Norfolk Southern Railway
American railway company
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| January 2025 | Local business owners filed a $5 million lawsuit against Norfolk Southern, alleging significant damages including lost income, property damage, and emotional distress from the derailment. |
| January 2025 | East Palestine and Norfolk Southern reached a $22 million settlement to fund village priorities related to the derailment, including water treatment upgrades and new equipment. |
| 2024 | Nominated a slate of 13 new board members, including Richard H. Anderson (former Amtrak and Delta CEO) and Heidi Heitkamp (former U.S. Senator) as new independent directors. |
| November 2024 | Shots were fired at Norfolk Southern Railway police officers during a burglary investigation in Chicago. The officers were unharmed, and the suspects escaped. |
| September 25 2024 | A $600 million class action settlement was given final approval by U.S. District Judge Benita Y. Pearson, with over 90% of East Palestine households filing claims. |
| September 11 2024 | Alan Shaw is terminated from his position due to an inappropriate consensual relationship with the company's Chief Legal Officer. |
| August 2024 | Norfolk Southern makes key executive appointments, including Tim Livingston as senior vice president of transportation and network operations, and Anil Bhatt as executive vice president and chief information and digital officer. |
| July 2024 | Agreed to implement National Transportation Safety Board safety recommendations following the February 2023 East Palestine train derailment, including improving rail defect detection systems and modernizing tank car fleets. |
| June 2024 | The NTSB issued a report criticizing Norfolk Southern's response to the derailment, finding the company provided incomplete and misleading information to local incident commanders. |
| May 2024 | The U.S. Department of Justice and EPA reached a settlement with Norfolk Southern for over $310 million to address cleanup efforts, penalties, and environmental impact from the derailment. |
| April 2024 | An investor group initiates a proxy battle to replace CEO Alan Shaw and seven board directors, which ultimately results in shareholders keeping Shaw as CEO but voting in three new directors. |
| February 2024 | The company reached a market capitalization of nearly $58 billion, establishing itself as one of the five largest railroad operators in North America. |
| January 2024 | Implemented a policy instructing employees to inspect each railcar in under a minute, drawing criticism from unions and federal safety officials for potentially prioritizing speed over thoroughness. |
| January 2024 | Became the first Class I railroad to join the federal Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS), allowing employees to anonymously report near-miss incidents. |
| 2023 | Alan Shaw receives the Railway Innovator Award from Progressive Railroading and RailTrends. |
| 2023 | Following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Shaw visits residents and commits to cleanup and recovery efforts. |
| 2023 | A Norfolk Southern train accident in Georgia severely injured 14-year-old Charlotte Cleary, sparking public concerns about railroad safety and police oversight. |
| 2023 | Norfolk Southern received recognition from USA Today's America's Climate Leaders and Forbes' Net Zero Leaders for its environmental sustainability efforts. |
| 2023 | Appointed retired Navy Admiral Philip Davidson and Francesca DeBiase (former McDonald's executive) to the board. |
| November 2023 | Cincinnati voters approved the sale of Cincinnati Southern Railway to Norfolk Southern. |
| October 2023 | Introduced Digital Train Inspection Portals with 42 powerful lights and 38 high-definition cameras between Leetonia and Columbiana to detect potential train defects using computer analysis. |
| September 2023 | Norfolk Southern began constructing a $20 million state-of-the-art railroad safety training center in East Palestine to train first responders from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas. |
| July 2023 | Norfolk Southern spent $63 million to support the East Palestine community, including $18 million to reimburse families for housing, food, and other expenses. |
| July 2023 | Announced plans to purchase the Cincinnati Southern Railway for $1.6 billion. |
| June 2023 | Became the first major North American railroad to offer sick time to all union workers. |
| June 27 2023 | The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 4–1–4 decision, vacating the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania's previous decision and remanding the case for further proceedings. |
| June 22 2023 | The Supreme Court issued its ruling, affirming Pennsylvania courts' personal jurisdiction over Norfolk Southern Railway Co. and rejecting the company's due process challenge. |
| May 2023 | Norfolk Southern enlisted Atkins Nuclear Secured (ANS) to evaluate and improve the railroad's safety protocols, with a team led by a former chief of the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Propulsion program. |
| May 2023 | CEO Alan Shaw and 12 union leaders issued a joint letter emphasizing their commitment to improving rail safety for employees and communities. |
| May 2023 | Norfolk Southern announced a compensation program for homeowners whose properties lost value near the East Palestine derailment site, covering parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania. |
| May 2023 | Norfolk Southern agrees to provide up to seven paid sick days per year to employees, addressing a key workforce demand that nearly triggered a nationwide rail strike. |
| February 3 2023 | A Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing a major environmental incident involving vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether. |
| January 2023 | Norfolk Southern rolled out a comprehensive six-point safety plan, including plans to install approximately 200 additional hot bearing detectors across its rail network to enhance rail operation safety. |
| 2022 | The viaduct was removed from the National Register of Historic Places, ending its historic designation status. |
| December 2022 | Shaw introduces a new company strategy focusing on service reliability, investing in locomotives, technology, and employee training. |
| December 6 2022 | Norfolk Southern announces a new service and growth plan to maintain train crew levels during economic downturns. |
| November 2022 | Norfolk Southern contributed $750,000 to the Georgia Tech sustainability program, committing funding for the next three years. |
| November 8 2022 | Oral arguments for the Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. case were heard before the U.S. Supreme Court. |
| September 2022 | Railway workers and companies tentatively agree to a deal, which is subsequently rejected by a majority of the union's members. |
| May 1 2022 | Alan Shaw becomes CEO of Norfolk Southern Railway, taking on a leadership role in the company. |
| April 25 2022 | The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari for the Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. case. |
| 2021 | Norfolk Southern protested CSX's intention to purchase Pan Am Railways, arguing that CSX would potentially block Norfolk Southern's access to the northeast rail network. |
| 2021 | Norfolk Southern set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 42% by 2034 and achieved an initial 6% reduction. The company also began upgrading 1,000 locomotives to enhance fuel efficiency. |
| 2021 | Company headquarters relocated from Norfolk, Virginia to Atlanta, Georgia. |
| November 10 2021 | New headquarters building in Atlanta officially opened. |
| 2019 | Labor dispute between Norfolk Southern Railway and railway workers begins. |
| 2019 | Norfolk Southern began a greenhouse gas reduction initiative, ultimately reducing core greenhouse gases by 13.5% between 2019 and 2021. |
| 2018 | Norfolk Southern Railway documented its rolling stock inventory, showing a total of 61,495 rail vehicles across various types including gondolas, hoppers, covered hoppers, boxcars, flatcars, and other equipment, with a total carrying capacity of 6,494,826 tons. |
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