June 10, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on June 9, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway is tapping Axion Power International to develop a battery management system for the all-electric yard locomotive it unveiled...
June 10, 2010 | Headlines, NS, Technology
(The column story by Jeff Immelt and and Wick Moorman
appeared on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on June 9, 2010. Jeff Immelt is chairman and CEO of General Electric, and Wick Moorman is chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern.) ATLANTA, Ga. — Recent reports...
June 7, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Ed Marcum appeared on the Knoxville News-Sentinel website on June 6, 2010.) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern railroad continues to keep an eye on New Market as a possible site for an intermodal facility as part of its Crescent Corridor, but...
June 7, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern and GE issued the following on June 7, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern and GE Transportation today announced the success of a technology that could change the rail industry by increasing the average network speed of trains by 10-20 percent or...
June 4, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on The Birmingham News website on June 3, 2010.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The head of Norfolk Southern Corp. said a planned $112 million railroad hub in McCalla is key to the company’s plans to create a safer, faster...
June 3, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Ad Crable appeared on the Intelligencer Journal website on June 2, 2010.) LANCASTER, Pa. — The state has signed off on the final environmental cleanup of the former Lancaster Brickyard dump that’s destined to be the new location for...
June 2, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Crystal Tatum appeared on the Newton Citizen website on June 2, 2010.) COVINGTON, Ga. — Norfolk Southern has applied to discontinue service on its rail line between Porterdale and Newborn in lieu of an abandonment, a spokeswoman said Tuesday....
June 2, 2010 | Headlines, Legislation, NS
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on June 1, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The head of Norfolk Southern Railway said he is finding nothing to like in the rail competition legislation pending in the Senate, after passage...
May 26, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on The Birmingham News website on May 26, 2010.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Noise from the operation of Norfolk Southern’s railroad hub in McCalla would have no impact on an adjacent elementary school or many of the...
May 24, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 21, 2010.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Railroad company Norfolk Southern has gone to federal court in a legal battle with the city of Wilmington over stormwater utility fees. The city claims the Norfolk, Va.-based company...