FRA Certification Helpline: (216) 694-0240

Norfolk Southern closing Ashtabula docks

(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...

Norfolk Southern fights to put brakes on takeover attempt

(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...

NS opens new rail facility in W.Va.

(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...

CP-NS merger could impact W.Va. rail yard

(Source: Register-Herald, December 23, 2015) BECKLEY, W.Va. — Battles in two boardrooms, one in Canada, the other in Virginia, could directly affect the little town of Elmore in Wyoming County. Norfolk Southern Corp. board members are fighting a third takeover bid...

CP, NS credit ratings could suffer if merger goes through

(Source: Canadian Press, December 21, 2015) OMAHA, Neb. — Rating agency Moody’s says Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern could face credit downgrades if the two railroads move forward with a proposed merger. Moody’s said Monday that it hasn’t...

Norfolk Southern plans improvements to ex-D&H line

(Source: Albany Times Union, December 18, 2015) ALBANY, N.Y. — Norfolk Southern has been working on the former Delaware & Hudson line from Albany to Sunbury, Pa., that it purchased earlier this year from Canadian Pacific Railway. That’s according to a story in...