June 12, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Alex McRae appeared on The Times-Herald website on June 12, 2009.) NEWNAN, Ga. — It’s been some 30 years since railroad cars rumbled eastward through Senoia toward Griffin — but before dawn Thursday, several freight cars that had...
June 12, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Michael Tomberlin appeared on the Birmingham News website on June 12, 2009.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Norfolk Southern is scouting sites in the Birmingham area to build a terminal as part of a rail corridor stretching from the Northeast to New...
June 10, 2009 | Headlines, NS, UP
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on June 9, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Norfolk Southern Railway executive said his company is exploring the potential to eventually electrify some freight rail lines in connection with...
June 4, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by William Kibler appeared on the Altoona Mirror website on June 3, 2009.) ALTOONA, Pa. — At the beginning of Wednesday’s railroad trip to Lewistown, a Norfolk Southern Railway official warned riders about little things: Hold on when walking...
June 4, 2009 | Headlines, NS, UP
(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on June 3, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Intermodal shipper Hub Group will start shifting 8,400 domestic containers next week away from BNSF Railway and into the hands of rival Union Pacific...
June 3, 2009 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on June 2, 2009.) Stifel Nicolaus Co. Inc. now has a “buy” rating on CSX Corp., Norfolk Southern Corp. and Union Pacific Corp., with NS and CSX representing “the best values in the space at current...
June 2, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on June 1, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — On the 10th anniversary of Norfolk Southern Corporation’s acquisition of nearly 60 percent of Conrail, CEO Wick Moorman today thanked customers, suppliers, stockholders, communities, and...
May 29, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Altoona Mirror website on May 28, 2009.) ALTOONA, Pa. — State Rep. Rick Geist, R-Altoona, today will present the employees of the Juniata Locomotive Shop with a copy of a House resolution honoring them for working 1 million man-hours...
May 28, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jonathan Austin appeared on the News-Record and Sentinel website on May 27, 2009.) MARS HILL, N.C. — A vintage Norfolk Southern passenger train swung through downtown Marshall Wednesday afternoon, carrying railroad executives on an inspection...
May 28, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Robert Wilson appeared on the News Sentinel website on May 27, 2009.) DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — Trying to quell growing discontent among residents, Jefferson County Mayor Alan Palmieri told a gathering of about 100 people today during a press...
