October 6, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, October 5, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern is currently preparing for Hurricane Matthew by repositioning rail equipment away from the Southeast Coastal areas and moving shipments inland to secured rail yards. Traffic in...
October 5, 2016 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 5, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will announce its third-quarter financial results during a conference call and live Internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Quarterly earnings...
October 5, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, October 4, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern is currently anticipating inclement weather affecting the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic coastal areas associated with Hurricane Matthew. Weather advisories have been issued based on...
October 3, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, October 2, 2016) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four years ago, a broken rail caused 16 railroad cars to jump the track near Columbus’ Weinland Park neighborhood, igniting a fireball of ethanol on board. Full story: Columbus...
September 29, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, September 28, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation announced today that James A. Hixon, executive vice president law and corporate relations and chief legal officer, will retire effective Dec. 1, 2016. “Jim has...
September 20, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, September 19, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today marked the first anniversary of its purchase of Delaware & Hudson Railway Co.’s (D&H) line between Sunbury, Pa., and Schenectady, N.Y., by...
September 15, 2016 | Headlines, NS, Railroad Retirement
(Source: Southside Daily, September 14, 2016) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A former pipefitter for Norfolk Southern railroad could spend 10 years in prison for stealing more than $400,000 from the government. Full story: Southside Daily
September 13, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, September 12, 2016) NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has released its testimony from an Aug. 23 hearing regarding increasing rail service to western Pennsylvania. “I think it’s one of the first times that Amtrak, PennDOT and Norfolk...
September 13, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Lehigh Valley Live, September 12, 2016) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Norfolk Southern is investigating why a train crossed a marathon’s course on Sunday during the race, but the railroad says it has a more important public safety message. Some frustrated runners...
September 6, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Toledo Blade, August 30, 2016) TOLEDO, Ohio — About 90 trains roll through Swanton on a typical day, but it’s the ones that might stop just east of the village in the future that brought scores of people out to protest during a public meeting Monday evening....
