January 9, 2013 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(Source: Energy Harvesting Journal, January 9, 2013) Norfolk Southern Railway No. 999 is the first all-electric, battery-powered locomotive in the United States. But when one of the thousand lead-acid batteries that power it dies, the locomotive shuts down. To combat...
January 8, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 7, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its fourth-quarter 2012 earnings on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. EST via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...
January 7, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 4, 2013) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation participated in the location of 64 new industries and the expansion of 30 existing industries along its rail lines in 2012. New plants and expansions announced in...
January 7, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Canton Repository, January 4, 2013) CANTON, Ohio — Norfolk Southern said the Utica and Marcellus shale formations, where various companies are drilling for oil and natural gas, have been key areas for the railroad’s business expansion. Full story:...
January 7, 2013 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Memphis Daily News, January 3, 2013) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Norfolk, Va.-based Norfolk Southern Corp. expects to continue increasing operations this year at its new Memphis Regional Intermodal Terminal in Rossville, just east of Collierville. Full story: Memphis...
January 2, 2013 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(Source: Aiken Standard, January 1, 2013) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — A church service on Saturday will memorialize those who lost their lives following the 2005 Graniteville train derailment. The public is welcome to attend Bethlehem Baptist Church in Graniteville, 271...
December 27, 2012 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Progressive Railroading, December 26, 2012) On Jan. 20, Norfolk Southern Railway plans to inaugurate domestic intermodal service at the Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility near Birmingham, Ala., and open the Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility in...
December 26, 2012 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(Source: News-Sentinel, December 24, 2012) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Norfolk Southern Railroad employee in Fort Wayne was injured in an accident Monday morning. At about 7 a.m., Fort Wayne Fire Department crews were called to the railroad tracks near Hanna and Hayden...
December 12, 2012 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian Pilot, December 12, 2012) NORFOLK, Va. — The first passenger train to serve South Hampton Roads since 1977 pulled away from its platform at Harbor Park early this morning with an over-sized crowd on board for the inaugural trip. The Amtrak train,...
December 11, 2012 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, December 10, 2012) NORFOLK, Va. — A locomotive simulator, a vintage double-decker dome car, and “Brainy,” a public safety mascot that encourages people to “train your brain to be smart at railroad crossings,” are some of the...
