September 21, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on September 21.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $18 million from two insurers, saying the companies failed to fully compensate the railroad...
September 20, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(The following story by Nicole Gerring appeared on the Port Huron Times Herald website on September 20.) PORT HURON, Mich. — Amtrak has reached an agreement with Michigan Central Railway regarding the operation of rail lines that include a portion of the Blue Water...
September 20, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Steve Gonzalez appeared on the St. Clair Record website on September 20.) EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — The mother of a teenage boy who was injured as he walked between two rail cars filed suit against two railroads and the East St. Louis School...
September 20, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Terry L. Jones appeared on the Hattiesburg American website on September 20.) LAUREL, Miss. — Seven cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed Wednesday afternoon, and state officials say the railroad didn’t notify them. According to Don...
September 19, 2007 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(The following report appeared on The Battle Creek Enquirer website on September 18.) BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Amtrak today agreed to a plan that would put a passenger service line between Kalamazoo and Ypsilanti under new ownership. The railroad sale has been a point of...
September 18, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Larry O’Connor appeared on the Battle Creek Enquirer website on September 17.) ALBION, Mich. — The city is the latest to get on board with other communities opposing a proposed handover of railway lines without safeguards passenger...
September 18, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Terry L. Jones appeared on the Hattiesburg American website on September 18.) HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Should another train derail and release hazardous materials into the city, Hattiesburg’s emergency responders say they want to be better...
September 17, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 14.) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. indicated uncertainty on Friday about whether it can meet heightened demand for its rail services in coming years, though said it is “well positioned” to...
September 12, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on September 12.) NORFOLK, Va. — The Federal Railroad Administration on Tuesday urged the nation’s railroads to properly inspect and maintain their bridges after finding that, on...
September 6, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jeff Bobo appeared on the Times-News website on September 5.) ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. — The Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed near Bulls Gap on Aug. 24 was carrying harmless concrete mix and gravel, but there are materials that travel...
