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Graniteville residents recount fateful day of NS crash

(The following story by Haley Hughes appeared on the Aiken Standard website on January 6, 2010.) AIKEN, S.C. — On Jan. 6, 2005, a Norfolk Southern train veered off the main track and collided with a parked train. The resulting crash resulted in the release of 160,000...

Key U.S. coal port to restart after breakdowns

(Reuters circulated the following on December 30, 2009.) HOUSTON — Norfolk Southern Corp’s Lamberts Point coal export terminal should be back in full operation by Friday, after two conveyor belt failures halted loadings last weekend, a spokesman said Wednesday....

NS paid nearly $12 million for rail hub land at McCalla

(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on the Birmingham News website on December 29, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norfolk Southern Corp. paid nearly $12 million to purchase the 316 acres in McCalla where it plans to build a $112 million railroad hub,...

NS mostly recovered from winter storm in Mid-Atlantic states

(Norfolk Southern issued the following on December 22, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Most mainline operations in the area that was hit with a winter storm over the weekend have been restored. Power outages and downed trees are impacting local operations along some branch...

NS update: Winter storm impacting mid-Atlantic operations

(Norfolk Southern issued the following on December 21, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern continues to work to restore normal operations across a wide area that was hit with a winter storm over the weekend. Power outages in many of the hardest hit areas of western...

Norfolk Southern execs sell 60K shares in company

(The following story by Robert McCabe appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on December 17, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Two top executives at Norfolk Southern Corp. sold 60,000 shares of stock this week, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission....

Norfolk Southern CEO sells 50,000 Shares

(The following appeared at GuruFocus.com on December 14, 2009.) President, Chairman & CEO of Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) Charles W Moorman sells 50,000 shares of NSC on 12/14/2009 at an average price of $53.01 a share. Norfolk Southern Corp., a Virginia-based...

Norfolk Southern joins U.S. Green Building Council

(Norfolk Southern issued the following on December 8, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern has joined the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit, membership-based organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for the nation through...