Tim Livingston
joins as Senior Vice President Transportation as COO John Orr establishes operations leadership
team
ATLANTA, Aug. 7,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation
(NYSE: NSC) has appointed three industry veterans with precision
scheduled railroading (PSR) experience to lead its Transportation
team, reporting to Chief Operating Officer John Orr. Tim
Livingston joins Norfolk Southern as Senior Vice President
Transportation and Network Operations. Reporting to Livingston will
be Rodney Moore, serving as Vice
President Transportation for the Northern region and Dewayne Swindall as Vice President
Transportation for the Southern region.
The new leadership structure will bolster accelerated
operational improvements throughout the company's network with
PSR-experienced senior leaders. These changes will also place
leaders closer to field operations and leverage strategic
consulting from Mack Barker.
"In the first half of this year, we have made measurable
progress on safety and productivity," Orr said. "I am pleased to
bring together Tim, Rodney, and Dewayne as the right leaders to
help us maintain meaningful momentum and make our progress
sustainable. Their roles are crucial in our journey to be the gold
standard of safety and execute our operational plan with excellence
while being intentional about fostering a strong culture."
Livingston, Moore, and Swindall each have deep operational
expertise and proven ability to deliver results. They also bring
strong capabilities in implementing balanced, effective PSR
strategies that deliver improved operating ratio and foster an
environment of collaboration.
Livingston, a career railroader, brings more than 20 years of
experience achieving operational excellence, driving productivity
improvements, and building strong safety cultures. He began as a
conductor and went on to hold positions of increasing
responsibility at Kansas City Southern Railway culminating in his
most recent role, post-merger, as Vice President Operations for
Canadian Pacific Kansas City. He holds a BBA and an MBA from
Baker University.
Moore joined Norfolk Southern 20 years ago as a management
trainee. Throughout his tenure he has served in a variety of
operational leadership roles across the network, including, most
recently, as Vice President Network Operations. He has extensive
knowledge of our network and is a leader known for driving
exceptional results. In Moore's new role, he reports directly to
Livingston. He is responsible for the Northern region encompassing
the densest portion of the Norfolk Southern network between
Chicago and New York.
Swindall also reports directly to Livingston. He joined Norfolk
Southern in May from the Indiana Railroad, where he served as
President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board. Swindall began his
career 25 years ago as a Norfolk Southern train service employee in
Birmingham, Alabama. Since then,
he has held key leadership roles helping railroads, including
Canadian National (CN) and Genesee & Wyoming, deploying PSR, improving performance
and developing talent. Swindall is a leader who prioritizes
operational excellence and engagement with team members.
Reporting into this leadership team will be a network of general
managers and assistant superintendents based in their respective
field offices across the Northern and Southern regions with close
oversight and engagement with day-to-day operations to speed
awareness and decision-making capabilities as well as team
development.
In addition, Mack Barker is
consulting with Norfolk Southern on railway
optimization. Barker retired earlier this year after more than
35 years at CN Railway, most recently serving as Senior Vice
President Network Operations and Planning.
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely
moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today,
it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight
transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability,
Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid approximately 15 million
tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated
team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from
agriculture to consumer goods, and Norfolk Southern originates more
automotive traffic than any other Class I Railroad. Norfolk
Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the
eastern U.S. It serves a majority of the country's population and
manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port
on the Atlantic coast as well as major ports in the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by
visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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