9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1238+ words) Shortly after the mid-November sun set on the railroad tracks running through Forest Park, a group of Norfolk Southern executives, city leaders, donors and Hope Atlanta supporters boarded a vintage railcar. The ride, during which they were served a three-course…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (491+ words) Water is taking center stage in travel this year — and it’s not just about beach vacations. Tripadvisor’s 2025 Trendcast points to “waterculturalism” as a rising trend, with travelers embracing everything from group water-therapy sessions to invigorating cold plunges. For Atlantans, the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (617+ words) Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern and its hopeful acquirer, Omaha-based Union Pacific, are set to refile their merger application to federal regulators by the end of April, executives told investors this week. That’s despite “scare tactics” from the deal’s opponents, Norfolk Southern…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago   (892+ words) In the weeks since Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern and Omaha-based Union Pacific filed their application to become one transcontinental railroad company, all of their major competitors quickly filed comments against it. The filings provide a glimpse into the protests emerging as…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (393+ words) Norfolk Southern has signed a nearly $500 million, five-year lease renewal at its Midtown corporate headquarters, according to a Thursday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The move comes as the Atlanta-based railroad company is in the process of seeking…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1547+ words) The CEOs of Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern and Omaha-based Union Pacific are spending a lot of time together these days. Mark George and Jim Vena are back and forth to each other’s headquarters frequently, they told a crowd at Railway Age’s…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (916+ words) If the proposed merger of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific is approved by federal regulators, the nearly half-century-old Norfolk Southern brand will disappear — as many other railroad brands before it. But the railroad company has no plans to leave its…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (504+ words) Georgia is growing fast. Families and businesses continue to move and expand here, and our transportation infrastructure is more important than ever to maintain our economic strength. Whether we’re talking about congestion on I-75, bottlenecks at our ports or the…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1024+ words) A proposed merger with Union Pacific would result in a heavy loss of jobs at Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern’s headquarters, according to documents filed Friday outlining the deal. In their 7,000-page merger application to the Surface Transportation Board, the companies laid…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1406+ words) In the two and half years since Norfolk Southern’s devastating train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the company has undergone what it calls a “safety transformation.” The 2023 derailment was a wake-up call for Norfolk Southern and the industry. The crash,…...