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NS train jumps track at Butler, Ind.

(The following story by Michael Zennie appeared on The Journal Gazette website on February 19, 2010.) BUTLER, Ind. — Norfolk Southern officials are trying to figure out what caused a train to derail Thursday morning outside Butler. The train was headed from Chicago to...

Norfolk Southern yard in Memphis lands federal dollars

(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on February 19, 2010.) MEMPHIS — Norfolk Southern Corp.’s plan to build a $112 million intermodal facility in neighboring Rossville received a major boost today with the announcement that it would...

Heartland Corridor on target for summer opening

(The following appeared on the Port of Virginia website on February 18, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — The Heartland Corridor double-stack rail project is on schedule to be completed by summer 2010, said a Norfolk Southern marketing representative speaking at the February...

Norfolk Southern Foundation awards $5.7 million in 2009

(Norfolk Southern issued the following on February 11, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Foundation, the charitable giving affiliate of Norfolk Southern Corporation, awarded grants worth more than $5.7 million to nonprofit charitable organizations in 2009. The...

Winter storms sharply cut coal stockpiles

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The strong winter storms hitting the country this winter are sharply cutting stockpiles of coal held by electrical utilities, said Matthew K....

NS sees ‘weak’ international box traffic in 2010

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The international part of the U.S. intermodal market will be “weak” for most of 2010 because U.S. consumer spending is still too slow to generate...

Norfolk Southern ends force majeure

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 9, 2010.) Norfolk Southern Railway lifted its force majeure service declaration early on Feb. 9 for traffic moving through eastern-U.S. areas hit hard by the huge weekend...