June 4, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Taryn Luntz appeared on The Examiner website on May 30.) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Alexandria leaders are incensed that they were unaware that a shipping company had been filling up tankers with thousands of gallons of ethanol near an elementary school...
June 4, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 3.) BARRY, Ill. — Freight train traffic on a main Midwest throughway is on hold after 31 cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed in western Illinois. Pike County Sheriff Paul F. Petty says no one was injured in...
June 3, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Patrick Kane appeared on the Progress-Index website on June 3.) WAVERLY, Va. — Two of Virginia’s three train fatalities this year have occurred in the Tri-City area, and those working to safeguard the public are hoping the tally slows soon. The...
June 3, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Shelley Terry appeared on the Star Beacon website on June 2.) ASHTABULA, Ohio — Walnut Boulevard residents are see red over black coal dust. Led by Trudy Severino of Walnut Boulevard, the residents asked city officials for help Monday night...
June 2, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following editorial appeared on the Daily Gazette website on June 1.) SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Commuters and travelers aren’t the only ones saving fuel and the environment by using the train these days, so are shippers. The rail freight business in this country is...
June 2, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story appeared on the WDBJ7.com website on June 1.) NORFOLK, Va. — According to Governor Tim Kaine, a decision could soon be made on whether to build an intermodal rail facility in Elliston. Norfolk Southern is eager to move forward but there’s...
May 30, 2008 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 29.) NORFOLK, VA. — Norfolk Southern Corporation and 10 New York-based short line railroads have created a program to convert short-haul truck movements to rail. The “Empire Link” allows the short line...
May 28, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Sara K. Satullo in The Express-Times on May 28.) PHILLIPSBURG, Pa. – Sunday morning railroad enthusiast Rick Glosser was underneath the black bridge on South Main Street poised to photograph an approaching Norfolk Southern train when...
May 27, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Julie M. Mckinnon appeared on the Toledo Blade website on May 27. Jake Swoap is a member of BLET Division 285 in Toledo, Ohio.) TOLEDO, Ohio — As 4-year-old Ty Swoap started recovering from surgery last month, his mother updated a blog devoted...
May 23, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 22.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today introduced a new Web site to communicate about its sustainability efforts. To visit the site, go to www.nscorp.com/footprints or from the NS home page at...
