June 23, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Bernard Harris appeared on the Lancaster New Era website on June 20.) LANCASTER, Pa. — Experts told residents of the School Lane Hills and Barrcrest neighborhoods Thursday night that they would not be able to hear the trains at the proposed...
June 23, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 22.) HAMMOND, Ind. — Railroad companies have piled up nearly 2,000 unpaid traffic tickets for blocking crossings for half an hour or longer, according to a consortium of northwest Indiana cities. Norfolk Southern...
June 20, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on June 20.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. expects its coal exports to increase more than 50 percent this year over 2007, said Wick Moorman, the Norfolk-based railroad’s...
June 19, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Bernard Harris appeared on the Lancaster New Era website on June 18.) LANCASTER, Pa. — Cleaner air, less trucks on area roads and prospering businesses — those are among the benefits Franklin & Marshall College officials claim will come...
June 16, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on June 14.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern has ceased operations through the area of Hannibal, Missouri, as a result of flooding of the Mississippi River. Traffic is being rerouted around this area. Customers can anticipate...
June 10, 2008 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coal industry-backed group spent nearly $1.9 million lobbying in the first quarter as it fought congressional efforts to combat global warming through mandatory reductions in carbon...
June 10, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Catharine Hadley appeared on the News-Messenger website on June 10.) CLAY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Hazardous materials were in train cars on either side of a train derailment near Opfer-Lenz Road in Clay Township Monday night, but nothing dangerous was...
June 5, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Tim Thornton appeared on the Roanoke Times website on June 4.) ROANOKE, Va. — Gov. Tim Kaine came to Radford University on Wednesday to talk about his transportation plan, and he did. But a contingent of Montgomery County residents came to talk...
June 5, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 4.) BARRY, Ill. — Crews still are clearing the aftermath of a train derailment involving roughly 33 rail cars near the western Illinois community of Barry in Pike County. Authorities still haven’t pinpointed...
June 4, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Tim Thornton appeared on the Roanoke Times website on June 3.) ROANOKE, Va. — When Gov. Tim Kaine’s transportation town meeting at Radford University breaks up this evening, another meeting will convene. John White, Pulaski’s...
