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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News Feed - Norfolk Southern
15 March 2025
- STB to NS: Proposed NPBL Acquisition Is ‘Significant’ Transaction - RailwayAge Magazine
- STB to take closer look at NS bid to control Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line - TRAINS Magazine
- ICE, Norfolk Southern police arrest migrants along Charlotte railroad tracks - Fox 46 Charlotte
- Norfolk Southern Railroad - WV News
- Norfolk Southern CEO optimistic about 2025 after solid fourth quarter - The Associated Press
- Justice probes antitrust claims against NS, Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line - FreightWaves
- U.S. 223 bridge replacement project extended into June - Toledo Blade
- Norfolk Southern Railroad - Goshen News
- Norfolk Southern Training Center has been the railroad's 'front door' for 50 years - Progressive Rail Roading
- Norfolk Southern poised for opportunistic growth in 2025 - Yahoo Finance
- ‘Feels like hope’ | Rebuilding of Newport railroad bridge damaged by Helene underway - WVLT
- Norfolk Southern Rail Bridges in Western Pennsylvania in Disrepair, Study Warns - InsideClimate News
- Norfolk Southern releases designs for North Side projects to create room for double-stacked freight cars - Pittsburgh Union Progress
- Norfolk Southern Achieves Milestone with Digital Train Inspection Portal - Railway Track & Structures
- CSX Virginia terminal railroad antitrust complaints are a ‘ghost story,’ Norfolk Southern says - TRAINS Magazine
