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...
September 24, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: WRBL, September 24, 2013) ATLANTA, Ga. — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit in Atlanta against Norfolk Southern Railway Company for allegedly discriminating against an employee because of his disability. Full story:...
September 20, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, September 19, 2013) CHICAGO — Chicago and Norfolk Southern officials agreed Thursday to cut diesel pollution from a rail yard on the city’s South Side to address residents’ concerns that a massive expansion project would add to...
September 20, 2013 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Newsworks.org, September 19, 2013) PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is at the center of a new industrial boom. A visible sign of that are the long trains snaking through the city, bringing crude oil from North Dakota to the city’s revived refineries. The...
September 19, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, September 18, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s Pier 6 at Lamberts Point again has loaded a record amount of coal into a single ocean-going vessel. Yesterday, Sept. 17, Norfolk Southern employees finished loading 166,840...
August 16, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: The Advocate-Messenger, August 15, 2013) GENEVA, Ky. — The problem of Norfolk Southern trains stopping on the tracks in the McKinney area and blocking the Geneva crossing — the only way across for miles around — is of growing concern for county officials, who...
