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The NS-donated archives document the history of Norfolk & Western, which originated as a nine-mile single-track line in 1838 to connect Petersburg and City Point (now Hopewell), Va., and helped to create NS through a merger with Southern Railway in 1982. Pictured: Locomotive No. 600 leaving the Roanoke Shops.

NS Donating Norfolk & Western Archives

Norfolk Southern (NS) is donating its collection of historical documents and archives from predecessor Norfolk & Western Railway to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

Alan Shaw, President, Norfolk Southern

CEO PERSPECTIVE: A Simple, Powerful Recipe for Growth

As part of a special series in Railway Age’s March 2022 issue, 11 North American railroad CEOs address what must be done to grow and gain market share from competing freight transportation modes. Alan Shaw, President of Norfolk Southern, is the 6th to share his perspective.

Gulf Coast: STB Denies Mediation Request (UPDATED)

The next step in the Surface Transportation Board-instituted proceeding on Amtrak’s application to operate Gulf Coast service will be, as scheduled, an evidentiary hearing, according to STB’s April 1 decision denying a motion for mediation.

NS Earns Sustainability Awards

Norfolk Southern (NS) has been recognized for its carbon reduction efforts by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Environment Finance, an online news and analysis service.

“We are excited to announce that the new home of our first electric vehicle and battery manufacturing site in North America will be in Chatham County, North Carolina! The project is expected to bring thousands of jobs and eventually produce more than 250,000 vehicles per year,” VinFast reported via Twitter on March 29.

VinFast: $4B EV Plant Coming to North Carolina

Vietnam-based VinFast in July 2024 will open its first North American electric vehicle (EV) assembly and battery manufacturing facility, valued at $4 billion, in Chatham County, N.C. North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) reported on March 29 that it will provide approximately $1 million to help construct an auto ramp, part of the rail infrastructure needed for CSX or Norfolk Southern (NS) to serve the site.

More than 300 people rode Amtrak’s Gulf Coast Inspection Train (pictured) from New Orleans to Jacksonville, Fla., in February 2016, as part of an ongoing effort to restore passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast, which was disrupted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and never resumed. (Marc Glucksman, Amtrak)

Gulf Coast: Class I’s, Port Seek Mediation. Amtrak Says ‘No’

Surface Transportation Board-sponsored mediation is the best means “to facilitate a prompt and orderly commencement of Gulf Coast passenger service while protecting the customers and shipping partners that rely on quality freight rail service,” according to Norfolk Southern (NS), CSX, and the Alabama State Port Authority and its Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks division (collectively, the Port). While Amtrak opposes their recent joint motion for mediation, all parties agree that an “amicable resolution” may be possible.

A before and after look at Norfolk Southern locomotives at Wabtec’s Locomotive plant on Aug. 6, 2021 in Fort Worth, Tex. Wabtec celebrated its 1,000th locomotive modernization in North and South America. (Brandon Wade/AP Images for Wabtec)

Wabtec Lands NS Power-Upgrade Order

Wabtec has been selected to modernize 330 GE Dash 9-44CW units for Norfolk Southern (NS). The new order will bring Wabtec’s total number of power upgrades for the Class I railroad to more than 950 upon completion of work in 2025.

NS Updates Online Carbon Calculator

Norfolk Southern (NS) has updated its web-based carbon calculator that helps customers make shipping transportation decisions that account for, measure and mitigate emissions.

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