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
04 April 2025
- Civil trial on derailment underway in Youngstown - vindy.com
- Class I Briefs: CSX, NS - Railway Age
- Norfolk Southern Ohio train derailment payout trial begins - The Hill
- Norfolk Southern to make ‘emergency railroad crossing repairs’ in Norcross - Atlanta News First
- Inside Norfolk Southern’s safety ‘transformation’ since Ohio train disaster - Chicago Tribune
- Pacific Northwest Intermodal Service Cuts Transit Time by 3 Days - Railway Supply
- Norfolk Southern introduces RailGreen emissions reduction program - trains.com
- Jury to decide if Norfolk Southern is not solely responsible for train derailment settlement - WKBN.com
- Norfolk Southern Investors Appeal Train Derailment Ruling - Law360
- Norfolk Southern's proposed takeover of port rail line requires further review, STB says - Progressive Railroading
- Trial to decide who should help Norfolk-Southern pay the East Palestine settlement - Cleveland 19 News
- Trial will decide if other companies will share cost of $600M East Palestine derailment settlement - WFMJ.com
- Norfolk Southern launches program to certify carbon emissions - Journal of Commerce
- A trial will determine who pays the $600 million settlement from the disastrous East Palestine derailment - WOUB Public Media -
- Justice Department probing antitrust concerns involving Norfolk Southern and Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line - trains.com
