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Norfolk Southern says Charleston rail plan ‘hollow’

(The following story by Daniel Brock appeared on the Charleston Regional Business Journal website on July 15, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — Norfolk Southern Corp. has been largely silent during the region’s broiling commercial rail debate, but a deal struck by a group of...

Norfolk Southern balks at Charleston rail plan

(The following story by Allyson Bird appeared on The Post and Courier website on July 14, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — Norfolk Southern Corp. rejects North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey’s plan to kick its trains out of key up-and-coming neighborhoods at the...

$9.7M released for NS rail yard expansion in Toledo, Ohio

(The following story by David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on July 14, 2010.) TOLEDO, Ohio — A state agency has given a green signal to a $12.3 million expansion of a Norfolk Southern Railway rail yard in South Toledo, a project intended to boost the...

Norfolk Southern shares upgraded to overweight at J.P. Morgan

(The following story by Matt Andrejczak appeared at MarketWatch.com on July 9, 2010.) SAN FRANCISCO — Norfolk Southern shares have lagged the gains of other railroads during the economic downturn. But its coal-hauling business could energize the stock over the next...

Pros, cons of Charleston rail deal

(The following story by Allyson Bird appeared on The Post and Courier website on July 10, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — Proponents of a controversial rail plan that would shape North Charleston’s future say its detractors are missing the big picture — that the...

Editorial: Promising rail plan for Charleston port

(The following editorial appeared on the Post and Courier website on July 11, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — The city of North Charleston, CSX Corp. and a private developer have proposed a rail plan that would serve a new port at the old Navy Base, eliminate miles of rail...

Belcher Bridge is coming down for NS Corridor

(The following story by Bill Archer appeared on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph website on July 5, 2010.) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Norfolk Southern Railway contract crews have set up warning signs, and one of Bluefield’s bridges that traverses the NS mainline in the city’s...

Norfolk Southern train cars derail in Raleigh, N.C.

(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 4, 2010.) RALEIGH, N.C. — Several train cars have derailed near downtown Raleigh, but officials say no one has been hurt and there have been no evacuations. Multiple media outlets report the cars left the track at...