NS started using that system during integration of its portion of Conrail because without the letters, it expected to run out of three-digit road symbols. A letter in the first position can indicate either an …

I've heard that the railroad owned crew dormitory at Linwood, NC will be closing by the end of March. So, I pose the question, how many railroad owned dorms are still in use on the NS system? I think …

In a cost-cutting move Norfolk Southern plans to cut 7 percent of its management and staff positions. Trains magazine reported on its website that the carrier informed employees of the pending cuts on …

The larger future alignment is likely UP-NS-CP and BNSF-CSX-CN, with certain line swaps or sharing in limited areas being required, epseically New England and the central corridor of the Rio Grande and …

Per spokespersons at CSXT, NS and GSMR from meeting I was in today in North Carolina CSXT - Anticipate having Bostic to Spruce Pine back in service by end of October (NOT fully repaired, but …

Area papers today are reporting that the possible GM/Chrysler merger could put the GM stamping plant in the Mansfield, OH, suburb of Ontario on the block. This facility is served by NS on a piece of the …

NS indicated they would reopen the line from Newport, Tn to Asheville, NC by early next year. Has anyone seen any sign of work or stockpiling of materials in the vicinity?

The chart below indicates the two year history of Norfolk Southern's listed “Scheduled” Train Symbols as of March 25 2020. Since March of 2018 there has been a reduction of 103 scheduled trains on the …

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From NS Facebook post. Introducing the latest in Norfolk Southern's DC to AC conversion technology: AC44C6CF number 8520. Originally built by General Electric in 1996 as Dash 9-40CW number …