May 4, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern issued the following on May 3.) NORFOLK, Va. — Ten sons and daughters of employees are receiving college scholarships from Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) as part of the company’s annual scholarship program. Recipient of a National...
May 3, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following editorial appeared on the Roanoke Times website on May 2.) ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s proposed intermodal shipping yard has been a steaming bowl of lima beans in Southwest Virginia’s meager economic development buffet. People should...
May 1, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on the Virginian-Pilot website on May 1.) NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation said Monday it was delaying announcing a site for Norfolk Southern Corp. to build a truck-train...
May 1, 2007 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on April 30.) OMAHA, Neb. and NORFOLK, Va. — Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway will significantly improve eastbound domestic transcontinental service from Los Angeles to the...
April 30, 2007 | CP, Headlines, NS
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on April 30.) CALGARY – Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has named U.S. railway executive Kathryn McQuade executive vice-president and chief operating officer. Monday’s appointment follows last month’s announcement...
April 26, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sonja Barisic on April 25.) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. said Wednesday its first-quarter profit fell 7 percent, despite the railroad’s efforts to trim operating costs with fewer automakers and...
April 25, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following report by David Ingram appeared on the Charlotte Observer website on April 25.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Norfolk Southern is asking for a tax break worth about $18 million to help pay for a new trucking-railcar hub in Charlotte. The company and other boosters...
April 25, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(The following story by Paul Dellinger appeared on the Roanoke Times website on April 25.) CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Montgomery County officials are looking into the possibility of a lawsuit to stop Norfolk Southern Corp. from locating an intermodal facility in rural...
April 25, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(Reuters circulated the following story on April 25.) CHICAGO — Railroad company Norfolk Southern Corp. said on Wednesday quarterly profit fell due to softness in the U.S. economy, in particular the housing and automotive sectors. The Norfolk, Virginia-based company...
April 25, 2007 | Headlines, NS
(Norfolk Southern Corp. issued the following release on April 25.) NORFOLK, Va. — For the first quarter of 2007, Norfolk Southern Corporation reported net income of $285 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, compared with $305 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, for...
