August 29, 2014 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Plain Dealer, August 28, 2014) CLEVELAND — A railroad police officer was knocked unconscious when he and a burglary suspect plummeted off an East Side railroad bridge Wednesday afternoon. Full story: www.cleveland.com
August 14, 2014 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(Source: Hendersonville Lightning, August 12, 2014) HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — The new owners of the Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail line have made no commitment yet on using the rail line, which advocates of the Ecusta Trail hope would be converted into a biking and...
July 30, 2014 | CEO Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: InterCooler, July 29, 2014) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. VP Deborah H. Butler sold 32,960 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.37, for a total transaction of...
July 29, 2014 | CEO Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: Mideast Times, July 29, 2014) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. VP Cynthia C. Earhart sold 2,077 shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. stock on the open market in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.78, for a total...
July 25, 2014 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Sylva Herald, July 24, 2014) SYLVA, N.C. — The Norfolk Southern railroad company will sell the Murphy Branch, 47 miles of line from Dillsboro to Asheville, to Watco, a company headquartered in Pittsburg, Kan. Full story: Sylva Herald
July 25, 2014 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Star News, July 24, 2014) WILMINGTON, N.C. — Lots of wheels were turning at Thursday’s N.C. State Ports Authority Board of Directors meeting regarding ways to drive business to the region even if little was said in open session about what might be going...
July 25, 2014 | Headlines, NS, Oil Train
(Source: McClatchy News Service, July 24, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A major hauler of crude oil by rail has sued the state of Maryland to stop the public release of information about the shipments, according to court documents. Full story: Miami...
July 23, 2014 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 23, 2014) NORFOLK, Va. — For the second quarter of 2014 Norfolk Southern reported record net income of $562 million, 21 percent higher compared with $465 million in second-quarter 2013. Diluted earnings per share increased...
July 21, 2014 | Headlines, Historic/Steam, NS
(Source: Decatur Herald & Review, July 19, 2014) DECATUR, Ill. — The events of July 19, 1974, left a mark on Decatur that is still felt 40 years later. A gas explosion in the Norfolk & Western rail yard had Decatur leading the national news and remains one...
July 16, 2014 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, July 15, 2014) WYTHEVILLE, Va. — Faced with the task of clearing widespread wreckage, town officials and Norfolk Southern crews were back on the scene Tuesday of a large-scale train derailment in the town limits of Wytheville. Full...
