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NS prepares for Tropical Storm Hermine

(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...

NS Vice President Hixon sells $941,000 in company stock

(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...

Amtrak taps Wick Moorman as its next CEO

(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...

Norfolk Southern issues sustainability report

(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, August 9, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Cleaner-running locomotives. Greater energy efficiency. Support for safer communities. Fewer workplace injuries. A more diverse workforce. Those are among key achievements highlighted in Norfolk...

NS, MSI settle dueling lawsuits

(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review, August 5, 2016) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — MSI Corp. and Norfolk Southern railroad have apparently reached a settlement in lawsuits that arose after a February 2014 train derailment that damaged one of MSI’s buildings in Vandergrift....

Rural Georgia rail port gets big boost from Kia auto parts

(Source: Associated Press, August 3, 2016) SAVANNAH, Ga. — A rail terminal in rural southwest Georgia got a big boost Wednesday from automaker Kia, which plans to move daily shipments of auto parts from the busy Port of Savannah through the site to supply its...