August 21, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following editorial appeared on the Roanoke Times website on August 21.) ROANOKE, Va. — Tuesday’s announcement that Elliston will be the site of a Norfolk Southern intermodal rail yard isn’t likely to end opposition among the facility’s future...
August 20, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Bill Jones appeared on The Greeneville Sun website on August 20.) GREENVILLE, S.C. — Freight trains passing through Greeneville will begin moving five-miles-per-hour faster than in the past about Monday, Sept. 8, according to a Norfolk Southern...
August 20, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Sue Book appeared on the Sun Journal website on August 19.) JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — Norfolk-Southern Railway employees were at work today replacing a 100-foot trestle over Scotts Creek in James City. The steel bridge sank about four feet at 10...
August 20, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 19.) SALEM, Va. — Virginia officials have chosen a rural Montgomery County community for a new Norfolk Southern shipping yard. The state Department of Rail and Public Transportation announced Tuesday that...
August 19, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Sue Book appeared on the Sun Journal website on August 18.) NEW BERN, N.C. — The collapse of a 100-foot steel railroad bridge over Scotts Creek in James City will stop trains for a week through New Bern to Cherry Point, Camp Lejeune, and the...
August 18, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following column appeared at SeekingAlpha.com on August 17.) Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) has been able to leverage its strong pricing power in order to grow its profits, as seen by the company’s recently reported strong second-quarter results. Analyst...
August 12, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by A.J. Panian appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on August 12.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Thomas O’Rourke complained in February to Latrobe City Council about what he considers to be the substandard conditions of several Norfolk...
August 12, 2008 | Commuter Rail, Headlines, NS
(The following story by Judy Rife appeared on the Times Herald Record website on August 12.) WALDWICK, N.J. — Commuters who use the Port Jervis line should find trains running on schedule for the morning rush Tuesday. NJ Transit, which operates the line for...
August 11, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Anne Blythe appeared on the News-Observer website on August 9.) DURHAM, N.C. — It looks like a posse of crazed beavers attacked the main rail line through Durham, leaving behind a trail of ravaged stumps and limbs. In fact, the arboreal...
August 8, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following editorial appeared on the Patriot News website on August 8.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Too many Americans are inclined to believe that there’s something shady going on with the price of oil. and somewhere, somehow, there is a simple and easy means of...
