April 28, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Samantha Bomkamp on April 27, 2010.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. is convinced the U.S. economic recovery is well under way. It’s just not sure how fast it will happen. The railroad’s confidence...
April 28, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 27, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 34 cents per share on its common stock, payable on June 10, to stockholders of record on May 7. Since...
April 28, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 27, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — For the first quarter of 2010, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) reported net income of $257 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, 45 percent higher compared with $177 million, or $0.47...
April 27, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Mary Pickels appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on April 26, 2010.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Twenty-two cars on a Norfolk Southern freight train left the tracks early this morning along Rodebaugh Road in Hempfield. The cars were among...
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...