July 28, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on the Birmingham News website on July 27, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Parent Teacher Association at McAdory Elementary School took a firm stance today against a proposed railroad hub next to the school. More than...
July 28, 2009 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 27, 2009.) Last week, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Corp. touted the economic benefits of government funding support for freight rail through tax incentives and public-private...
July 24, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following press release on July 23, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Tax incentives to expand freight rail capacity would “make sense for America,” generating $1 billion in economic benefits and 20,000 green jobs, Norfolk Southern Corporation CEO...
July 22, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on the Daily News website on July 22, 2009.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Although Norfolk Southern Corp.’s planned $129 million intermodal yard won’t be built within the city limits but instead in neighboring Rossville, Memphis’...
July 22, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 21, 2009.) WHARNCLIFFE, W.Va. — Four people were hurt, including one who suffered serious injuries, when a Norfolk Southern Corp. freight train derailed and struck a loading facility at a coal preparation plant in...
July 21, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on July 20, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Wick Moorman, CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), called on the nation’s governors Saturday to consider railroads as “a vital part of the solution to our nation’s transportation...
July 21, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on July 20, 2009.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Don Culbreath has about 200 acres for sale in Chickasaw Trails Industrial Park, a 2,600-acre site in Marshall County, Miss., but so far no one has shown any...
July 20, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on the Daily News website on July 18, 2009.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Wick Moorman admitted that if he had traveled to Fayette County earlier this year, he might as well have shown up wearing a Darth Vader costume. That’s because...
July 17, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on the Birmingham News website on July 17, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norfolk Southern’s planned $112 million cargo-loading hub in McCalla already is spurring interest from companies that might set up operations...
July 17, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on July 16, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern announced today that it will construct a new intermodal terminal in Rossville, Tenn., in Fayette County, to serve the Memphis region, as part of the railroad’s Crescent Corridor...
