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...
May 24, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Drew Stewart appeared at WISTV.com on May 21, 2010.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — There’s a new chapter of hope for a South Carolina town in the tragic story of a train derailment in 2005 that changed Graniteville. Nine people died, and more than...
May 20, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on the Roanoke Times website on May 20, 2010.) ROANOKE, Va. — Frank Howard is fed up waiting for a final decision on the Elliston intermodal rail yard. Given the possibility the Norfolk Southern Corp. project will claim...
May 20, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A set of stimulus grants to develop industrial infrastructure, including a rail spur, helped trigger a private firm to make a $650 million investment...
May 20, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Randy Key appeared at WJBF.com on May 19, 2010.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — United States Attorney William N. Nettles stated Wednesday that Norfolk Southern Railway Company agreed, in a Consent Decree, to pay a civil penalty of $4 million for violations...
May 19, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on The Roanoke Times website on May 19, 2010.) ROANOKE, Val. — The Virginia Supreme Court has taken up Montgomery County’s case against a planned rail yard in Elliston. In a posting on its Web site this morning, the...
May 17, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following report by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on May 14, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The CEO of Norfolk Southern Railway told investors that railroads are fighting a group of “cynical and short-sighted” shippers who are pursuing a new...
