Norfolk Southern Corporation
![NS 2514 westbound at Wayne, MI 2003 [Dale Berry]](/images/MIRR/NS2514WBnearWayne040903[DaleBerry].jpg "NS 2514 westbound at Wayne, MI 2003 [Dale Berry]")
The Norfolk Southern (NS) railroad is one of two large rail transportation systems in the eastern United States. The road covers from Michigan and the northern states south to the edge of Florida and west to the Mississippi River.
NS enters Michigan from two main directions - a double track main line north from Toledo, and a single track line which leaves the NS main line at Butler, Indiana and heads northeast through Montpelier, Ohio, Adrian and Romulus. Both of these lines terminate in the Detroit terminal area.
NS also handles freight operations on a third line which was recently sold to the State of Michigan for Amtrak operations. The line, which is the old Michigan Central main line, leaves the Detroit terminal at Town Line (Dearborn) and heads west through Wayne, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Jackson, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and Niles, rejoining the NS main line at Porter, Indiana (near Michigan City).
In the Detroit terminal, NS jointly owns the Conrail Shared Assets are along with CSX. Both NS and CSX use these lines to reach Detroit yards and industry.
Larger NS yards in the Detroit area are: River Rouge, Oakwood (Melvindale), North Yard (Detroit) and Sterling Heights.
Website: Norfolk Southern Corporation
Photo: NS 2514 westbound near Wayne, MI 2003 [Dale Berry photo]
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21 January 2025
- Norfolk Southern’s Ed Elkins becomes 2025 chair of the Georgia Chamber - SaportaReport
- Norfolk Southern Railroad trains employees for safety at national training center - 13WMAZ.com
- TRAFFIC ADVISORY: MS 513 (Main Street) CLOSED for railroad crossing repair in Clarke County TOMORROW - MDOT News Release View
- Norfolk Southern Training Center has been the railroad's 'front door' for 50 years - Progressive Rail Roading
- Norfolk Southern marks 50th anniversary of training center in McDonough - WSB Atlanta
- Norfolk Southern grant to help with restoration of Lehigh & New England diesel - TRAINS Magazine
- Norfolk Southern offers look behind the scenes at safety training center - Atlanta News First
- Norfolk Southern Donates to Locomotive Restoration - Railfan & Railroad Magazine
- Norfolk-Southern razes former ‘tent city’ site in Pottstown - The Mercury
- Norfolk Southern releases designs for North Side projects to create room for double-stacked freight cars - Pittsburgh Union Progress
- United Way gets $10K grant from Norfolk Southern Railroad - WIVT - NewsChannel 34
- Atlanta railroad Norfolk Southern's agreement is among a flurry of union contract deals before Trump presidency - WABE 90.1 FM
- City Finalizes Purchase of O-Line Railroad from Norfolk Southern - charlottenc.gov
- No injuries in Norfolk Southern derailment in Kentucky - TRAINS Magazine
- Norfolk Southern line to Asheville, N.C., to be closed until March 2025 - TRAINS Magazine
