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...
May 14, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 13, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) performed well through the recession and has positive momentum for continuing success in 2010 and beyond, said Chief Executive Officer Wick Moorman during...
May 14, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Carolyn Shapiro appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on May 14, 2010.) WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — A majority of Norfolk Southern Corp. shareholders rejected a proposal Thursday that pushed for greater disclosure of company spending on political...
May 12, 2010 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hyundai Intermodal, a unit of Hyundai Merchant Marine, will switch from Norfolk Southern to CSX Transportation as its eastern-U.S. railroad partner...
May 11, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Montgomery Advertiser website on May 11, 2010.) PARRISH, Ala. — Norfolk Southern crews are righting overturned cars and replacing a stretch of track after a train derailment set off fires and forced temporary evacuations in south Walker...
