Got the call this morning they laid me off along with 4 other machinists. Was told 5 electricians got laid off too. Was told business was slowing down. I don't plan on getting called back

Majority of American industry and construction work 4/10's. Time for NS to get on board. Save $$$ and improve worker moral!!!

Curious if anyone is making the transfer and if the stay at home order will affect their move.

Reliable sources claiming company looking into selling off Columbus Ohio to Cincinnati OH line

Because it pays well, doesn't even need education and really is a job where you don't have a boss on you 24/7. Then I talked to others and figured out there are Jobs that pay over $100k without a college degree where you aren't treated like a t–d... — read more 

What are they gonna do with all the stuff in RLS? Specifically mills, lathes, cnc.... Anyone heard?

The neighbor informed me that he applied to a conductor job and got an email regarding a hiring session for conductors, so I got on NS's career page and saw that they are hiring conductors for different locations. Is business picking up in other... — read more 

Soooooo, today has started and all these seers that were running around telling everyone they heard from a reliable source that furloughs were hitting scx this morning, what now????? Guess it's back to the sh_t drawing board!

Cuz I dont see sh– in the terminal!!

At many locations now they are taking your names and employee numbers when you ride a shuttle/deadhead. And when some PTI drivers turn up sick with the CoronaBeer Virus they put all crews that rode in that vehicle out for testing and quarantine. It... — read more 

Heard the other day starting soon all employees will be required to wear a mask while on duty anyone else hear this?

In other words- waiting to be unemployed, that is the ones that are around still. NS has no hope of retaining any new employees, words gets out that they will hire to lay off, or get you qualified then lay you off a few months later. DO NOT accept a... — read more 

We work 24/7, 365 We produce income for company We do the work

Ladies and gentlemen.....I give you The Norfolk Southern!!

Noticed large amount of ppl pulled off E now- saw one group of 6 that was all taken out same date/time. I remeber some of them being off sick before that. Does anyone know if there is a attendance crackdown or just a virus crackdown? Are people... — read more 

Than any other board on this site. What does that day about NS? Or is it just the site? I'd say it's the fact NS employees are more abused and upset than any other workers in US

Took an engine to the pit after a 12 hour day, forgot something on engine and went back for it. Maintainer came up and started complaining that T&E need to "help them out" by taking all their trash with them off engine. Nodding, yeah, yeah, yeah... — read more 

It's April 7th, according to a previous post from an NS Oracle, something was supposed to happen first thing today. Is the Oracle wrong, or just full of BS???

=$200k pay/yr for an engineer with super seniority. Just saying....and yes they do exist!!

Get ready!!!!

Supposedly because of the virus spreading

= $100-200k /yr pay for Engineers........... Don't Know? You better ask somebody!!

So a question for anyone who isn’t full of BS. Many of the CTs are under suspended training instead of a furlough. My thinking is that they sent these guys to school, waited for them to pass and get some training in and then furloughed them before... — read more 

Anyone who try’s to tell you they are making 120k as a engineer is lying!! After all the union dues and other c-ap, where lucky to pull in 70k with overtime. Not to mention the stress of loosing your Job. Been working since 99 and still don’t no if... — read more 

Expected to layoff 30 employees in April.

It will happen just as I have foreseen it...

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal tonight. Hope it’s true.

Do railroaders get screwed again...? Plenty of guys laid off do they get a bonus to unemployment!!!

We need the juice from "well placed sources" in this time of troubles!!

NS is passing out some phony AAR letters that purport to give rail workers some sort of free pass to circumvent government checkpoints/travel restrictions. Despite the AAR being an industry group and having no real government authority or power, NS... — read more 

The radio shop told to pack up and move to SCX by april 1 . The whole complex is sold to Progress Rail .

Calling employees this weekend for starting on Monday

We were told at our shop today that there was no more money in the safety budget for safety glasses, gloves or anything of the like! They told us that we were responsible for our own safety and that it was a condition of employment and if we cannot... — read more 

Now the phone app NS has wont let you mark off at all, you have to call a human like the old days. Why you ask? Because now the crew callers are questioning everyone if they have Coronavirus before they mark off sick. Soon you will have to talk to a... — read more 

Integrity!!!???? HAH!! More like 'Tegridy! The sued a crew for running a red even though the loco had a nonworking PTC system installed on it. Then they said they were also suing "for the third parties" involved as well i.e the people whose land they... — read more 

Tp and purell . This should be fun with only 1 locomotive to work on in the whole shop by Friday

This is the date that supervisors some will be relocated some will go back to their tools some will go home this was told to me by a general foreman that learned this in a morning conference call

Dumpsters are brought in, one after another in each department for the closure of Conway.. not too much longer all the freights going to Bellevue:-(