September 26, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following press release from Congressman Nick Rahall appeared at Huntingtonnews.net on September 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The proposed expansion of the Prichard Intermodal Facility as part of the Heartland Corridor Project took a step closer to reality with the...
September 23, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 22.) NEW YORK — The chairman and chief executive of flooring products maker Armstrong World Industries Inc. has been elected to the board of freight railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. The railroad...
September 19, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Sonja Elmquist appeared on the News-Record website on September 19.) GREENSBORO, N.C. — Emergency responders from Guilford and surrounding counties honed their skills on responding to emergencies involving trains at the Norfolk Southern...
September 18, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 17.) NEW YORK — Railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. expects to account for lump sum payments to its engineers under a new labor agreement in the third quarter. The Norfolk, Virginia-based company said in...
September 18, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on September 18.) TOLEDO, Ohio — To save a little money on gas, Scott Monnett and his two stepsons decided yesterday to walk — instead of driving — from their Oak Street home to do an errand on...
September 17, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on September 16.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Railway Company and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have reached a new agreement that will continue to link engineer compensation to company...
September 15, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on September 13.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. will research battery-powered electric locomotives with funding from a new $50,000 grant, the Federal Railroad Administration announced Friday. The...
September 12, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Tim Thornton appeared on the Roanoke Times website on September 11.) ROANOKE, Va. — The state’s plan to give Norfolk Southern Corp. more than $31 million to build an intermodal rail yard in Elliston violates Virginia’s constitution...
September 12, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 11.) CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Montgomery County officials have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state’s plan to spend $40 million on a new Norfolk Southern rail yard. A county spokeswoman said Thursday...
September 8, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Rich Davis appeared on the Evansville Courier Press website on September 6.) EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Indiana State Police in Jasper are investigating the theft of $7,500 in items from an office at the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard in Huntingburg. The...
