July 7, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Beaver County Times, July 6, 2011) BEAVER, Pa. — New details are emerging in a lawsuit filed against Norfolk Southern, which accuses the railroad of an ongoing pattern of covering up work-related injuries by falsely accusing employees of lying and then firing...
July 6, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 1, 2011) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Two former railroad workers are suing Norfolk Southern, claiming that the railroad tried to coerce them into lying about an accident and then fired them. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,...
July 5, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 1, 2011) NORFOLK, Va. — We cordially invite you to join us on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. EST to review our second-quarter results. We will issue earnings results shortly after market close on July 26. For those...
July 5, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Birmingham News, July 3, 2011) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham News is reporting that large tracts of land in McCalla, Ala., near Norfolk Southern’s new intermodal hub, may soon be snapped up by developers. NS held a groundbreaking ceremony for the...
June 21, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following press release on JUne 20, 2011.) YAZOO CITY, Miss. — Underscoring its leadership in “conservation capitalism” — the growing understanding that environmental progress and American business are closely linked — Norfolk...
June 17, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the News Virginian website on June 17, 2011.) BLACKSBURG, Va. — Improvements to the Shenandoah Valley’s Norfolk Southern rail line will mean a boost for industry and more frequent waits for motorists at railroad crossings, government...
June 15, 2011 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Detroit News website on June 15, 2011.) DETROIT, Mich. — Railway passengers may face delays of up to 90 minutes on trains running between Ypsilanti and Kalamazoo due to a decision by the Norfolk Southern railway to decrease speeds on...
June 15, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Reuters circulated the following on June 8, 2011.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp’s chief executive said the U.S. economy shows no signs of a double-dip recession despite slowing in the second quarter. The company’s carload volume is up 3 percent in the...
June 14, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Knoxville News Sentinel website on June 14, 2011.) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities say Claiborne County resident Mark Anthony Bruce was irate when he learned a train struck and killed his deaf friend. So he allegedly got drunk, grabbed an...
June 9, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Birmingham News website on June 7, 2011.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norfolk Southern’s $97.5 million railroad hub in McCalla won’t create that many direct jobs, but officials said Monday the project will deliver a major economic...
