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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09 June 2025
- Norfolk Southern shows off new Delaware & Hudson heritage locomotive - trains.com
- NS: Short Lines ‘Play a Crucial Role’ - Railway Age
- Norfolk Southern will rebuild Old Fort Loops, key section of railway east of Asheville - Blue Ridge Public Radio
- Oneonta man accused of shooting train on Norfolk Southern Railway - WIVT - News 34
- Norfolk Southern chairman resigns, citing personal reasons - Reuters
- Norfolk Southern board chair Mongeau resigns - Yahoo Finance
- Claude Mongeau resigns as chair of Norfolk Southern Board - PR Newswire
- Norfolk Southern to drop international intermodal service on many USEC lanes - Journal of Commerce
- Norfolk Southern Training Center has been the railroad's 'front door' for 50 years - Progressive Railroading
- Trains return to Asheville after Helene. Bridging continental divide comes next. - Raleigh News & Observer
- Norfolk Southern's derailment insurance payments provide boost but even without that profits were up - AP News
- Virginia court rules for Norfolk Southern in case over broadband installation - trains.com
- Norfolk Southern expands short line interchange improvement program - Yahoo Finance
- Class I Briefs: NS, CSX/B&O Railroad Museum - Railway Age
- Norfolk Southern to mark ‘key milestone’ in post-Helene rail restoration this week - Blue Ridge Public Radio
