January 10, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 9, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern generated more than 60,000 carloads of new rail traffic in 2018 through collaborative efforts that helped 90 industries locate or expand business operations along the company’s...
January 10, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Augusta Chronicle, January 9, 2019) AUGUSTA, Ga. — The five remaining derailed train cars at the wreck site in Jefferson County have been removed and service is restored in that area, according to Norfolk Southern on Wednesday. Norfolk Southern, along with...
January 9, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Augusta Chronicle, January 8, 2019) LOUISVILLE, Ga. — A long line formed early Tuesday outside the Jefferson County Emergency Services building as people sought to be reimbursed for evacuation expenses incurred from Sunday’s train derailment near Bartow. Full...
January 9, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, January 9, 2019) NEW YORK — The Port of New York and New Jersey opened a major new expansion of its rail network, capping a five-year plan to expand capacity for cargo destined for outside the region. Full story: Railway...
January 9, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Penn Live, January 9, 2019) HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Harrisburg School District raised taxes on residents last year by the maximum amount allowed by law, to generate an additional $1.4 million to cover rising costs. But the bulk of that tax increase could be...
January 8, 2019 | FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Augusta Chronicle, January 8, 2010) AUGUSTA, Ga. — An investigation into Sunday night’s train derailment in Jefferson County could take weeks to be completed. Norfolk Southern said the train was traveling from Macon to Augusta. Two of the 37 cars that...
January 3, 2019 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, January 3, 2019) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation will announce its fourth-quarter financial results during a conference call and live internet webcast at 4:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Quarterly earnings...
January 3, 2019 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, December 28, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia man is suing a railroad company after he says it rescinded a job offer because he’s overweight. Matthew Sturgill is suing Norfolk Southern, saying the company offered him a conductor job...
December 27, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, December 20, 2018) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Norfolk Southern Railroad sued Pittsburgh, seeking more than $1.1 million in damages and repair costs for two landslides in 2016, one of which buried tracks near Station Square and stalled rail...
December 27, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Roanoke Times, December 20, 2018) ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. will pay back a state grant given to expand its Norfolk headquarters partly by taking jobs out of Roanoke. Full story: Roanoke Times
