February 8, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 8, 2010.) ELKHART, Ind. — A fuel spill in a northern Indiana railroad yard caused authorities to close a main road while it was cleaned up. Elkhart police say it took firefighters and hazardous materials crews...
February 4, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on February 3, 2010.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern Corp. hasn’t laid down any of the track that will connect its main line to the proposed $112 million intermodal terminal in Rossville, but the...
February 1, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on The Birmingham News website on January 29, 2010.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The owners of 446 acres of farmland near Norfolk Southern’s planned railroad hub in McCalla have put the property on the market for more...
February 1, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 29, 2010.) BECKLEY, W.Va. — Three men accused of a participating in a plot to steal copper wire that resulted in a train derailment in southern West Virginia have been sentenced on federal charges. The U.S....
January 29, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on January 28, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) said today it will seek to declassify its board of directors, as an enhancement to the company’s corporate governance practices. Declassification would...
January 28, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Bob Sechler on January 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) executives said Wednesday that business conditions are improving in most of the railroad’s core markets, albeit slowly....
January 28, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on January 27, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today reported fourth-quarter 2009 net income of $307 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, compared with $452 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, for...
January 28, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway’s fourth-quarter net income fell 32 percent from a year earlier to $307 million, as revenue fell 16 percent to $2.1...
January 27, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on January 26, 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 March 10, to stockholders of record on Feb. 5....
January 25, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Bill Archer appeared on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph website on January 24, 2010.) COOPERS, W.Va. — When the workers laboring to raise the roof of the old Cooper Tunnel on the Norfolk Southern mainline in Mercer County see daylight, it’s about...