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
26 March 2025
- Norfolk Southern boosts industrial collaborations by enhancing infrastructure - FreightWaves
- Norfolk Southern expands portfolio of certified rail-served industrial sites - Yahoo Finance
- NS installs replacement bridge spans on hurricane-damaged route in Tennessee - TRAINS Magazine
- Nine NS-Served Industrial Properties Recognized by National REDI Sites Program - RailwayAge Magazine
- Trial will decide if other companies will share cost of $600M East Palestine derailment settlement - WFMJ
- Norfolk Southern To Close Railroad Crossing For Maintenance In Chambersburg - Franklin County Free Press
- Six months after Helene, freight trains will begin chugging through Asheville again - Raleigh News & Observer
- Norfolk Southern Must Face Investors' Suit Over Safety Claims - Law360
- Norfolk Southern Rail Bridges in Western Pennsylvania in Disrepair, Study Warns - InsideClimate News
- Norfolk Southern Wins Dismissal of Bondholder Lawsuit Over Ohio Train Drailment - Insurance Journal
- Norfolk Southern Training Center has been the railroad's 'front door' for 50 years - Progressive Rail Roading
- Jury to decide if Norfolk Southern is not solely responsible for train derailment settlement - WKBN.com
- Norfolk Southern tops third-quarter expectations with a boost from insurance and rail sales - The Associated Press
- Norfolk Southern releases designs for North Side projects to create room for double-stacked freight cars - Pittsburgh Union Progress
- East Palestine Derailment: Trial to Split $600M Cost - Железнодорожный журнал «Railway Supply»
