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Report to endorse intermodal focus on South Toledo

(The following story by David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on October 30.) TOLEDO, Ohio — The existing Norfolk Southern intermodal terminal in South Toledo should become the focus of a concerted local effort to expand freight warehousing and logistics...

School bus briefly stranded on railroad tracks

(The following story by Dan Galindo appeared on the Journal Reporter website on October 28.) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — No one was injured in an incident in which a school bus was stranded briefly on railroad tracks this afternoon, a Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools...

Ethanol’s use outstrips plans to deal with its risks

(The following story by Michael Laris appeared on the Washington Post website on October 26.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The national push to wean the country from imported fuel by adding American-brewed ethanol to gasoline has come at a cost: The flammable liquid is being...

Norfolk Southern wants to load up on workers

(The following story by Tom Dochat appeared on The Patriot-News website on October 26.) BOSTON — Dan Cupper has loved trains since he was 3. When he was a reporter at The Patriot-News, he covered transportation issues that often allowed him to explore his passion for...

NS moved record coal tonnage in third quarter 2008

(Norfolk Southern issued the following on October 23.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern hauled 49.67 million tons of coal in the third quarter of 2008, an all-time quarterly high driven by strong export demand and more shipments of domestic metallurgical coal....

Ahead of the Bell: Norfolk Southern stock upgraded

(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 23.) MINNEAPOLIS — An analyst upgraded Norfolk Southern Corp. from to “Buy” from “Hold” on Thursday, after the railroad reported strong third-quarter results this week. “The shares...

Coal carries Norfolk Southern

(The following story by Ruthie Ackerman appeared at Forbes.com on October 21.) NORFOLK, Va. — Strong demand for coal and efficiency gains helped Norfolk Southern offset declining shipments of automobiles and housing-related products in the third quarter. Investors...

NS, CN say earnings rose on coal

(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane and Hugo Miller on October 21.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp., the fourth- largest U.S. railroad, and Canadian National Railway Ltd., that country’s biggest carrier, posted quarterly...

Norfolk Southern reports record third-quarter 2008 results

(Norfolk Southern Corp. issued the following on October 21.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) reported third-quarter 2008 net income of $520 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, compared with $386 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, for the...

Earnings preview: Norfolk Southern Corp.

(The following appeared at SeekingAlpha.com on October 20.) Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) is expected to report Q3 earnings after market close Tuesday, Oct. 21, with a conference call scheduled for Wednesday, October 22 at 9:00 am ET. Guidance Analysts are...