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...
June 7, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Birmingham News website on June 6, 2011.) McCALLA, Ala. — Norfolk Southern officials broke ground this morning on the railroad company’s $97.5 million hub being built on 316 acres in McCalla. Wick Moorman, chief executive of...
June 6, 2011 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 3, 2011.) On Monday, Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a $97.5 million intermodal terminal in McCalla, Ala. Slated to open in 2012, the 316-acre Birmingham...
June 2, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following press release on June 1, 2011.) ALTOONA, PA. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present an overview of the company’s operating, financial, and strategic initiatives as part of its 2011 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference...
May 31, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on The Star Press website on May 27, 2011.) MUNCIE, Ind. — A communications official with Norfolk Southern said on Thursday that one of its trains left a putrid pile of grain — and not human waste — laying in the middle of its...
May 26, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Virginian Pilot website on May 25, 2011.) ROANOKE, Va. — Everyone loves zombies these days. Even Norfolk Southern Corp. The Norfolk-based railroad company announced Wednesday that its mascot Brainy will join more than 1,000 zombie...
