Norfolk Southern Corporation
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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08 September 2024
- Norfolk Southern and final SMART-TD general committee reach tentative agreement - TRAINS Magazine
- VPRA purchases Manassas Line from Norfolk Southern Corporation - Mass Transit Magazine
- Conneaut officials meet with Norfolk Southern - The Star Beacon
- Norfolk Southern reaches tentative collective agreements with four labor unions - PR Newswire
- U.S. Accuses Norfolk Southern of Delaying Amtrak Trains - The New York Times
- Government says three-quarters of Amtrak trains are late because of one rail company's repeated lawbreaking - Fortune
- Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern, accusing rail company of creating delays for Amtrak passengers - CNN
- Norfolk Southern reaches tentative collective bargaining agreements with five additional labor unions - PR Newswire
- Norfolk Southern to close W State Blvd., Runnion Ave. at railroad crossings - 21 Alive News
- Duncannon Fire Company No. 1 receives grant through Norfolk Southern - WITF
- Norfolk Southern and BNSF reach tentative agreements with additional labor unions - FreightWaves
- Investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern railroad pick up key support - The Associated Press
- Class I Briefs: NS, CPKC, CSX - RailwayAge Magazine
- BLET leaders criticize tentative contract deals other unions reached with Norfolk Southern - TRAINS Magazine
- Norfolk Southern to present at Morgan Stanley Laguna Conference - PR Newswire