February 22, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, February 21, 2019) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Pittsburgh has filed a formal objection with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to Norfolk Southern Railroad’s plans to reconstruct a city street bridge in the North Side so double stack...
February 21, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Curbed Atlanta, February 20, 2019) ATLANTA, Ga. — One of the Midtown Improvement District’s last truly massive parking lots is off-limits to public cars, encircled by fences, and dotted with “No Trespassing” signs as heavy equipment tears it apart. All are...
February 20, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, February 19, 2019) NEW YORK — A Pittsburg politician has suggested that Norfolk Southern fails to follow up when its own inspections show damage to tracks or bridges. Full story: www.rtands.com
February 19, 2019 | Executive Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: Fairfield Current, February 15, 2019) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. COO Michael Joseph Wheeler sold 4,761 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 12. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.23, for a...
February 19, 2019 | Headlines, NS, UP
(Source: Zacks.com, February 18, 2019) NEW YORK — The railroad industry seems to be poised well not only in the near term but also in the long haul on the back of robust freight demand fueled by a buoyant U.S. economy. A strong U.S. economy supports the bullishness of...
February 19, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian-Pilot, February 16, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern has a plan to get leaner and it involves having 3,000 fewer workers by 2021. The company recently announced its plan to satisfy Wall Street by shrinking its operating ratio to 60 by 2021. The...
February 15, 2019 | Headlines, NS, Railroad Security
(Source: Associated Press, February 14, 2019) CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a 36-year-old man who was linked to the theft of 27 handguns and six assault rifles from a train at a Norfolk Southern rail yard in Chicago. Full story: Daily...
February 13, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, February 12, 2019) CHICAGO — A trial linked to the theft of 27 handguns and six assault rifles from a train at a Norfolk Southern rail yard in Chicago has started in federal court. Full story: CBS Chicago
February 12, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, February 11, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern railroad expects to become significantly more efficient by 2021, and operate with 3,000 fewer employees and 500 fewer locomotives. Full story: News & Observer
February 11, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: PR Watch, February 7, 2019) NEW YORK — Since 2000, corporate members of ALEC piled up almost $150 million in fines, penalties, and court settlements in cases involving racial and age discrimination and harassment. ALEC is the American Legislative Exchange...
