September 9, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, September 8, 2011) NORFOLK, Va. — Flooding in areas of eastern Pennsylvania and New York due to heavy rains and the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, are impacting operations over Norfolk Southern’s Southern Tier line...
August 30, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, August 30, 2011) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern continues to make good progress in restoring operations following Hurricane Irene. Operations in North and South Carolina and Virginia have generally returned to normal, with a...
August 19, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, August 17, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern spent $1.8 million in the second quarter to lobby on Amtrak, high-speed rail and other issues, according to the Associated Press. That’s down from the nearly $2.1 million it spent in...
August 18, 2011 | Headlines, NS, Railroad Security
(Source: Roanoke Times, August 17, 201) ROANOKE, Va. — Three boys, ages 12, 13 and 14, have been charged with intentionally derailing a Norfolk Southern locomotive near Martinsville, Va., according to the Roanoke Times. No one was hurt in the derailment. Full story:...
August 16, 2011 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: www.FoxToledo.com, August 15, 2011) TOLEDO, Ohio — Norfolk Southern is opening a new rail line into a shipping port in Toledo, Ohio, joining CSX which had been the only rail carrier over the past 50 years. Officials in Toledo hope the additional rail line...
August 16, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Martinsville Bulletin, August 16, 2011) MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Officials are following up on tips from the public as they investigate a train derailment that happened here on Saturday. They say someone intentionally put an object on the tracks, causing a Norfolk...
August 15, 2011 | Headlines, NS, Railroad Security
(Source: Television station WKYC, August 14, 2011) CONNEAUT, Ohio — A small bomb about the size of a package of cigarettes was found on Norfolk Southern tracks in Conneaut, Ohio, this past weekend. While it likely would not have caused damage to a train, it could have...
August 12, 2011 | Headlines, NS, Whistleblower
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor press release, August 9, 2011) GREENSBORO, N.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has been ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to pay a former employee $122,199 in compensatory...
August 11, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Smart Money, August 10, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman recently conducted an interview that appears on the website SmartMoney.com. He discusses the state of the economy, coal shipments, and various other topics. Full story:...
August 8, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Intelligencer Journal, August 7, 2011) LANCASTER, Pa. — The Intelligencer Journal is reporting that Norfolk Southern’s new rail yard in Lancaster, Pa., may be completed around Labor Day. The newspaper says discussions regarding the facility began six...
