Since 1827, we've safely moved the goods and materials that keep America rolling. NS operates 24/7 in 22 states, with connections across the globe.
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Norfolk Southern retweeted
This Veterans Day, we thank all who have served our country. Across freight rail, nearly 1 in 6 employees is a veteran, continuing to put their skills, leadership and dedication to work helping keep America moving. #StillServingAmerica
Meet seven veteraNS who answered the call to serve and now help keep America safely moving: bit.ly/4zDAC83
We’re proud to have more than 3,000 veterans and active-duty service members on Team NS. Every day, they bring the leadership, teamwork and adaptability gained through military service to serve our customers, communities and one another.
ALT A train adorned with an American flag design crosses a bridge over water. The image features text highlighting the contributions of seven NS veterans, emphasizing their leadership, teamwork, and adaptability, and how these skills enhance the railroads daily.
Today, we honor our VeteraNS. 🇺🇸
We’re proud to have more than 3,000 veterans and active-duty service members on Team NS, making up 16% of our workforce.
They answered the call to serve our nation, and now, they help keep America safely moving. The leadership, teamwork and adaptability they learned in uniform strengthen our railroad every day.
To all who have served and continue to serve: thank you.
Meet seven veteraNS who answered the call to serve and now help keep America safely moving: bit.ly/4zDAC83
We’re proud to have more than 3,000 veterans and active-duty service members on Team NS. Every day, they bring the leadership, teamwork and adaptability gained through military service to serve our customers, communities and one another.
ALT A train adorned with an American flag design crosses a bridge over water. The image features text highlighting the contributions of seven NS veterans, emphasizing their leadership, teamwork, and adaptability, and how these skills enhance the railroads daily.
Generations of railroaders have helped us build a legacy worth celebrating. That same spirit continues to drive us toward the future.
We're getting ready to honor the stories that got us here in a special way. The reveal is coming soon. 🚂👀
Stronger communities start with opportunity.
Since 2022, Norfolk Southern has contributed $65,000 to Pathways Inc., helping Birmingham women and families experiencing chronic homelessness find a place to call home.
Our latest $15,000 grant will expand housing assistance and workforce development services, giving more families the support they need to build lasting stability.
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115 railroaders. 26 hours. One mission.
Our Engineering and Transportation teams, with support from our Network Operations Center (NOC), joined forces to complete six major infrastructure projects across southern Indiana and Kentucky in just over a day. The work included three bridge replacements, track and ballast renewal, and critical rail junction upgrades along a key corridor connecting Midwest and Southeast markets.
Months of planning and teamwork made it possible to complete all six projects in one coordinated effort, avoiding five additional maintenance windows and strengthening long-term network reliability.
A big thank you to our dedicated railroaders for getting the job done safely and efficiently.
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Join us in congratulating Machinist Grady Smith on 50 years of safe service at Charlotte Roadway Shop! 👏🚂
Five decades of helping keep our railroad moving safely and reliably. Thank you for all you do and continue to do, Grady!
Read more at: bit.ly/4sWxcuB
No tricks. Just treats... and a very festive point cloud. 🎃🚂 👻
LiDAR technology uses millions of data points to help create highly detailed 3D maps of the NS network, giving our railroaders a clearer view of the network so we can plan better, work smarter and operate more safely. Seen here is Riverton Junction in Virginia.
From all of us on Team NS, have a safe and fun Halloween!
Learn more about how our railroaders use LiDAR: bit.ly/4k0586N
Norfolk Southern retweeted
Exciting morning with @GaPorts at the Gainesville Inland Port ribbon cutting! As companies and communities continue to grow across the state, this facility will ensure more efficient transport of cargo and ease strain on our highways, serving both businesses and travelers.
Norfolk Southern and @WeAreSchneider are working together to expand domestic intermodal capacity: bit.ly/4e5Mk2m
By combining our extensive intermodal network and infrastructure investments with Schneider’s asset-based intermodal services, we're giving shippers a more scalable alternative to over-the-road transportation.
More options to move freight across North America with:
✔️ Greater efficiency
✔️ More flexible capacity
✔️ Stronger supply chain resilience
Together, we're making intermodal transportation more dependable and more accessible for our customers.
