May 26, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 21, 2011.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — Researchers studying the long-term health effects of a deadly 2005 Norfolk Southern train wreck and chemical spill in Aiken County are offering free health screenings to people in...
May 24, 2011 | Headlines, NS
MUNCIE, Ind. — A Muncie, Ind., landlord and business owner raised a stink Monday over a heap of waste apparently left last week by a Norfolk Southern train, prompting an investigation by Delaware County Health Department officials who said the railroad company was in...
May 19, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Toronto Star website on May 18, 2011.) TORONTO — Taking advantage of historically low interest rates and strong demand from fixed-income investors, Norfolk Southern today issued $400 million of 100-year notes. The deal was increased from...
May 16, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Hampton Roads Inside Business Journal on May 13, 2011.) ROANOKE, Va. — To keep pace with surging freight shipments, Norfolk Southern has ordered 1,500 specially designed coal cars and 242 AC locomotives. AC locomotives?...
May 13, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Virginian Pilot website on May 13, 2011.) WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The nation’s policymakers lack the funds and political will to improve the nation’s highway system but have supported public-private partnerships for upgrading...
May 12, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 11, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern said it is increasing its support of relief efforts in states hard hit by recent severe storms. Norfolk Southern last month announced support for Alabama, Mississippi, and...
May 4, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 3, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will hold its 2011 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference on Wednesday, June 8, for active buy- and sell-side analysts as well as the company’s largest shareholders...
May 4, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Charlotte Observer website on May 4, 2011. Brother Ben Lee is Local Chairman and Legislative Representative of BLET Division 166 in Charlotte, N.C.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The single track rail line that runs from Charlotte northward through...
May 3, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 29, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Ten sons and daughters of employees are receiving college scholarships from Norfolk Southern Corporation under the company’s annual scholarship program. Two are recipients of the National...
May 2, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on April 29, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railroad is starting to build its Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility, planned as a western anchor of its latest cross-country double-stack route, as...
