August 14, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 13, 2019) Norfolk Southern Railway has chosen Alfred Benesch & Co. and TranSystems to provide program management and track design services for one of four projects that are part of the 75th Street Corridor Improvement...
August 5, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Herald-Dispatch, August 5, 2019) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Norfolk and Southern recently furloughed 20 of its employees work worked at the rail yard in Williamson. The company laid off 10 workers at the Williamson yard as recently as 2012 and 200 positions in total...
August 2, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, August 1, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The bankruptcy of private coal company Blackjewel could result in ripple effects across the freight rail industry. Blackjewel’s bankruptcy reminded the broader industrial sector of the vulnerability of U.S....
July 31, 2019 | CEO Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: Mayfield Recorder, July 31, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. Director Jennifer F. Scanlon bought 525 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 29. The shares were acquired at an average price of $191.52 per share, for a total...
July 30, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Altoona Mirror, July 27, 2019) ALTOONA, Pa. — Another Norfolk Southern freight train derailed as it traveled around the Horseshoe Curve about 4:10 p.m. Friday. The derailment, six cars by the estimate of onlookers, a number later confirmed by Norfolk Southern...
July 29, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Metro News, July 26, 2019) WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Norfolk Southern has laid off 20 workers at its rail yard in Williamson. The company released a statement Friday that said the decision is in line with other moves made to right-size the rail transportation...
July 29, 2019 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 24, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported second-quarter financial results. Second-quarter net income was $722 million, up 2 percent year-over-year, a result of a 4 percent increase in income...
July 18, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, July 18, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The South Carolina Port Authority (SCPA) said ocean container moves were up 9 percent in its fiscal year, setting a volume record for the port. The Port of Charleston’s two main container terminals, Wando...
July 17, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, July 16, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Cleanup crews in the Great Dismal Swamp are making progress after a Norfolk Southern train derailed last month and sent 36 cars carrying 3,500 tons coal into the refuge, according to refuge manager Chris Lowie....
July 8, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Altoona Mirror, July 7, 2019) ALTOONA, Pa. — Crews worked Saturday to cleanup a derailment near the Horseshoe Curve. There were no injuries in Friday’s derailment of 11 cars at 8:40 p.m. and, on Saturday, Norfolk Southern crews continued the task of clearing...
