March 21, 2013 | Headlines, NS, War on Workers
(Source: Virginian Pilot, March 20, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Total compensation packages last year rose for six of Norfolk Southern Corp.’s top seven executives, by double-digit percentages for five of them, according to the company’s proxy statement released...
March 12, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, March 12, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — A round trip between Roanoke and Lynchburg, Va., on Sunday, March 17, has been added to the previously announced 21st Century Steam excursions. The train, powered by the Tennessee Valley Railroad...
March 5, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, March 4, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Today marks the 100-year anniversary of the completion of the modern version of Norfolk Southern’s bridge over the Ohio River between South Point, Ohio, and Kenova, W.Va. – a dependable...
March 1, 2013 | Headlines, NS, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, February 28, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has been ordered to pay $1,121,099 to three workers following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
February 26, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian Pilot, February 25, 2013) ROANOKE, Va. — It said the employees who lose their jobs in Roanoke will be among the first to be offered positions elsewhere in 2013. The railroad said it expects to hire between 850 and 1,150 employees across its network...
February 26, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, February 25, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern announced today that it will cease regional railcar classification operations at its Roanoke Terminal hump yard in Roanoke, Va., beginning today. This will mean the elimination...
February 19, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, February 15, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Martin H. Nesbitt and John R. Thompson have been elected directors of Norfolk Southern Corporation, effective Feb. 18, 2013, Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman announced today. Nesbitt, 50, of...
February 15, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, February 14, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — NORFOLK, VA. – Round trips between Chattanooga, Tenn., and Attalla, Ala., on March 2 and between Norfolk and Petersburg, Va., on March 23 have been added to the previously announced 21st...
February 13, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: West Virginia Record, February 12, 2013) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has entered a settlement that says a Charleston woman will stop calling Norfolk Southern Railway Company to complain about the noise of its rail yard. Full story: West Virginia...
February 5, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, February 4, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) and the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS), in partnership with Norfolk Southern Corporation, will host 21st Century Steam excursion trips...
