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The Norfolk & Western Class J #611 steam locomotive is designated a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Design News had the ...

STAUNTON, Va. (WDBJ) - A partnership between the Virginia Scenic Railway, The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc., the Steam Railroading Institute and the Virginia Mechanical Preservation Society ...

Norfolk Southern will rebuild a key section of track east of Asheville, officials confirmed Tuesday. The plan may pave the way for the eventual return of passenger rail service to western North ...

Norfolk Southern is sending $1 million to the western Pennsylvania communities impacted by the February train derailment.The payout is part of a multi-million dollar deal reached by Norfolk Southern ...

Besides leading Norfolk & Western Railway from 1970 to 1981, John P. Fishwick also was active in civic affairs, leaving his imprint on downtown Roanoke as one of the founders of Center in the Square.

A proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads promises to revolutionize freight transportation if it ...

The Virginia Scenic Railway announced July 9 in a press release that a joint venture between the Virginia Scenic Railway, The Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc., the Steam Railroading Institute ...

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (KDKA) - Nearly six months ago, a Norfolk Southern train derailed at the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, bursting into flames and releasing toxic chemicals into the environment. The ...

A major power struggle to merge the nation’s Eastern railroads into two massive networks built around the Pennsylvania and the New York Central broke into the open last week. Forcing the fight was the ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — It’s been a part of the Tidewater skyline for more than 50 years, the bridge spanning the South Branch of the Elizabeth River, carrying the Norfolk Southern Railway between ...