November 27, 2018 | Amtrak, Headlines, NS
(Source: Railway Age, November 26, 2018) NEW YORK — Many people probably thought that when Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson rejected a request from the United States Marine Corps. to run this year’s Toys for Tots train, a lot of poor kids would be...
November 26, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, November 21, 2018) PITTSBURGH — A freight train that tumbled over tracks at Station Square in August, barely missing a Port Authority of Allegheny County light rail station and disrupting T service from the station for weeks, was...
November 20, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Lehigh Valley Live, November 19, 2018) EASTON, Pa. — A runaway tank car took a trip on the rails Sunday from Emmaus to Bethlehem. Rail cars were delivered last Tuesday to an interchange point in Emmaus for a short line railroad, said Norfolk Southern...
November 19, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WDEF, November 16, 2018) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Norfolk Southern Railroad will pay a $60,000 fine for damages caused by a deliberate spill of diesel fuel by a contractor last January. According to an investigation by the Tennessee Department...
November 12, 2018 | Headlines, NS, Operation Lifesaver
(Source: Reading Eagle, November 9, 2018) READING, Pa. — It’s difficult to go anywhere in Reading without crossing railroad tracks, and it’s tempting for pedestrians to take shortcuts by cutting across railways outside of designated crossings. Full story:...
November 9, 2018 | CEO Pay, Headlines, NS
(Source: Fairfield Current, November 8, 2018) NEW YORK — Norfolk Southern Corp. COO Michael Joseph Wheeler sold 801 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 7. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.55, for a total...
November 9, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Saporta Report, November 8, 2018) ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern’s plan to secure up to $600 million in funding for a new office building from Invest Atlanta, the city’s development arm, was deferred Thursday. In addition, Norfolk’s mayor was quoted Thursday...
November 9, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Fox 43, November 8, 2018) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Multiple taxing authorities in central Pennsylvania have filed a joint appeal in court to fight a February 2018 ruling that railroad intermodal yards, in this case Norfolk Southern Railroad (NS), are exempt from...
November 8, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Virginian Pilot, November 7, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Three days after the Atlanta City Council cleared the tracks for Norfolk Southern Corp. to move its headquarters there, the region is moving forward on a bond deal to cover the cost of a $575 million...
November 7, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station WAVY, November 6, 2018) ATLANTA, Ga. — After hours of public comment and debate, the Atlanta City Council voted to approve financing for a deal that would help Norfolk Southern relocate from Norfolk. Full story:...
