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Axion to aid Norfolk Southern’s battery-run locomotive

(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...

Opinion: Freight train future lies in 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...

Knoxville site still eyed for NS intermodal facility

(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...

NS, GE announce new technology to help move freight faster

(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...

Norfolk Southern CEO says McCalla rail hub key to plans

(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...

Norfolk Southern to stop service on Georgia line

(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....

NS CEO Moorman: Nothing to like in rail bill

(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...

Expert says noise from NS hub in McCalla will be minimal

(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...

Norfolk Southern fights Wilmington assessment

(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...