Norfolk Southern, Amtrak seek to restore Northeast service after derailment

Norfolk Southern, Amtrak and federal authorities are working together to fully restore passenger rail service on the Northeast corridor after 20 loaded coal cars derailed 20 miles north of Baltimore early Saturday morning.

NS (NYSE: NSC) said it is working to restore service as quickly as possible, NS spokesman Connor Spielmaker told FreightWaves. The train was hauling 130 railcars altogether when the cars derailed at 2:00 a.m. ET, he said.

“Thankfully, no one was hurt, and the material does not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/norfolk-southern-amtrak-seek-to-restore-northeast-service-after-derailment

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