Norfolk Southern Railroad

Norfolk Southern modifies operations to improve rail service

Tweaking existing operations and layering on the new operating plan for intermodal and bulk movements have been key activities for Norfolk Southern in the second quarter as the railroad seeks to improve service to customers, according to executives on NS’ earnings call on Wednesday to discuss second-quarter 2022 financial results.

One of those tweaks is to reconvert the flat switching yards at the Macon Terminal in Georgia and the Bellevue Terminal in Ohio back to hump yards. NS (NYSE: NSC)...

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FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: Wabash Railroad served the Midwest, its industries and people (Part 2)

A Wabash trailer-on-flatcar. (Photo: Wabash Railroad Historical Society)

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World War I

Despite going into receivership in late 1911, the Wabash did well because of its key corridors, which carried a diversified traffic base. Its network was slightly over 2,000 route miles and served Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and Buffalo.  

In 1912 the company adopted the slogan “Follow The Flag.” It was a simple marketing tactic that earned the Wabash one of the most innovative logos and slogans of all time.

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FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: The Nickel Plate Line was a major player in the Midwest (Part 1)

Three Nickel Plate Road diesel locomotives in November 1964. (Photo: Roger Puta/American-Rails.com)

There are many people interested in former transportation companies, whether they were trucking companies, railroads, airlines or ocean lines. They are called “fallen flags,” and the term describes those companies whose corporate names have been dissolved through merger, bankruptcy or liquidation.

The New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad’s (NYC&StL) 2,200-mile rail network linked Buffalo with Chicago and St. Louis. It competed with a number of other railroads for business in the Midwest. 

Two Nickel Plate Line steam locomotives lead a freight train through Fostoria, Ohio during the summer of 1958. (American-Rails.com)Two...

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