December 8, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on December 7, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — In observance of the Christmas Holiday, Norfolk Southern will curtail (non-intermodal) freight operations beginning 7:00 AM on Thursday, December 24, 2009. Full operations will resume at 7:00...
December 4, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on December 3, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today launched a more comprehensive and user-friendly investors section on its Web site. To visit the site, go to www.nscorp.com and select the...
December 4, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 3, 2009.) McVEYTOWN, Pa. — Norfolk Southern is cleaning up debris from a train derailment in rural central Pennsylvania. No injuries were reported. Railroad spokesman Rudy Husband says an investigation is...
December 3, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on The Roanoke Times website on December 3, 2009.) ROANOKE, Va. — Montgomery County, which this week lost a lawsuit designed to block a proposed rail yard in Elliston, has paid its lawyers $175,293 on the fight so far....
December 1, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on The Roanoke Times website on December 1, 2009.) ROANOKE, Va. — A judge turned down Montgomery County’s attempt to block a proposed intermodal rail yard in Elliston. In a ruling that reached county officials this...
November 30, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by George Hohmann on November 28, 2009.) KERMIT, W.VA. — Opening a new rail gateway for double-stacked containers is taking place across southern West Virginia 20 grueling feet at a time. Every weekday, Norfolk...
November 23, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Christopher Conkey appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on November 21, 2009.) BALTIMORE — A private investment group led by Highstar Capital has agreed to invest as much as $1.3 billion to expand the Port of Baltimore as ports in the...
November 23, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Robert McCabe appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on November 21, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Mediterranean Shipping Co., the second-largest shipping line in the world, has made Hampton Roads its “last out” and southern-most port of...
November 23, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by John Monk appeared on The State website on November 23, 2009.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities are investigating what caused the derailment of eight railroad cars Sunday morning in rural Lexington County, including one tanker car loaded with tens...
November 20, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Billy Wolfe appeared on the Daily Mail website on November 20, 2009.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County parks officials are bristling at a plan by a short-line railroad company to reactivate two local rail lines, including one that runs right...
