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For NS, a Final White-Card Push

May 8, 2024: With its Annual Meeting of Shareholders just hours away, Norfolk Southern in the past few days has ramped up its efforts to convince shareholders to reject the takeover attempt

EOVR Expands Ohio Operations

On June 1, 2024, Transtar LLC wholly-owned subsidiary East Ohio Valley Railway LLC (EOVR) will add 18 miles to its rail network through a long-term lease of rail lines in the Powhatan

(Norfolk Southern photo)

Class I Briefs: NS, CSX

Norfolk Southern (NS) partners with Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) to enhance productivity. Also, CSX extends its partnership with STG Logistics and supports first responders in Tampa, Fla.

(Railmark photo)

Railmark Named Operator, Developer of Miss. Rail Line

Railmark Industrial Railway Inc. (RIR), a wholly owned subsidiary of Railmark Holdings, Incorporated, has been named as the new operator and developer for the 11-mile industrial rail line in Tishomingo County, Miss., that interchanges with Norfolk Southern (NS) and the Tenn-Tom Waterway via a barge port.

(Southern Rail Commission illustration)

Filed: New Status Report on Amtrak Gulf Coast Service (UPDATED, 5/7)

Where does the proposed Amtrak service between New Orleans, La., and Mobile, Ala., stand? Amtrak, CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), and Alabama State Port Authority and its common carrier operating division, Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks, on May

Commentary

NS vs. CSX Recrews

In our prior report, we highlighted Ancora’s fraught and incurious NS vs. CSX operational benchmarking, specifically terminal dwell and trains holding for power. We took particular issue with the extraordinarily misleading 2023

The automotive transload facilities operated by CSX Total Distribution Services Inc. earned high marks on two recent Destination Quality Reviews conducted by the Association of American Railroads. (CSX Photograph)

Class I Briefs: CSX, NS, UP

CSX hosts a drone training session for the Wounded Warrior Project, and CSX Total Distribution Services Inc. receives top marks on quality reviews. Also, Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Lamberts Point ramps up coal dumping and Juniata Locomotive Shop restores the Lackawanna heritage locomotive; and Union Pacific (UP) celebrates the expansion of Southwest Texas Junior College’s Diesel Technology Program.

PTL photo

Small-Road Briefs: Precision Terminal Logistics, Iowa Interstate Railroad

Precision Terminal Logistics (PTL) enters into an agreement with Norfolk Southern (NS) to operate the Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer (TBT) Terminal in Louisville, Ky. Also, the Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) breaks ground on a Renewable Energy Distribution Center in Newton, Iowa.

Ed Boyle, Vice President Engineering, Norfolk Southern (NS Photograph)

Forward Focus

2024 READERS’ MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERS, RAILWAY AGE MAY 2024 ISSUE: Railway Age’s 2024 subscriber-selected honorees all embody an entrepreneurial spirit anchored in a commitment to service, safety and sustainability.

From Railcar to Pet Food Bowl

As activist sharks circle Norfolk Southern’s Atlanta headquarters in anticipation of the May 9 proxy vote, the railroad has a landed a new customer in North Carolina whose products are literally going

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