May 21, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Eric Anderson appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on May 21.) MECHANICVILLE, Pa. — Norfolk Southern Railway Co. is buying a 50 percent stake in a historic rail line linking Mechanicville and Ayer, Mass., outside Boston, in a bid to boost...
May 19, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by P.J. Reilly appeared on the Intelligencer Journal website on May 16.) LANCASTER, Pa. — It’s been 19 years since Conrail first moved to abandon the train tracks that stretch across southern Lancaster County. And ever since then, the owner...
May 16, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern and Pan Am Railways issued the following on May 15.) NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. and NORFOLK, Va. — Pan Am Railways (PAR) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) have agreed to create an improved rail route between Albany, N.Y., and the greater Boston,...
May 16, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on May 16.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. announced plans Thursday to invest $140 million to acquire a 50 percent stake in the rail line between Albany, N.Y., and the Boston...
May 15, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot on May 15.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. was awarded the rail industry’s top honor for employee safety on Wednesday for the 19th consecutive year. The Norfolk-based railroad...
May 14, 2008 | Headlines, NS, NTSB
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on May 14.) NORFOLK Va. — Federal investigators on Tuesday pinned the blame for the 2006 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Corp. ethanol train in New Brighton, Pa., on an...
May 9, 2008 | Headlines, NS, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on May 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant...
May 9, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 8.) NORFOLK, Va. — A balanced mix of traffic has enabled Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) to post solid financial and operating performance in spite of softness in the housing and automotive markets, said Chief...
May 9, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on May 9.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. will go to trial if necessary to fight a federal environmental lawsuit filed against it because of a deadly January 2005 train wreck in...
May 7, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 6.) NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Southern Exhibit Car, a traveling showcase highlighting the Thoroughbred of Transportation, will tour 23 cities in 2008. The nine-state May-December itinerary for the rebuilt passenger coach...
