May 20, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Christy Mullins appeared on The Herald website on May 20, 2009.) ROCK HILL, S.C. — Tuesday was a “simple reminder” for Rock Hill drivers that the railroads they cross every day can be deadly. Rock Hill Police, Norfolk Southern Railroad police...
May 19, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on the Roanoke Times website on May 18, 2009.) ROANOKE, Va. — It could be late summer or fall before a judge rules on a lawsuit against a planned intermodal rail yard in Elliston. Montgomery County, which is trying to...
May 19, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on May 19, 2009.) TOLEDO, Ohio — The city of Toledo was awarded a $2.75 million “Logistics and Distribution Stimulus loan” yesterday by the state of Ohio to improve train traffic management and increase capacity at...
May 15, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by S. Heather Duncan appeared on the Macon Telegraph website on May 15, 2009.) MACON, Ga. — Four years after receiving a $4 million infusion from Congress to clean up Middle Georgia’s air, the Middle Georgia Clean Air Coalition finally decided...
May 15, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on May 15, 2009.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The South Fayette Alliance on Wednesday night began the process of endorsing a site where the group wants Norfolk Southern Corp. to build its proposed intermodal...
May 15, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Mary E. Arata appeared on the Nashoba Publishing website on May 15, 2009.) AYER, Mass. — Last week, there was much talk about launching a tritown assault on an Ayer railroad construction project begun last month on land that sits atop drinking...
May 15, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 14, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — The business fundamentals that created a record five-year run for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) leading into the recession are still in place, and, “Longer term, it will get...
May 14, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following article by Malynda Fulton appeared in The Valdosta Daily Times on May 13, 2009.) VALDOSTA, Ga. — Norfolk Southern of Valdosta paid tribute to an outstanding employee who died last year during a dedication ceremony Wednesday. During the ceremony, a...
May 14, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following article by Michelle L. Quinn appeared on the Post-Tribune website on May 14, 2009). SCHERERVILLE, Ill. — Two communication towers to be installed by Norfolk Southern Railroad have the Town Council looking into ways — however futile — to have...
May 11, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 10, 2009.) ROSSVILLE, Tenn. — Officials in Fayette County have identified a 500-acre site suited for a sprawling truck-to-rail intermodal terminal for Norfolk Southern Corp. Norfolk Southern, the largest rail...