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...
May 6, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 5.) NORFOLK, Va. — Ten children of employees are receiving college scholarships from Norfolk Southern Corporation as part of the company’s annual scholarship program. Recipient of the National Merit Scholarship is...
April 30, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 29.) NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Southern Foundation awarded grants worth $4.92 million in 2007 and plans to award grants worth approximately $5 million in 2008 to charitable organizations supporting cultural,...
April 28, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Bill Vidonic appeared on The Beaver County Times website on April 26.) NEW BRIGHTON, Pa. — New Brighton Manager Larry Morley said that he can no longer smell the sweet scent of the ethanol at Big Rock Park. “It’s noticeably better,” Morley said...
April 25, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Sammy Fretwell appeared on The State website on April 25.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal prosecutors sued the Norfolk Southern railroad company Thursday over pollution that settled in a creek after a deadly 2005 train crash in Graniteville. The...
April 25, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 24.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal prosecutors say the owner of a train involved in a deadly chemical spill in South Carolina should be fined for violating the Clean Water Act. Prosecutors argue in court documents...
April 24, 2008 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on April 23.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. executives anticipate being able to raise rates at least 4 percent this year on average, with the expectation that the demand for...
