April 22, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Robert McCabe appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on April 22, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — With its freight volume off 20 percent because of the recession, Norfolk Southern Corp. reported Tuesday that its profit for the first quarter of 2009...
April 22, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Samantha Bomkamp on April 21, 2009.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp., the largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products in North America, said Tuesday its first-quarter earnings tumbled 39 percent as...
April 17, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Matthew Schomer appeared on the Salem News website on April 16, 2009.) LEETONIA, Ohio — Trespassing on railroad tracks isn’t just illegal, it’s dangerous. That was the message sent Wednesday to Leetonia junior high and high school...
April 16, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Justin Anderson appeared on the West Virginia Record website on April 15, 2009.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A couple says an improperly maintained railroad ruined their Fayette County fishing cabin with water damage. Kathy Bragg and Carness Bragg...
April 6, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jessie Burchette appeared on the Salisbury Post website on April 6, 2009.) SALISBURY, N.C. — More than 100 firefighters from 14 Rowan and Davidson County departments battled fires spread along miles of railroad tracks Sunday afternoon. Norfolk...
April 3, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 2, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) participated in the location of 80 new industries and the expansion of 35 existing industries along its rail lines throughout 2008. New plants and...
April 2, 2009 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(The office of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley issued the following on April 1, 2009.) WOBURN, Mass. — A New Hampshire railway company, and three of its subsidiaries, were sentenced yesterday to three years of probation and ordered to pay criminal fines...
March 30, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Kevin McKenzie appeared on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on March 29, 2009.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Collierville police can’t issue speeding tickets for trains, but the town’s mayor is asking Norfolk Southern Railway to watch its...
March 30, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on March 27, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — We cordially invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at 9 a.m. EDT to review our first-quarter results. We expect to issue earnings results after market close on Tuesday, April 21,...
March 30, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by David Patch and Ignazio Messina appeared on the Toledo Blade website on March 27, 2009.) TOLEDO, Ohio — The metropolitan Toledo area will get nearly $35 million from a federal stimulus windfall – about half of which will be used to...
