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...
July 16, 2014 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(Source: South Jersey Times, July 15, 2014) NEWARK, N.J. — The law firm representing Conrail, Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation in class action lawsuits related to the November 2012 train derailment in Paulsboro has requested a federal judge issue an...
July 14, 2014 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Toledo Blade, July 14, 2014) TOLEDO, Ohio — Activity at Norfolk Southern’s Toledo Intermodal Terminal has more than doubled in the last four years, and now the railroad has received a city commission’s approval for a major expansion there. By a 4-0 vote...
June 27, 2014 | Headlines, KCS, NS
(Source: Associated Press, June 26, 2014) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Norfolk Southern has told the Charlotte Area Transit System it won’t share its freight railroad tracks for a proposed commuter train. Full story: www.blueridgenow.com
June 27, 2014 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian Pilot, June 27, 2014) NORFOLK, Va. — A city councilman wants railroad company Norfolk Southern to do more to control coal dust at its Lamberts Point terminal and is asking the council to weigh in. Full story: Virginian Pilot
June 27, 2014 | Headlines, NS, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, June 27, 2014) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp said it would require its customers to give the railroad company legal protection against damages caused by explosions or leakage of hazardous materials carried in older tank cars, The Wall Street...
