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....
September 2, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, September 1, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern is currently anticipating inclement weather affecting the Southeast Coast and Mid-Atlantic regions associated with Tropical Storm Hermine. Weather advisories have been issued...
September 1, 2016 | CEO Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Cerbat Gem, August 31, 2016) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. VP James A. Hixon sold 10,000 shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 30. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.15, for a total value...
August 30, 2016 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, August 19, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, the retired chairman, CEO and president of Norfolk Southern Corp., will go from overseeing cargo freight to ferrying people on the country’s rails starting Sept. 1. Amtrak announced...
August 17, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Hannibal Courier-Post, August 16, 2016) HANNIBAL, Mo. — The cause of a five-car derailment in Hannibal early Tuesday morning is under investigation, according to a spokeswoman for Norfolk Southern Corp. Full story: Hannibal Courier-Post
August 17, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: The Jersey Journal, August 16, 2016) JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The man who was killed Monday when a container fell and crushed him at a Jersey City rail facility worked for a company with a history of safety violations, according to U.S Department of Labor records....
