September 10, 2010 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 9, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers began wrestling Thursday with providing rail access to a new $525 million port terminal as the state works to regain its competitive position among other...
September 10, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on September 9, 2010.) RADFORD, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s Heartland Corridor – one of the most extensive railroad engineering projects in modern times and a template for public-private partnerships that strengthen the nation’s...
September 10, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 9, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Norfolk Southern Corp. on Thursday ran its first train loaded with double-stacked cargo containers through some of the most rugged parts of the Appalachian Mountains, opening a $191...
September 9, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on September 9, 2010.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Longshore workers are taking on new tasks at the Port of Albany in an innovative arrangement with Norfolk Southern Railway. Since midsummer,...
September 9, 2010 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Craig Trudell on September 8, 2010.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp. said shipping volumes have risen more than 10 percent in the current quarter as demand remains strong in most markets. Volume...
September 9, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Marla Matzer Rose appeared on the Columbus Dispatch website on September 9, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Trains are nothing new in central Ohio, but they are poised to play a economy. Beginning today, Norfolk Southern will use the revamped Heartland...
September 8, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 8, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern is getting ready to celebrate the completion of a rail corridor that’s expected to increase freight traffic and reduce travel times. After sunset on Wednesday,...
September 7, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Virginian Pilot website on September 5, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Catch the new Norfolk Southern music video on YouTube? No joke. To celebrate the opening of the Heartland Corridor project Thursday, the Norfolk Southern Lawmen, the...
September 7, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 4, 2010.) LIBERTY, S.C. — A freight train operator says bouncing wheels on one railcar was among the causes of a 24-car derailment that led to the evacuation of 436 homes in northwestern South Carolina....
September 7, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Peter Frost appeared on the Daily Press website on September 4, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Sometime after sunset on Wednesday, Norfolk Southern Train 233 will chug out of Hampton Roads, loaded with about 200 corrugated steel cargo containers stacked...
