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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26 April 2025
- First look: Norfolk Southern earnings - FreightWaves
- East Palestine Schools plan lawsuit alleging Norfolk Southern default on $30M for athletic facilities, wellness center - 21 WFMJ
- Cost improvements boost Norfolk Southern profits despite impact of winter storms - trains.com
- Jury decides Norfolk Southern should pay for the $600 million settlement in 2023 Ohio derailment - AP News
- Class I Briefs: CSX, CSX/NS/UP, NS, CPKC - Railway Age
- NTSB chair says Norfolk Southern interfered with derailment probe after botching vent-and-burn call - AP News
- Norfolk Southern alone should pay for cleanup of Ohio train derailment, judge says - AP News
- Trial will determine who will pay $600 million settlement in disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment - AP News
- Norfolk Southern's Safety Train Tour comes to Augusta - WFXG
- Norfolk Southern's derailment insurance payments provide boost but even without that profits were up - AP News
- Outcome of Norfolk-Southern case important - sungazette.com
- Jury decides Norfolk Southern should pay for the $600 million settlement in 2023 Ohio derailment - ABC News
- Norfolk Southern Profit Increases in Q1 - Transport Topics
- Norfolk Southern reaffirms annual forecast, tops first-quarter revenue estimates - Reuters
- Norfolk Southern reports profit growth - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
