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...
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...
