January 13, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following press release on January 12, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — In recognition of the critical importance freight rail transportation offers shippers throughout the U.S., Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor program has been endorsed by 60...
January 11, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Sammy Fretwell appeared on The Sun News website on January 9, 2010.) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — The whistling wind and the rumbling of an occasional train are about all you can hear in Graniteville these days. Five years after a horrifying rail crash...
January 6, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on January 5, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Norfolk Southern Railway’s large coal loading port terminal is back to normal at Norfolk, Va., and the railroad on Jan. 5 lifted its “force...
January 6, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on January 5, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its fourth-quarter 2009 earnings on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company...
January 6, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(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...
January 4, 2010 | Headlines, NS
(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....
December 30, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Josh Brown appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on December 29, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Two mishaps at Norfolk Southern Corp.’s Lamberts Point Coal Terminal in Norfolk brought coal shipments to a halt over the weekend. On Saturday, an...
December 29, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(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,...
December 23, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Preston Knight appeared on the Northern Virginia Daily website on December 23, 2009.) STRASBURG, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. expects to learn next month whether the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide it with a $300 million stimulus...
December 23, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(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...