Tone mix
Week by week 52 weeks
Share of Norfolk Southern Corp.'s 670 headlines over the last 52 weeks by the model's call, and the same mix week by week.
Biggest swings in the last year
The weeks whose tone moved furthest from the 8-week average, with the story most outlets carried that week.
- Week of Dec 15, 2025 · tone -582 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns-58
- Week of Aug 17, 2026 · tone -53New timeline set for Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger proceedings-58
- Week of Jun 8, 2026 · tone +33Should You Buy Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)?+44
- Week of Feb 2, 2026 · tone +22Norfolk Southern's profit slips 12% amid merger costs and economic uncertainty+42
- Week of Apr 13, 2026 · tone +44Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC): Israel Englander Is Buying This Stock+36
- Week of Sep 7, 2026 · tone -25Jury Says Norfolk Southern Owes $954K In Disability Bias Suit-35
Daily headline tone, last 90 sessions
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Each point is the average score of the headlines about Norfolk Southern Corp. in one trading session, with the 8-session average drawn through it. Sessions with no headline about the company have no point.
Tone by period
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| Last 7 sessions | 28 | +11 |
| Last 30 sessions | 74 | -13 |
| Last 90 sessions | 211 | -4 |
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Every headline in the period counts equally.
Headlines on Thursday, October 29, 2026
1 headline, average tone +68: 1 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 1.
- wjactv.com · 1 outletDRONE | Norfolk Southern remove remaining cars from Altoona derailment sitePositive
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| DRONE | Norfolk Southern remove remaining cars from Altoona derailment site | wjactv.com | 1 | Positive |
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Headlines on Wednesday, October 28, 2026
2 headlines, average tone -98: 0 positive, 0 neutral and 2 negative. Showing all 2.
- www.trains.com · 1 outletPennsylvania congressman asks FRA, Norfolk Southern about recent Altoona-area derailmentsNegative
- riponadvance.com · 1 outletJoyce investigates 'troubling' Norfolk Southern train derailments in his districtNegative
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| Pennsylvania congressman asks FRA, Norfolk Southern about recent Altoona-area derailments | www.trains.com | 1 | Negative |
| Joyce investigates 'troubling' Norfolk Southern train derailments in his district | riponadvance.com | 1 | Negative |
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Headlines on Tuesday, October 27, 2026
1 headline, average tone 0: 0 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 1.
- www.bdtonline.com · 1 outletBluefield officials, Norfolk Southern talk about transit projectNeutral
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| Bluefield officials, Norfolk Southern talk about transit project | www.bdtonline.com | 1 | Neutral |
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Headlines on Monday, October 26, 2026
3 headlines, average tone +66: 2 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative. Showing all 3.
- www.tickerreport.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) Stock Price Expected to Rise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Analyst SaysPositive
- www.trains.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern to serve new Audi plant in GeorgiaPositive
- www.jobsnhire.com · 1 outletUnion Pacific Handled 6% More Volume With 1% Fewer Employees as Railroad Awaits Norfolk Southern Merger ReviewNeutral
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| Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) Stock Price Expected to Rise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Analyst Says | www.tickerreport.com | 1 | Positive |
| Norfolk Southern to serve new Audi plant in Georgia | www.trains.com | 1 | Positive |
| Union Pacific Handled 6% More Volume With 1% Fewer Employees as Railroad Awaits Norfolk Southern Merger Review | www.jobsnhire.com | 1 | Neutral |
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Headlines on Friday, October 23, 2026
12 headlines, average tone +38: 6 positive, 5 neutral and 1 negative. The 8 most widely carried stories are listed; the table holds all 12.
- www.aol.com · 2 outletsNorfolk Southern (NSC) Q3 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptNeutral
- www.trains.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern profits rise on higher volume and revenuePositive
- finchannel.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern Q3 revenue reaches recordPositive
- www.progressiverailroading.com · 1 outletRail News - Norfolk Southern logs record revenue, higher operating ratio in Q3. For Railroad Career ProfessionalsPositive
- econotimes.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern Reports Record $3.5 Billion Third-Quarter RevenuePositive
- www.dailypolitical.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.16 EPSPositive
- www.wtvm.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern closures could affect commute plans on Double Churches and Old Cusseta roadsNegative
- seekingalpha.com · 1 outletNorfolk Southern outlines 2026 CapEx of roughly $2.1B while updated OpEx guide moves just north of $9B (NYSE:NSC)Positive
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| Norfolk Southern (NSC) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript | www.aol.com | 2 | Neutral |
| Norfolk Southern profits rise on higher volume and revenue | www.trains.com | 1 | Positive |
| Norfolk Southern Q3 revenue reaches record | finchannel.com | 1 | Positive |
| Rail News - Norfolk Southern logs record revenue, higher operating ratio in Q3. For Railroad Career Professionals | www.progressiverailroading.com | 1 | Positive |
| Norfolk Southern Reports Record $3.5 Billion Third-Quarter Revenue | econotimes.com | 1 | Positive |
| Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.16 EPS | www.dailypolitical.com | 1 | Positive |
| Norfolk Southern closures could affect commute plans on Double Churches and Old Cusseta roads | www.wtvm.com | 1 | Negative |
| Norfolk Southern outlines 2026 CapEx of roughly $2.1B while updated OpEx guide moves just north of $9B (NYSE:NSC) | seekingalpha.com | 1 | Positive |
| NSC - Norfolk Southern Corp Analysis | www.morningstar.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Norfolk Southern: Q3 Earnings Snapshot | www.local3news.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Norfolk Southern awards $50,000 grant to boost Lowcountry Food Bank efforts | abcnews4.com | 1 | Neutral |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) Shareholders to Get $1.35 Quarterly Dividend | www.dailypolitical.com | 1 | Neutral |
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How the score works
A headline's tone is not a forecast of the share price. Read the headlines themselves before acting on an average.
Which headlines count
Headlines come from the GDELT global news feed from 2019-09-23 on. A headline counts only when a model judges it to be about Norfolk Southern Corp., not a passing mention.
How each headline is scored
The model calls each headline positive, neutral or negative news for the company. A period's tone is the share of positive minus negative headlines, from -100 (all negative) to +100 (all positive).
When a headline counts
Headlines published by 9:15 a.m. New York time belong to that day's session. Later and weekend headlines move to the next trading session.
Repeated stories
When several outlets carry the same headline, it counts once per session.