April 27, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 26, 2011.) ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s Roanoke Locomotive Shops achieved 1 million injury-free employee-hours in March. The facility near downtown Roanoke, which employs about 200 people in the heavy maintenance...
April 20, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Kevin Castle appeared on the Times News website on April 20, 2011.) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Some people take a walk on railroad tracks out of necessity or for a thrill, but federal statistics show this is the deadliest activity on record throughout...
April 15, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jeff Stover appeared on The Register-Herald website on April 14, 2011.) SURVEYOR, W.Va. — A Norfolk Southern freight train accident near Surveyor late Wednesday night caused several coal cars to derail, spilling their loads and leaving the cars...
April 14, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jeff Stover appeared on the Register-Herald website on April 14, 2011.) SURVEYOR, W.Va. — A Norfolk Southern freight train accident near Surveyor late Wednesday night caused several coal cars to derail, spilling their loads and leaving the cars...
April 8, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 7, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its first-quarter 2011 earnings on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...
April 5, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Virginian Pilot website on April 4, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. makes a lot of money moving coal around the country. In 2010, coal contributed $2.7 billion of business – 28 percent of the company’s total revenue. In the...
March 25, 2011 | CEO Pay, Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 24, 2011.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern’s CEO saw his total compensation fall 9 percent last year despite strong growth in the company’s earnings and stock price, according to an Associated Press...
March 24, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following press release on March 23, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Looking ahead with optimism after last year’s second-highest earnings ever, Norfolk Southern Corporation CEO Wick Moorman (NYSE: NSC) says in the 2010 Annual Report that the...
March 22, 2011 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 21, 2011.) NORFOLK, Va. — Railroad operator Norfolk Southern says it will record an expense of at least $58 million from a 2005 derailment that led to nine deaths and a massive evacuation in Graniteville, S.C....
March 21, 2011 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on television station WBOY’s website on March 20, 2011.) CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The resurgence of coal shipments, fueled in part by an improving export market, is paying off in West Virginia. “In the last eight months, the Pocahontas...
