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
14 July 2025
- Warren County: New bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway opens ahead of schedule - Augusta Free Press
- Justice Department and Norfolk Southern near settlement deal in Amtrak Crescent case - trains.com
- Major railroad signaling vulnerability could lead to train disruptions - Cybersecurity Dive
- STB to NS: Proposed NPBL Acquisition Is ‘Significant’ Transaction (UPDATED 7/11) - Railway Age
- Norfolk Southern: A New Catalyst Is Finally In Sight, Hold For Now - Seeking Alpha
- SC Ports Authority sues Norfolk Southern over Union Pier land dispute - Live 5 News
- Norfolk Southern Comments On AAR Petition for Waiver Of Compliance With FRA Visual Track Inspection Rules - Railway Track and Structures
- Man hit, killed by train in Mishawaka - WNDU
- Norfolk Southern will rebuild Old Fort Loops, key section of railway east of Asheville - Blue Ridge Public Radio
- Norfolk Southern train derails in middle Georgia - FOX 5 Atlanta
- Ecological restoration project offers up to five-fold return for railroad - Trellis Group (formerly GreenBiz)
- Norfolk Southern’s most senior employee celebrates 5 decades operating bridge - WAVY.com
- Norfolk Southern to drop international intermodal service on many USEC lanes - Journal of Commerce
- East Palestine celebrates 150th anniversary two years after train derailment - Spectrum News 1
- Railroad giant accused of abandoning recovery promises to Ohio town - Spotlight PA
