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...
May 23, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press issued the following on May 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroad operator Norfolk Southern spent nearly $1.5 million to lobby against legislation that would limit the industry’s antitrust exemptions and other issues in the first quarter of the...
May 22, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 221.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation has put into service the first of the new Uni-Level railcars supplied by TTX Company. Last week, Norfolk Southern loaded the first 13 of 55 Uni-Level cars received from...
May 22, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Rick Yencer appeared on the Star Press website on May 21.) EATON, Ind. — Starting Tuesday, Norfolk Southern will raise its track speed to 50 miles an hour to expedite as many as 30 trains through town a day. Advertisement The train line will...
May 21, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 20.) HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Berks County woman is charged with throwing her 4-year-old son onto railroad tracks and then jumping into the Schuylkill River. The crew of a Norfolk Southern freight train spotted the pair...
