April 13, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Francine Sawyer appeared on the Sun Journal website on April 12, 2010.) NEW BERN, N.C. — Motorists commuting to downtown New Bern were stalled between 8 and 10 a.m. Monday after two trains from different towns met at the same time in the city....
April 12, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jeff Murray appeared on the Star-Gazette website on April 10, 2010.) ELMIRA, N.Y. — Some motorists in Horseheads had to do something April 3 that they haven’t had to do for a long time — wait for a train. But village officials and others...
April 9, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Bill Archer appeared on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph website on April 9, 2010.) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The formidable Cooper Tunnel on the Norfolk Southern mainline in Mercer County will be open this morning for larger loads, opening another key...
April 8, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 7, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its first-quarter 2010 earnings on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...
April 8, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Lee Cable appeared on the Corydon Democrat website on April 7, 2010.) CORYDON, Ind. — Seven Norfolk Southern railroad cars derailed Thursday afternoon in English, shutting down both S.R. 237 and the railroad for several hours. The derailment,...
April 8, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 7, 2010.) NEW YORK — Freight railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. said it will take an accounting charge and expects to pay $27 million in extra taxes in the first quarter because of a provision in the health...
April 7, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jorge Valencia appeared on the Roanoke Times website on April 7, 2010.) ROANOKE, Va. — Roanoke firefighters closed a 14-block stretch of Shenandoah Avenue early this evening when a rail car in the adjacent Norfolk Southern yard apparently...
March 29, 2010 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 27, 2010.) WATERLOO, Ind. (AP) — A Norfolk Southern Corp. freight train has derailed in northeastern Indiana, disrupting Amtrak service into and out of Chicago. The train derailed Friday evening in Waterloo,...
March 23, 2010 | Headlines, KCS, NS
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on March 22, 2010.) Last week, senior executives from Kansas City Southern and Norfolk Southern Railway completed an annual inspection of their Meridian Speedway joint venture to assess improvements made...
March 19, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on March 18, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — In his message to stockholders in the 2009 Annual Report, posted online today, Norfolk Southern Corporation CEO Wick Moorman (NYSE: NSC) says the company “withstood the economic shocks of...
