November 17, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Russ Corey appeared on The Times Daily website on November 17, 2009.) MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — An increase in rail traffic moving through the state has prompted Norfolk Southern Railway to call 61 Sheffield yard employees back to work. “In...
November 13, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Frank Warner appeared on The Morning Call website on November 12, 2009.) ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A tractor-trailer was hit by a Norfolk Southern train late Wednesday night near Fleetwood, Berks County, after the truck got stuck on the railroad...
November 13, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on The Birmingham News website on November 13, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norfolk Southern Corp. officials got an earful of complaints and fielded a barrage of questions Thursday but did little to alleviate concerns...
November 11, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on November 10, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation’s sustainability initiatives have earned the company recognition as one of 25 green supply chain partners named by Inbound Logistics magazine. The magazine said...
November 11, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared at MyFoxAl.com on November 10, 2009.) McCALLA, Ala. — The fight over a train hub in west Jefferson County is again heating up. Members of the group “No Hub 4 McCalla” met Tuesday at McAdory Elementary school to prepare for an...
November 10, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on The Birmingham News website on November 10, 2009.) McCALLA, Ala. — McCalla residents ≠in favor of a $112 million Norfolk Southern railroad hub — and a few who remain undecided — were able to hear from...
November 10, 2009 | Headlines, NS, UP
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on November 9, 2009.) OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company will sell its stakes in Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads before it completes its $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington...
November 9, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Bill Archer appeared on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph website on November 7, 2009.) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A lot has changed during the past 12 years since the last Amtrak excursion train rolled into Bluefield from Roanoke, Va., but then as now,...
November 9, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on The Birmingham News website on November 7, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After several weeks of all but disappearing from the limelight, activity over Norfolk Southern’s planned railroad hub in McCalla will once...
November 6, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on November 6, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Norfolk Southern will curtail (non-intermodal) freight operations beginning 7:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 26, 2009 and resume full operations at...
