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]
News Feed from Google: Norfolk Southern
07 February 2023
- Concerns over arbitration pushed Cincinnati Southern to accept NS offer - TRAINS Magazine
- Norfolk Southern Train Derails, Catches Fire in Ohio - Railfan & Railroad Magazine
- Norfolk Southern derailment in Ohio continues to burn (updated) - TRAINS Magazine
- Vinyl chloride involved in fire from NS derailment, village says - TRAINS Magazine
- Norfolk Southern's massive rail yard expansion plan for South Side nabs City Council approval after previous delay - Chicago Tribune
- Norfolk Southern train derails after collision with semitruck - CBS News
- While Norfolk Southern touts benefits expansion will bring to Englewood; residents and contractors reject railroad ... - Chicago Tribune
- Hundreds of Englewood homes were razed for a railroad expansion. Those who remain on Chicago's South Side want ... - Chicago Tribune
- Norfolk Southern: Controlled release of chemicals successful at East Palestine train site - WVNS-TV
- Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio was headed to Beaver Co., PA - fox56.com
- Norfolk Southern Rail-Yard Plan Wins Key Vote as Chicago Tries to ... - The Wall Street Journal
- Norfolk Southern employee seriously injured at Yuma, Va. rail yard - WJHL-TV News Channel 11
- Norfolk Southern VP of Engineering, Ed Boyle, Kicks Off AREMA ... - Railway Track & Structures
- Norfolk Southern bracing for economic headwinds - FreightWaves
- Cincinnati Southern Railway's potential value varies widely, according to analyses - Cincinnati Business Courier