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...
July 5, 2019 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 3, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will announce its second-quarter financial results during a conference call and live internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Quarterly earnings...
July 5, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: The Charleston Gazette, July 3, 2019) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Once touted as a key economic development tool for southwestern and central West Virginia, the $32 million Heartland Intermodal Gateway is likely to shut down this fall, and go on the auction block...
July 3, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Huntington Herald-Dispatch, July 2, 2019) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After several years of losing money, the state-owned Heartland Intermodal Gateway (HIG) facility in Prichard appears headed toward privatization. Full story: Huntington...
July 2, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian Pilot, July 1, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Cleanup crews working in the Great Dismal Swamp removed about 15 truck loads of coal over the weekend, said Chris Lowie, the swamp’s refuge manager. A Norfolk Southern train derailed June 25, spilling about...
July 1, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 28, 2019) Today, Norfolk Southern Railway will begin rolling out its new precision scheduled railroad operating plan known as TOP21, the Class I announced yesterday in a customer service alert. Full story: Progressive...
