August 8, 2007 | Contract Agreement, Headlines, NS
(Reuters circulated the following on August 7.) CHICAGO — Norfolk Southern Corp. said on Tuesday it reached a tentative agreement with a union representing locomotive engineers at the U.S. railroad that will continue to link their compensation to the company’s...
August 7, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Adam Wright appeared on The Chronicle-Telegram website on August 7.) LORAIN, Ohio — Gates and lights that were supposed to be installed Monday at a railroad crossing where more than dozen people have died since 1962 has been postponed until...
August 2, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following report by Patrick Burns appeared at LancasterOnline.com on August 2.) LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A chemical leak Wednesday brought hazmat teams and firefighters to a railway tanker car along Harrisburg Pike east of Long’s Park. Workers at Norfolk...
July 31, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 30.) NEW YORK — A JPMorgan analyst upgraded shares of railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. to “Overweight” Monday, saying the stock is low risk because the company will increase shipping volumes in...
July 30, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Walt Frank appeared on the Altoona Mirror website on July 29.) ALTOONA, Pa. — Conrail — the one-time railroad giant — wasn’t going to make it, so a decision loomed over Blair County: Who would take over the railroad and its workers? It has been...
July 27, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on July 26.) HARRISBURG, PA. — Norfolk Southern acknowledges receipt of three misdemeanor charges filed today by the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the McKean County District Attorney in connection with...
July 26, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 25.) CROSBY, Pa. — State prosecutors have charged Norfolk Southern with violating environmental laws in a train derailment that spilled harmful chemicals into a pristine trout stream last year, killing fish as far...
July 26, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sonja Barisic on July 25.) NORFOLK, Va. — Railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. said Wednesday its earnings rose 5 percent in the second quarter as cost controls helped offset continued weakness in the...
July 25, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern Corp. issued the following on July 25.) NORFOLK, Va. — For the second quarter of 2007, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) reported net income of $394 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, compared with $375 million, or $0.89 per diluted share,...
July 24, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following report appeared on the Toledo Blade website on July 24.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Trains, boats, and street traffic were stopped and nearby condominiums were evacuated yesterday while authorities blew up a box found on a Norfolk Southern railroad bridge over the...
