October 23, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 22, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 52 cents per share on its common stock, payable on Dec. 10, to stockholders of record on Nov. 1. Since its...
October 23, 2013 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 23, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern reported third-quarter net income of $482 million, 20 percent higher than $402 million for the same period of 2012. Diluted earnings per share were $1.53, up 23 percent compared...
October 21, 2013 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Railway Age, October 18, 2013) NEW YORK — The U.S. Surface Transportation Board on Oct. 17, 2013 released its findings on U.S. Class I railroad revenue adequacy for 2012, and found that only two carriers—Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern—qualify as...
October 17, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Computer Weekly, October 17, 2013) US rail transport company Norfolk Southern Railway has begun an ambitious project to integrate 400 software applications it uses to control and monitor its rolling stock, trains and freight containers. The project will give...
October 16, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Charleston Post Courier, October 15, 2013) CHARLESTON, S.C. — The the board of directors of South Carolina’s State Ports Authority Tuesday approved an additional $2.7 million for the nearly 100-acre intermodal yard or ‘inland port’ in Greer,...
October 14, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Charleston Post Courier, October 14, 2013) CHARLESTON, S.C. — The State Ports Authority’s newest terminal opens Monday in Spartanburg County, far from the Charleston waterfront. The hope is that the so-called inland port will boost commerce in the state’s...
October 14, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, October 10, 2013) WARRENVILLE, S.C. — Researchers studying the health effects from a devastating South Carolina train wreck and chlorine gas release are seeking more participants. On Jan. 6, 2005, a Norfolk Southern train car carrying...
October 10, 2013 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: Amtrak and Norfolk Southern joint press release, October 9, 2013) ALTOONA, Pa. — Trains, patriotism, and history will be on display from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, as Amtrak and Norfolk Southern host “All Aboard Altoona” at NS’ Rose Yard here....
October 3, 2013 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, October 2, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its third-quarter 2013 earnings on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at 8:45 a.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...
September 24, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, September 23, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern is celebrating a milestone in Virginia by loading a record amount of coal into a single ocean-going vessel. The company says it finished loading 168,977 net tons of coal into the into the...
