June 6, 2013 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: The State Record, May 30, 2013) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Shipping freight by container is a larger part of the rail freight traffic than it has been in the past, and it could get a big boost in the eastern United States in 2015 when expansion of the Panama Canal...
June 6, 2013 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: The Morning Call, June 5, 2013) BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Bethlehem is more than 70 miles from the nearest ocean, but it may soon become an international port. The Port of New York and New Jersey is in talks with Norfolk Southern railroad to turn Bethlehem’s...
May 24, 2013 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(Source: Birmingham News, May 24, 2013) BEAR CREEK, Ala. — Twenty-one cars on a Norfolk Southern train derailed Thursday afternoon outside of Bear Creek in Marion County, leading to the evacuation of parts of the city, including Phillips Elementary School. Full story:...
May 24, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, May 22, 2013) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern opened its new $5.9 million Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer terminal today in Knoxville. Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer (TBT) terminals are specialized facilities that allow customers to...
May 17, 2013 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Cherry Hill Courier Post, May 14, 2013) CHERRY HILL, N.J. — A dozen police officers who responded to a November train derailment in Paulsboro have sued Conrail and its parent companies, CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway. Full story: Cherry Hill Courier...
April 24, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, April 23, 2013) OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern reported a 10 percent improvement in first-quarter profit Tuesday as an increase in railroad shipping volume and a land sale helped offset continued weak coal demand. Full story: Miami...
April 24, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, April 23, 2013) NORFOLK, VA. – For the first quarter of 2013, Norfolk Southern Corporation reported net income of $450 million, or $1.41 per diluted share, 10 percent higher than $410 million, or $1.23 per diluted share,...
April 12, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, April 1, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its first-quarter 2013 earnings on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...
April 1, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Roanoke Times, March 30, 2013) ROANOKE, Va. — A significant number of Norfolk Southern Corp. personnel who lost railroad jobs in the closure of Roanoke’s hump yard could get new jobs at the company. Norfolk Southern has given jobs to or expects to have jobs...
April 1, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, February 25, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s Roanoke Terminal will no longer serve as a regional railcar classification yard. Beginning Monday, the Norfolk, Va.-based railroad operator says it’s ending regional...
