July 13, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on the Birmingham News website on July 10, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norfolk Southern said today it will invest $112 million on a new cargo-loading terminal on 316 acres in McCalla. The railroad company said...
July 10, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Christine Haines appeared on the Herald-Standard website on July 10, 2009.) LUZERNE TWP., Pa. — A section of Alicia Road was closed for three hours Wednesday night and early Thursday after a train crew smelled ammonia fumes coming from an empty...
July 10, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Memphis Daily News website on July 10, 2009.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern Corp. will end months of speculation Thursday by announcing the site of its new Fayette County intermodal facility. Company officials...
July 10, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on the Birmingham News website on July 9, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — More than 100 McCalla residents turned out at the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting today to voice opposition to a proposed...
July 8, 2009 | Headlines, NS, UP
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 7, 2009.) Norfolk Southern Corp. has named David Julian vice president-safety and environmental to succeed Charles Wehrmeister, who recently retired after a 40-year NS career. Julian will report to...
July 8, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on the Birmingham News website on July 8, 2009.) McCALLA, Ala. — Some McCalla residents are steamed about the possibility of Norfolk Southern Railroad building a $90 million cargo-loading terminal in their area. They...
July 6, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Ed Marcum appeared on the Knoxville News Sentinel website on July 3, 2009.) JEFFERSON CITY , Tenn. — Norfolk Southern officials made a pitch Thursday to Jefferson County residents for a railroad facility in New Market where freight containers...
July 6, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on The Roanoke Times website on July 5, 2009.) ELLISTON, Va. — From his porch, 74-year-old Frank Howard sees a field. He recalls how his family grew tomatoes there and packed them in a steamy cannery out back. Howard...
July 2, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on July 1, 2009.) NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its second-quarter 2009 earnings on Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at 9 a.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company...
July 2, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by James Cummings appeared on the Dayton Daily News website on July 2, 2009.) MORAINE, Ohio — A rail car went off the tracks and struck another rail car containing a potentially hazardous chemical at a Norfolk Southern rail yard late Wednesday...
