I don't know where you all are getting your info from, but NS is NOT getting rid of Chattanooga Hump Yard or Inman as they are two of the busiest Hubs on the NS Network. I wish Norfolk Southern would find someone a lot like CSX Joe Henrichs who could... — read more
Chattanooga Hump and shop closing by end of Oct.
Heard from an inside source Chattanooga and possibly Birmingham as well being shuttered and sold. More to follow.
Let Norfolk Southern go out of business
Let Norfolk Southern go out of business, sell the Employees, and ship jobs over seas.
JLS thank you for your service
Pivotal day for juniata locomotive shop June 12th 2024 as they celebrate the end of an era. On hand for the celebration will be PUC, National Board of Labor Relations, International Union Chairman(All Crafts), and local politicians. Media may or may... — read more
CSX CEO Gives Trucks to employees
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/csx-ceo-surprises-three-employees-with-new-ford-trucks/
Family Day!
I’m am excited for my family to tour the shop on family day and be proud of the company that has changed our lives so much. Very thankful for the opportunity NS have given me.
Atlanta Inman yard on the chopping block
Atlanta Inman yard on the chopping along with Conway & Enola.
NS mechanical dept. To be idled
John Orrs 1st order of business is to start idling mechanical dept. 1st on the chop block is Enola then followed by Conway. JLS to be sold to wabtec in exchange for better contracted rates and warranties on locomotive fleet production and... — read more
PSR and Lies
Thinking the NS / Shaw had turned the page was a big mistake. False truths of the “Kinder NS “ is a Joke once again . This time I thought it may change and has …Yet save you’re a-s bring in ORR cut everything may as well give him a pants suit ... — read more
Unions selling us out
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ancoras-board-nominees-win-support-from-blet-teamsters-in-norfolk-southern-battle https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/04/25/norfolk-southern-nsc-ancora-wins-teamster-union-support.html Maintenance of... — read more
PSR is Coming
Regardless of the outcome of the May 9 Proxy Vote, PSR is returning. The Shareholders will force it no matter which Management team wins. Ancora and Boychuck claim they will rely on Attrition to reduce employees. While I don't wholy believe that... — read more
White sheeting
White sheeting almost complete for Chattanooga. The humpmto be shut down yet again
I hope the 311 goes bankrupt!
311 su-ks!
Don Hoagie is back
Don Hoagie aka Haygee has been on a rampage lately. Beware and be on the look out if you’re working in Conway…
Trying to re-invent the wheel
You can wrap it, bag it, box it, paint it, hide it even.... but no matter what you do to a tu-d, it's still a tu-d. Welcome back PSR. Why won't they just let us do what we know how to do. The railroads have been moving freight for over nearly 200... — read more
To go back or stay at current job?
I have 9 yrs service , been laid off 3 yrs, just got the call to come back and can’t figure out what to do
Latest freight railroad layoffs and Wall Street pressure renew concerns about safety and service
The latest rail layoffs this week, combined with an investment fund's ongoing campaign for control of Norfolk Southern, are renewing concerns among unions and regulators about all the cuts hurting safety and... — read more
Proxy War at NS
There is a brewing war at NS to oust the LOADS at the top.
Still forcing overtime
After 4 years of telling us it’s gonna stop Bellevue car shop is still forcing employees to work 16 hours DMO has said it would come to an end every year since
LOADS
Imagine if agreement cuts could be made by agreement employees voting for the biggest loads of their craft monthly for a year. Sadly the “workers” would get voted out. That’s the problem and always will be for the minority of union employees that... — read more
BNSF Talent
Making room for more BNSF workers.
Wow, NS 7% Union layoff
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/norfolk-southern-to-reduce-non-union-workforce-by-7/ar-BB1hh0HE NS laying off 7% of their union employees, things starting to look tight around there.
Let's take votes on the most unsafe yards
Let's take votes on the most unsafe yards and working conditions
Norfolk Southern Layoffs 2024
Is there going to be any reorg or Norfolk Southern layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
P.S.R.
What happened to all the money they were going to make after starting P.S.R. there stock has turned to penny stocks and they get sued all the time. All I can do is laugh at these greedy clowns. They are just reeping what they have sown. ah ha ha... — read more
Going Down The Tube
Conway mechanical is going down the tube fast, new management with some scared kool-aid filled old management ki-ling operations at record pace
Called back
I just got a call back after almost 4 years, but I have a good job currently that I don’t want to leave. If I went back to NS for 1 day would I still be able to get the 4 new sick days and the extra personal day paid out? I have PTO at current job... — read more
This company has some stones...
Laid offs in 2020, 2021 due to "COVID19" despite working us all through 2020...Call backs in 2022 only a fraction of which came back. Did bother to hire to replace those that didn't return... Now, starting to force overtime due to a "labor shortage"... — read more
N.S. should be doing great
If you follow the N.S. guidebook to success , we should be making record profit. All the hiring is of the "melanin enriched" people, to get there experience into the mix. After all they said, this is the only way to be profitable. Instead, we have... — read more
East End Shop
I read in the Roanoke Times that Genesis Rail has leased a portion of the shops. "The complex east of downtown Roanoke houses Genesis Rail Services. Not a railroad itself, Genesis maintains and builds track, manages derailments and handles heavy... — read more
"Easy job" which is not easy at all
I really regret doubting myself so much and really believing that the manager's criticisms were justified. As time went on I was getting more and more stressed to the point of complete burnout. I can only imagine how many more people here are being... — read more
Enola
The devil is on his way to enola as a DMMO . They’ll be employees loosing there jobs unfortunately
Looking back on RLS closing
Was the absolute best thing that ever happened to my family. Such a toxic environment. Horrible management that favored certain employees.. useless employees protected by the union. Schedule was horrible. I'm making twice the money now and am... — read more
NS climate awards
I laughed and almost fell out of my chair. It’s true , Forbes gave NS a good award for their company activity’s doing good things for climate change and protecting the environment.
To take a recall or not
I would think 100 times before taking a recall. However, I assume that there are many more people who would go back than those who wouldn't?
Norfolk Southern racks up initial $387 million charge for Ohio disaster
Norfolk Southern racks up initial $387 million charge for Ohio disaster
Q1 2023 earnings result
Earning results will be announced on April 26th. I can’t wait to see the results. Any predictions?
Management should practice what they preach
So I wonder if management will take a page from their own book that every accident is preventable? Examine all the changes they made to see if they were the cause? Have a hearing with themselves? Put themselves on the street? Fire themselves? Make... — read more
US Department of Justice sues Norfolk Southern over Ohio train derailment
US Department of Justice sues Norfolk Southern over Ohio train derailment
NORFOLK SOUTHERN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Just a reminder that all employment with Norfolk Southern is VOLUNTARY. You can't handle the culture or it don't fit your narrative then don't let the door hit your caboose on the way out.