October 20, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Birmingham News website on October 20, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norfolk Southern wants leaders in McCalla to form a community outreach group in hopes of having a dialogue with residents and working with the railroad company on projects...
October 20, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Reuters circulated the following story by Chelsea Emery on October 19, 2009.) CARY, N.C. — Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC.N) has put a lid on hiring, the head of the No. 4 U.S. railroad said on Thursday. “We are effectively doing no hiring to speak of,” said...
October 19, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Reuters circulated the following on October 19, 2009.) NEW YORK — Chief executives from the biggest U.S. corporations worry that the slumping dollar could sap U.S. credibility around the globe, spur inflation and ultimately undermine the economy. The dollar has...
October 14, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sue Lindsey on October 13, 2009.) ROANOKE, Va. — A coalition of states is seeking $300 million in federal stimulus funds to improve rail lines and terminals in an effort to reduce truck traffic on congested...
October 14, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Reuters circulated the following story by A.Ananthalakshmi on October 13, 2009.) BANGALORE — U.S. freight company J.B. Hunt Transport Services is close to signing a long-term intermodal agreement with an eastern railroad, most likely Norfolk Southern Corp, according...
October 13, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on October 12, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern customers now can receive text messages notifying them of the status of shipments with Railcar Event Alerts. Using a simple application on the company’s e-commerce site,...
October 12, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on The Roanoke Times website on October 10, 2009.) ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. will move 30 jobs from Roanoke to Atlanta, effective Nov. 16, the company said. Railroad spokesman Robin Chapman said Friday the...
October 12, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Dan Gearino appeared on the Columbus Dispatch website on October 11, 2009.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — In good times, Buckeye Yard on the Far West Side is alive with the screech of metal on metal. Now, it is a kind of parking lot. Hundreds of idled...
October 9, 2009 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on October 9, 2009.) STILLWATER, N.Y. — Richard Chapman is clear on one thing: He doesn’t oppose the $40 million intermodal railyard to be built across the road from his home. What...
October 8, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by David Sachs appeared on the Alexandria Times website on October 7, 2009.) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Even before Norfolk Southern Corporation made the city’s West End home to its ethanol transfer facility last year in the city’s West End, the...
