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
22 February 2025
- Rail News - BNSF, Norfolk Southern, CN receive industry awards. For Railroad Career Professionals - Progressive Rail Roading
- Norfolk Southern reopens Heartland Corridor after repairing flood damage - FreightWaves
- Class I Briefs: CPKC, NS, CN - RailwayAge Magazine
- Bad Weather Hammering NS & CSX - Railway Track & Structures
- Norfolk Southern wants Liberty to cover cost of settlement after crash - The Business Journals
- Norfolk Southern CEO optimistic about 2025 after solid fourth quarter - The Associated Press
- Norfolk Southern Rail Bridges in Western Pennsylvania in Disrepair, Study Warns - InsideClimate News
- Rail News - Norfolk Southern continues service restoration efforts in flooded areas. For Railroad Career Professionals - Progressive Rail Roading
- Tariffs are an uncertainty but not a worry, railroad operator Norfolk Southern says - MarketWatch
- Norfolk Southern reports fourth quarter and full year 2024 results - PR Newswire
- Major storm hits NS operations in southeast - TRAINS Magazine
- Class I Briefs: NS, BNSF - RailwayAge Magazine
- Norfolk Southern tops third-quarter expectations with a boost from insurance and rail sales - The Associated Press
- Norfolk Southern touts its operational, service, and financial improvements - TRAINS Magazine
- Norfolk Southern Training Center has been the railroad's 'front door' for 50 years - Progressive Rail Roading
