March 30, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Hawes Spencer appeared on The Hook website on March 29, 2009.) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Seizing a moment in history under a president who favors funding railroads to stimulate the economy and move both freight and passengers, Virginia Congressman...
March 25, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on March 24, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Marta R. Stewart has been named vice president and treasurer, and C.H. “Jake” Allison, Jr. has been named vice president and controller for Norfolk Southern Corporation, with headquarters in...
March 25, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on March 24, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. —Mark D. Manion, a 34-year veteran of railroad operations, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation, with headquarters in Norfolk,...
March 25, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The office of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley appeared at www.mass.gov on March 24, 2009.) WOBURN, Mass. — Today, a Middlesex Superior Court Jury convicted a New Hampshire railway company, and three of its subsidiaries, of failing to report a hazardous...
March 25, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Tom Shean appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on March 25, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. boosted the salaries of several senior executives, but the compensation for some, including its chief executive, declined last year...
March 25, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Samantha Bomkamp on March 24, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — The chairman, president and chief executive of Norfolk Southern Corp. received compensation valued by the railroad operator at more than $12 million last year,...
March 23, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Steve Korris appeared on the West Virginia Record website on March 21, 2009.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Railroad workers who sign “total and absolute” releases of claims against their employers when accepting early retirement don’t...
March 13, 2009 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 12, 2009.) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach has acquired a 10.6-mile rail line from Norfolk Southern for $40 million. The line would link Norfolk and Virginia Beach if a proposed light rail is built. Virginia...
March 12, 2009 | Headlines, NS, STB
(The following story by Christopher Dinsmore appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on March 12, 2009.) NORFOLK, Va. — Federal rail regulators approved a deal that will give Norfolk Southern Railway Co. a 50 percent stake in a rail network between Albany, N.Y., and...
March 11, 2009 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(The Surface Transportation Board issued the following on March 10, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it has approved the joint control and ownership of Pan Am Southern LLC (PAS), a new railroad carrier, by the Norfolk...
