Earful on Freight Rail Growth

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 16-17 held a public hearing regarding growth in the freight rail industry. The objective, it said, was to better understand “how the industry has grown and intends to grow.” Railroads and related organizations offered insights and in some cases a dose of skepticism.

BRC, TCU Members Ratify Tentative Agreements With NS

Members of the Transportation Communications Union (TCU) and its Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (BRC) Division have voted to ratify their respective tentative agreements with Norfolk Southern (NS), becoming the first to approve

Aerial view of the accident site. (Google Earth Image, Courtesy of NTSB)

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Aug. 27 NS Yard Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) ongoing investigation of the Aug. 27, 2024, accident involving a Norfolk Southern (NS) conductor seriously injured while coupling railcars at a Virginia yard will focus on “additional interviews, NS policies and

INFORM Syncrotess Live at NS Austell Intermodal Terminal

INFORM GmbH has deployed its Syncrotess Optimization Plus platform at Norfolk Southern’s Austell Intermodal Terminal in Atlanta, Ga., “enabling the terminal to have complete transparency of stacking operations, as well as optimized

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Amsted Recognized as ‘RailPulse Certified Vendor’

Amsted Digital Solutions has been approved as a certified telematics vendor for RailPulse™, the coalition established in late 2020 to “facilitate and accelerate the adoption of GPS and other telematics technology across the North

NS Fires Shaw, Nag; Names George CEO (Updated with Commentary and Analysis)

Less than a week after a still-unknown person or persons at Norfolk Southern contacted CNBC and other media outlets alleging that President and CEO Alan H. Shaw was engaging in an “inappropriate

N.C., VPRA Seek to Acquire NS Assets for Passenger Use (UPDATED, 9/10)

The City of Charlotte, N.C., and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) each filed separate petitions for exemptions to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to acquire and operate certain assets of Norfolk

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