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...
June 14, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: WDBJ 7, June 13, 2016) ROANOKE, Va. — More than one hundred are now sitting in the rail yard between the Virginia Museum of Transportation and the Norfolk Southern shop at Shaffer’s Crossing. Full story: www.wdbj7.com
June 1, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: PennLive, May 31, 2016) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Nine empty freight cars derailed in downtown Harrisburg Tuesday along a curve in the railroad tracks near the Amtrak train station. The city’s fire officials learned about the derailment from PennLive, prompting...
May 31, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Post-Tribune, May 27, 2016) CHICAGO — Norfolk Southern Railroad will not be participating in Great Lakes Basin Transportation’s proposed freight line route, making it the second of the six railroads the project is focused on to announce it won’t...
May 31, 2016 | Headlines, NS, Oil Train
(Source: Roanoke Times, May 27, 2016) ROANOKE, Va. — State environmental regulators have cited Norfolk Southern Corp. for an oil spill that happened when two trains collided last summer in Pulaski County. Full story: Roanoke Times
May 26, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: The Pennsylvania Record, May 25, 2016) HARRISBURG, Pa. — A man is suing Norfolk Southern Corp., his former employer, citing alleged retaliation and wrongful termination. Full story: The Pennsylvania Record
