August 7, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: CBS Pittsburgh, August 6, 2018) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — City officials say the process of clearing a train derailment near Station Square is taking a little longer than expected. Seven rail cars on a 7,600-foot-long Norfolk Southern double-stack intermodal train...
August 6, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: CBS News, August 5, 2018) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pittsburgh on Sunday, sending train cars crashing onto light rail tracks below. Authorities said there were no reports of injuries stemming from the incident, which...
August 3, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, August 2, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced that it has entered into accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreements with Bank of America N.A. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC to repurchase an...
July 30, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 27, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that its board of directors today approved an 11 percent increase in its quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock, from 72 to 80 cents per share....
July 26, 2018 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, July 25, 2018) NEW YORK — The strong earnings report issued last week by CSX is reverberating through the quarterly release of class I railroad earnings, which is now at an end. Last week, CSX reported an operating ratio of 58.6%. Wednesday, in...
July 25, 2018 | Headlines, NS, Quarterly Income
(Source: Norfolk Southern press release, July 25, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported record second-quarter financial results. Net income was $710 million, up 43 percent year-over-year, a result of an 18 percent increase in income from...
July 18, 2018 | Headlines, NS, Positive Train Control
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, July 17, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern will be performing infrastructure improvements to support Positive Train Control (PTC) in Chattanooga, Tenn., which will require a 36 hour mainline track outage beginning on...
June 15, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: www.al.com, June 15, 2018) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The last poop train headed for a landfill in Adamsville cleared the tracks in April, but many who live near the landfill are worried the shipments might resume once the public outcry dies down. Full story:...
June 13, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Television station ABC 27, June 13, 2018) HARRISBURG, Pa. — The company is looking to fill positions at its rail yards in Enola, Swatara Township and Rutherford. Full story and video: www.abc27.com
June 8, 2018 | Headlines, NS
(Source: Norfolk Southern service alert, June 7, 2018) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern continues to work to restore service to the mainline east of Asheville, NC following a washout that occurred at the end of May. Due to the extensive work that is required to repair...
