January 8, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, January 8, 2016) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Signs of a possible move that would shift Norfolk Southern offices from the city of Bluefield to Roanoke,Va. appeared Thursday when word spread of furniture being moved in the railroad’s local...
January 7, 2016 | CP, Headlines, NS
(Source: Reuters, January 6, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives urged federal regulators on Wednesday to reject any acquisition of railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp by Canadian Pacific Railway. Full story:...
January 6, 2016 | CP, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, January 5, 2016) NEW YORK — Reuters, which originally broke the story late last year about Canadian Pacific’s targeting of Norfolk Southern for acquisition before CP officially announced it, has published excerpts of several letters to the...
January 5, 2016 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Roanoke Times, January 4, 2016) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. said Monday it laid off 38 conductors and suspended training for seven conductor trainees during the past three weeks in response to declining coal shipments. Full story: Roanoke...
January 5, 2016 | Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Reuters, January 4, 2015) CHICAGO — Industry groups representing major freight customers of Norfolk Southern Corp. have asked the U.S. rail regulator to reject any bid for the railroad by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., according to letters viewed by Reuters....
December 31, 2015 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Star Beacon, December 24, 2015) ASHTABULA, Ohio — Norfolk Southern plans to consolidate operations of its coal docks on Lake Erie by closing its Ashtabula coal pier and shifting operations to Sandusky. The change means 21 people will lose their jobs, though...
December 31, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Railroad Security
(Source: ABC 7 Chicago, December 30, 2015) CHICAGO — Chicago police are investigating after shots were fired at a railroad law enforcement officer’s vehicle in the Englewood neighborhood. Full story: ABC 7 Chicago
December 31, 2015 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Register-Herald, December 28, 2015) BECKLEY, W.Va. — Again last week Norfolk Southern’s board of directors tried to put the brakes on a merger between itself and Canadian Pacific by rejecting the latest takeover bid, this time issuing a testy letter calling...
December 29, 2015 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, December 26, 2015) PRICHARD, W.Va. — Halfway between a Virginia seaside port and one of the busiest U.S. rail yards in Chicago, a new railroad facility has opened in Appalachia as officials look to drum up business in West Virginia and...
December 29, 2015 | CP, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, December 23, 2015) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern on Dec. 23, 2015 rejected Canadian Pacific’s third and most recent proposal to acquire NS. CP on Dec. 16 offered $32.86 in cash, a fixed exchange ratio of 0.451 shares in a new company that would own...
