April 23, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 22, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Ten sons and daughters of employees are receiving college scholarships from Norfolk Southern Corporation under the company’s annual scholarship program. Two are recipients of the National...
April 22, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Charles Owens appeared on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph website on April 22, 2010.) WELCH, W.Va. — Investigators with Norfolk Southern are still trying to figure out what caused an unusual double train derailment in McDowell County. A train...
April 22, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Ivey DeJesus appeared on the Patriot-News website on April 22, 2010.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — For years, when an out- of-town Norfolk Southern Corp. engineer or conductor finished a long shift at the Enola yard, he went to the on-site dormitories...
April 21, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Public Opinion Online website on April 20, 2010.) GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Norfolk Southern is on track to break ground later this year for its new intermodal facility in Greencastle, a company official told members of the Greencastle-Antrim...
April 21, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on April 20, 2010.) The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) recently published a study of Interstate 81 Corridor truck-to-rail diversions on its Web site. Conducted by Cambridge...
April 21, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on April 21, 2010.) BRYAN, Ohio — Norfolk Southern expected to reopen at least one of two tracks on its Toledo-Chicago railroad line late last night after removing wreckage from a 31-car freight-train derailment on...
April 20, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on April 19, 2010.) BRYAN, Ohio — About 30 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed Monday morning in Melbern, Ohio, blocking a busy rail line between Toledo and Chicago. No one was injured, according to...
April 20, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Journal Gazette website on April 19, 2010.) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A 31-car train derailment just west of Bryan, Ohio, prompted the evacuation of nearby residents Monday, according to Williams County sheriff’s deputies. The derailment...
April 16, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 15, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has expanded its communications with online audiences, distributing information, video, and photos on popular social media Web sites. News media,...
April 14, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on April 13, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway and Electro-Motive Diesel will run “extensive” tests of biodiesel fuel, monitoring the use of two blends in both linehaul...
