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[ December 5, 2021 ] Norfolk Southern CEO Jim Squires to Retire in May 2022, Company Announces CEO Transition Norfolk Southern
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Norfolk Southern CEO Jim Squires to Retire in May 2022, Company Announces CEO Transition

December 5, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corp. Chairman and CEO James A. Squires plans to retire on May 1, 2022. Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Alan H. Shaw will become CEO.

New Jersey Planning to Buy Former Rail Line to Create First State Park Since 2006

November 12, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey plans to buy about nine miles of a former rail line to create the first new state park since 2006.

Norfolk Southern Donates Southern Railway Archives, $500,000 to Atlanta History Center

October 25, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corp. said it will donate the complete collection of historical documents from Southern Railway’s company archives to Atlanta History Center.

Historic Marco Polo Pullman Car Arrives at Southeastern Railway Museum

November 14, 2020 Todd DeFeo

Norfolk Southern delivered the historic Marco Polo Pullman car to the Southeastern Railway Museum.

Norfolk Southern Gifting Historic Car to Southeastern Railway Museum

November 9, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corporation is gifting the historic Marco Polo rail car, a car President Franklin D. Roosevelt used while in office, to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia.

Ohio Eyes Mandate on Size of Railroad Crews

June 20, 2019 The Center Square

Railroads in Ohio would have to operate trains with at least two crew members under a bill state lawmakers are considering.

A Brief Overview of Legislation and Regulation Leading to Positive Train Control

June 4, 2019 Special to Railfanning.org

Congress and federal authorities have expressed their interest in some level of automatic train control (ATC) for more than a century.

Former FRA Administrator: Railroads Have Made ‘Substantial Progress’ on PTC

May 2, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

The nation’s railroads have made significant strides implementing Positive Train Control (PTC), a former Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) administrator says.

Norfolk Southern Begins Construction of New Corporate Headquarters in Atlanta

April 9, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern recently began construction of its new corporate headquarters building in Atlanta.

Historic Southern E8a Returning to Georgia Museum

February 4, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

A vintage Southern Railway locomotive is returning to the Southeastern Railway Museum following extensive restoration work.