Team NS wants you to have a safe, fun & fright-free Halloween! 🎃
Before you head out trick-or-treating, keep these RAIL SAFETY TIPS in mind:
🚂 Always expect a train at any crossing, any time.
🛤️ Cross only at designated crossings and stay at least 15 feet from the tracks.
👻 Costumes can block vision or hearing, so stay alert and focused.
🚫 Never try to beat a train or go around lights or gates.
🚘 If your car is stuck on the tracks, GET OUT! GET AWAY! Find the Blue and White Emergency Notification Sign and call 911.
REMEMBER: Tracks are for trains, NOT trick-or-treaters! 🧙🕷️🕵️🤖🧑🚀
Norfolk Southern retweeted
The freight landscape is changing, and rail needs to keep moving forward, or we will be left behind.
As autonomous trucking advances, rail must compete with faster, more reliable service.
Union Pacific’s proposed merger with @nscorp will do exactly that, creating single-line routes that reduce handoffs, improve transit times and connect more markets.
As Kenny Rocker shared with customers, the companies that last are the ones that proactively move their industries forward before they have to.
That’s what we intend to do. up-nstranscontinental.com/le…
It’s Halloween week, and things are getting a little batty at Brosnan Forest! 🦇🌙
Did you know researchers are using acoustic detectors to listen for the bats that call the Forest home: bit.ly/4BB6go6
The research is helping identify species and better understand the habitats they depend on.
And they’ve already made some pretty fang-tastic findings: recent field research documented three rare bat species, including the northern long-eared bat, Rafinesque’s big-eared bat and tricolored bat.
Why all the bat buzz? These tiny nighttime neighbors play a big role in healthy ecosystems, including helping control insect populations.
This #BatWeek, we’re shining a little moonlight on the research happening after dark at Brosnan Forest.
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They’re the first to arrive and the last to leave. The heroes who protect and serve our communities every day.
On #NationalFirstRespondersDay, Team NS proudly salutes the brave firefighters, police officers, and emergency crews who show up when it matters most. 🚒 🚔 🚑
Through our Operation Awareness & Response (OAR) program, we’re honored to work alongside first responders across our 22-state network, providing free, hands-on rail safety training throughout the year.
This week, we’re celebrating several local fire departments who received NS Safety First Grants with appreciation events, recognizing the dedication and critical work they do to keep our communities safe.
To all first responders: thank you for your service, courage, and commitment.
Audi AG has selected Georgia to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility, and Norfolk Southern is proud to serve as the rail provider: bit.ly/4jJ8v1Y
The automaker plans to invest $4 billion at the Middle Georgia Megasite in Peach County, creating approximately 4,500 new jobs.
As Audi CEO Gernot Döllner shared, “We have much greater ambitions for Audi in America, and Georgia will play a central role in making them a reality. With its strong business environment, skilled workforce, and shared ambition, the state is an ideal partner for Audi.”
With direct access to our rail network and connections to markets and ports across the Southeast, we look forward to helping move the future of automotive manufacturing in Georgia and beyond!
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Shifting freight from road to rail can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75% on average and up to 90% in some cases, offering companies a way to lower their supply chain emissions without compromising business performance.
That opportunity was a central focus at the Smart Freight Centre Fall Meeting in Atlanta, where Chief Sustainability Officer Josh Raglin joined freight and logistics leaders Oct. 20–22 to discuss practical ways to make sustainable shipping work: bit.ly/4zVlwua
You've seen what our railroad looks like from above through LiDAR technology. Now, meet one of the engineers behind it: bit.ly/4z5H9YA
For more than 14 years, Christopher Craddock has helped NS modernize how we map, measure and understand our network. A licensed land surveyor and Senior Field Validation Engineer, he's spent his career supporting everything from Positive Train Control validation to large-scale mapping projects across the railroad.
Today, he helps lead our drone and aerial data collection efforts, transforming complex data into insights that support teams across the network.
Using LiDAR-equipped drones, our teams collect millions of data points that help create highly detailed 3D maps of the railroad.
The data is collected using LiDAR drones and mobile vehicles across our network. This technology gives our railroaders a clearer view of the network, so they can plan better, work smarter, and operate more safely.