January 10, 2011 | Headlines, NS
Early on the morning of January 6, 2005, a 42-car Norfolk Southern train crashed into two locomotives and two rail cars in Graniteville, S.C. The freight train was carrying more than 250 tons of toxic chlorine gas, which was released in the crash. Nine people died as...
October 11, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jennifer Brookland appeared on The State website on October 11, 2010.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — Phil Napier’s hardware store is the kind that has been largely replaced by Walmart and The Home Depot superstores. A toy firetruck rests on a shelf...
October 8, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story appeared on The Gazette-Virginian website on October 7, 2010.) BOSTON – A Norfolk Southern locomotive derailed Wednesday afternoon in the South Boston railroad yard, according to Norfolk Southern officials. “Three locomotives were returning to the...
October 7, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by George Hohmann appeared on the Charleston Daily Mail website on October 7, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern said it undertook one of its largest coal loadings of the last 20 years on Sept. 29 at its Pier 6 trans-loading facility at...
October 6, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story appeared on the PR Newswire website on October 5, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) handled one of its largest cargo loadings of the last 20 years at its Pier 6 coal transloading facility at Lamberts Point in Norfolk. On Sept. 29,...
October 5, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story was circulated by NS Corp. on October 4, 2010.) NORFOLK, VA. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its third-quarter 2010 earnings on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The...
October 4, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Chip Brian appeared on the SmarTrend website on October 4, 2010.) One week ago, Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at BB&T Capital. The stock closed yesterday at $59.51 which is 2.62% higher than the price one-week...
September 17, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on September 17, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation announced today the commencement of an offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) any and all outstanding 7.90% Notes due 2097 (the “Existing Notes”)...
September 16, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story appeared on the PR-USA website on September 16, 2010.) A combined wrongful death suit and personal injury suit against Union Pacific Railroad began in earnest Tuesday as jurors heard opening statements and the beginning of the plaintiffs’ case....
September 15, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Pierre Paulden, Mitchell Martin appeared on the Bloomberg BusinessWeek website on September 15, 2010.) Rabobank Nederland NV, the world’s largest agricultural lender, sold $350 million of 100-year senior bonds in the first offering of such...
