November 10, 2015 | CP, Headlines, NS
(Source: New York Times, November 9, 2015) NEW YORK — If at first Canadian Pacific could not succeed in buying a fellow railroad operator, it looks prepared to try again with another target. Canadian Pacific has held preliminary discussions with Norfolk Southern, one...
November 6, 2015 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, November 5, 2015) CHICAGO — Norfolk Southern joined local and state officials to dedicate a new fleet of environmentally friendly, rail yard locomotives for Chicago today at its 47th Street intermodal facility. The engines are...
November 3, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(Source: Altoona Mirror, November 3, 2015) ALTOONA, Pa. — Plans by the Norfolk Southern Corp. to install positive train control components through its 22-state network include a 63-foot tower in Snyder Township, planning documents show. Full story: Altoona...
November 2, 2015 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Knoxville News Sentinel, November 1, 2015) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Thousands of rail tank cars roll through the cities, suburbs and rural areas of East Tennessee day and night, moving chemicals and energy products desperately needed by a variety of industries that...
October 29, 2015 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 28, 2015) CASTILE, N.Y. — Supporting jobs and the economy of New York’s Southern Tier, Norfolk Southern, the New York State Department of Transportation, and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic...
October 28, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 27, 2015) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 59 cents per share on its common stock, payable on Dec. 10 to stockholders of record on Nov. 6. Since its inception...
October 28, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 28, 2015) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported financial results for third-quarter 2015. Net income for the quarter was $452 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, compared with $559 million, or...
October 27, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(Source: Times Leader, October 26, 2015) WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — As of Oct. 22 the last spike was driven into the proverbial coffin of the venerable Delaware and Hudson Railway in Luzerne County. The deeds for 40 tracts of land taking the rail from Avoca to Nescopeck were...
October 21, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 20, 2015) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today said its rail operating subsidiaries will no longer accept shipments of Poisonous-Inhalation-Hazard commodities, effective Dec. 1, 2015. PIH...
October 21, 2015 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(Source: Railway Age, October 20, 2015) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern on Oct. 20, 2015 said, effective Dec. 1, 2015, it will no longer accept shipments of Poisonous-Inhalation-Hazard (PIH) commodities, and that passenger trains operated by Amtrak, Virginia Railway...
