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1/28/2026
Norfolk Southern Railway's engineering team last year completed more than $1 billion in infrastructure projects designed to improve safety, speed and resilience of the railroad's 22-state network.
In terms of safety performance, the Class I logged zero fatalities and a 27% reduction in Federal Railroad Administration-reportable injuries year over year, NS officials said Jan. 26 in a press release.
Safety infrastructure projects in 2025 included 375 grade crossing protection warning systems installed; 16 hot box/bearing detectors added; 10 hot wheel detectors installed; three digital train inspection portals constructed and entered into service; 1.56 million track miles tested with automated track geometry measurement system locomotives; and 41,000 miles of track tested with two geometry cars.
Track, bridge and structure projects included 517 track miles of rail replaced; 2 million cross ties installed; 4,402 miles of track surfaced; 27,661 bridge ties replaced; and 84 bridges replaced or structurally rehabilitated.
Communications and signals projects last year included 28 signal cut-ins completed; 302 switch machines replaced; and 369 centralized traffic control to integrated train control and management system cut-ins completed.
"Safety is the foundation of everything we do, and our more than 5,000-strong engineering organization proved that commitment in extraordinary ways in 2025,” said Ed Boyle, NS' vice president of engineering. “At the same time, we delivered exceptional infrastructure improvements through extensive planning and outstanding execution. These results show what’s possible when the skill, precision and expertise of our industry-leading railroaders come together every day.”