July 20, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Beverly Majors appeared on the Oak Ridger website on July 19.) OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The family of a Clinton woman killed in a train-truck collision in 2002 has lost an appeal on the local court’s judgment. The Court of Appeals of Tennessee at...
July 20, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 18.) ABINGDON, Va. — Children at a day-care center were accidentally sprayed with herbicide Tuesday when a train sprayed herbicide on weeds along a track near the facility. Four kids were playing by a fence at...
July 12, 2007 | Headlines, NS, Short Line
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on July 12.) KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Michigan Central Railway will initiate freight rail service over 384 route miles of rail line in Michigan and Indiana in first-quarter 2008 under a joint venture to be formed by Norfolk...
July 12, 2007 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(The following story by Steve Visser appeared on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution website on July 11.) ATLANTA — A Norfolk-Southern train derailed on Buford Highway Wednesday night but officials were able to reopen all lanes on the busy thoroughfare early this...
July 12, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Bill Archer appeared on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph website on July 12.) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation peeked out the picture window of a second-floor conference room in the...
July 11, 2007 | CN, Headlines, NS
(The following story by Jane Roberts appeared on the Memphis Commercial Appeal website on July 11.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The on- and off-again look at building a second railroad track to Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park lurched to a slow roll Tuesday when a City Council...
July 10, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Meg Kinnard on July 9.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Monday reprimanded a Louisiana-based lawyer who set up an office in South Carolina following a deadly train derailment and described...
July 5, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 5.) WARTBURG, Tenn. — A Norfolk Southern freight train loaded with shipping containers partially derailed Tuesday afternoon in a secluded area of Morgan County, shutting down the busy line for at least a day. The...
July 3, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Chris Dinsmore appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on July 3.) NORFOLK, Va. — James A. Squires has been appointed chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corp., the Norfolk-based railroad announced Monday. Squires, already executive...
July 2, 2007 | Headlines, NS, UP
(The following report appeared on the Seeking Alpha website on July 2.) NEW YORK — North America’s largest railroad companies have room to increase their leverage, but any moves to boost debt will be restricted by their desire to maintain investment grade credit...
