August 2, 2016 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(Source: Columbus Dispatch, August 2, 2016) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Five months after Norfolk Southern idled service on a portion of its tracks from Columbus to West Virginia, the railroad is back up and running. Full story: Columbus Dispatch
August 1, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 29, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 59 cents per share on its common stock, payable on Sept. 10 to stockholders of record on Aug. 8. Since its inception...
August 1, 2016 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(Source: Washington Times, July 31, 2016) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Trains will resume chugging along Norfolk Southern railroad tracks in West Virginia’s Kanawha Valley after being mostly silent for months. A new short line railroad will operate a route from outside of...
July 27, 2016 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 27, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported financial results for second-quarter 2016. Net income was $405 million, compared with $433 million during the same period of 2015. Diluted earnings per...
July 11, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, July 9, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Coal exports from the port continued to tank in the first six months of 2016, following a port-wide, year-over-year drop of about 35 percent in 2015. Full story: Virginian-Pilot
July 6, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 6, 2016) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Norfolk Southern has received permission to blast tons of loose rock from a hillside to reduce the chance of future slides. West Carson Street has been closed in that area and Norfolk Southern has been...
July 6, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, July 5, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. will pay nearly $500,000 in back pay and interest to more than 2,000 African Americans to settle allegations of race-based hiring discrimination, the U.S. Department of Labor announced...
July 1, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 1, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will announce its second-quarter financial results during a conference call and live Internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Quarterly earnings...
June 29, 2016 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, June 28, 2016) NEW YORK — Koppers Inc. has signed long-term contracts with Norfolk Southern (three years) and Union Pacific (five years) for bonded rail joint assemblies. Full story: Railway Track &...
June 29, 2016 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Zacks, June 28, 2016) NEW YORK — The expanded 102-year old Panama Canal was officially inaugurated on Jun 26 after the completion of a 10-year long intensive project. The expansion project, which is worth more than $5 billion, will now let huge ships carrying...
