May 1 was Alan Shaw’s first day as President and CEO of Norfolk Southern. Shaw, a Railway Age Readers’ 2022 Influential Leader, spent the day at Debutts Yard in Chattanooga, Tenn., with
Encina is planning to build a $1.1 billion manufacturing facility in Point Township, Pa., to be served by North Shore Railroad. Also, the Birmingham-Jefferson County (Ala.) Port Authority and Watco are investing $1.9 billion to boost business at Port Birmingham.
![“Achieving LEED certification is more than just implementing sustainable practices,” USGBC President and CEO Peter Templeton said. “It represents a commitment to making the world a better place and influencing others to do better. Given the extraordinary importance of climate protection and the central role buildings play in that effort, Norfolk Southern is creating a path forward through [its] LEED certification.”](https://www.old.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/NSHQLEED-315x168.png)
Norfolk Southern’s (NS) new headquarters building in Atlanta, Ga., has been awarded LEED® Gold certification for sustainable design and construction.
“I am confident that our efforts to improve our service through accelerated hiring and refinements to our operating plan will provide a platform for long-term growth and efficiency for both our customers and shareholders,” Norfolk Southern (NS) President Alan H. Shaw said during a first-quarter 2022 earnings announcement on April 27.
Editor’s Note: The Surface Transportation Board is conducting an in-person hearing April 26-27 (EP 770, Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service) with the CEOs of the “Big Four” Class I railroads—BNSF, CSX, Norfolk
At this writing, Amtrak is preparing to present its case to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) disputing the amount of new infrastructure that potential host railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern claim must
The “Second Battle of Mobile” is in full swing. Prospective host railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern, along with the Port of Mobile, are in a hearted dispute with Amtrak at the Surface Transportation Board (STB) about how much infrastructure must be built between New Orleans and Mobile before Amtrak will be allowed to run two daily round trips between those cities.
CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS) and Union Pacific (UP) were among the more than 270 companies named as best places to work in 2022 by the Women’s Choice Award.
All five Surface Transportation Board members on April 14 signed off on CSX’s proposal to acquire Pan Am Systems, Inc., and its short line railroad subsidiaries, effective May 14.
Norfolk Southern (NS) has expanded its conductor trainee incentive program to three new “priority” locations, where trainees are eligible to receive starting bonuses of $5,000, the Class I railroad reported on April 14. There are now 15 such “priority” locations on the NS network.