Norfolk Southern

Canadian Pacific Kansas City announced the departure of Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer John Orr, who joined Norfolk Southern as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the controlled chemical explosion following the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment more than a year ago was unnecessary.

Ancora Holdings Group LLC has nominated eight candidates to stand for election to the Norfolk Southern Board of Directors at the company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, saying the company “has suffered for years due to its Board’s poor decisions with regard to the Company’s leadership, safety priorities and strategy.”