March 15, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Robert McCabe appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on March 14, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — At Norfolk Southern Corp., the buck stops here when it comes to bonuses. The pay packages of its eight highest-ranking executives took a hit in 2009,...
March 15, 2010 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(The following story by Paula J. Owen appeared on the Worcester Telegram website on March 13, 2010.) FITCHBURG, Mass. — Improvements by Pan Am Southern to the rail route from Mechanicville, N.Y., to Ayer in the last year have increased capacity and speeds on the line...
March 15, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Kate S. Alexander appeared on the Herald-Mail website on March 13, 2010.) GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Norfolk Southern will break ground on its Greencastle intermodal rail facility this summer despite news coming from Capitol Hill, a spokesman said. The...
March 15, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Tom Charlier appeared on the Commercial Appeal website on March 15, 2010.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Long touted as a “green” project that will reduce pollution, Norfolk Southern’s proposed truck-to-rail terminal in western Fayette...
March 15, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 13, 2010.) ROSSVILLE, Tenn. — The development of Norfolk Southern Corp.’s $112 million intermodal yard on a former cattle ranch in Fayette County has polarized the community for more than a year. Proponents...
March 11, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Sarita Chourey appeared on the Bluffton Today website on March 11, 2010.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Norfolk Southern Railway Co. must make a series of environmental improvements to the Graniteville area and pay a $4 million penalty, according to...
March 9, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following editorial appeared on The Memphis News website on March 9, 2010.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Piperton-Rossville area of Fayette County will change and the central question is how. But that’s not the only question to consider as Norfolk Southern works to...
March 9, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on March 8, 2010.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The development of Norfolk Southern Corp.’s $112 million intermodal yard on a former cattle ranch in Fayette County has polarized the community for more than a...
March 9, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Sammy Fretwell appeared on The State website on March 9, 2010.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — A railroad company responsible for a deadly 2005 chemical accident in Graniteville must pay a $4 million penalty for damage to creeks, lakes and forests caused by...
March 8, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following colmn by Dr. Nancy Brannon appeared on The Memphis News website on March 8, 2010. Brannon is an environmental sociologist..) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — News came recently that Norfolk Southern Corp. will receive $105 million in federal stimulus money. It was...
