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Norfolk Southern plans special steam excursions

(Norfolk Southern issued the following on June 30, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va., and CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern Corporation is in negotiations with the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum with regard to the operation of a limited schedule of steam locomotive event...

Georgia ports booming — will economy follow?

(The following story by Dan Chapman appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on June 30, 2010.) ATLANTA, Ga. — China’s factories run ‘round-the-clock. Ships laden with containers low-ride the Pacific. Georgia’s ports report record traffic. Trucks and...

Cop and canine keep railroads safe in Northwest Georgia

(The following story by Kim Sloan appeared on the Rome News-Tribune website on June 29, 2010.) ROME, Ga. — A shaded train trestle may seem like a nice place to sit and fish, but not only is it against the law to trespass on that trestle, it could also be deadly....

Norfolk Southern announces 2Q conference call

(Norfolk Southern issued the following on June 29, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — We cordially invite you to join us on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. EDT to review our second-quarter results. We will issue earnings results shortly after market close on July 27. For...

NS extends Heartland Corridor to Columbus-Cincinnati line

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on June 23, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway’s long-awaited project to carve a double-stack intermodal train corridor through the Appalachian Mountains just got a bit...

Train spills 3,000 gallons of fuel near Pisgah National Forest

(The following story by Sabian Warren appeared on the Asheville Citizen-Times website on June 18, 2010.) OLD FORT, N. Carolina— A derailed train spilled 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel near Pisgah National Forest west of here on Thursday. Norfolk Southern officials said...