Archived News Releases
Toyota recognizes Norfolk Southern with logistics award
March 26, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Toyota Logistics Services has awarded Norfolk Southern Corporation the 2009 President's Award for overall logistics excellence among rail carriers, its highest award given to a logistics provider.
Norfolk Southern CEO notes positive momentum in 2009 Annual Report message to stockholders
March 18, 2010 - NORFOLK, Va. - In his message to stockholders in the 2009 Annual Report, posted online today, Norfolk Southern Corporation CEO Wick Moorman...
Norfolk Southern Chief Information Officer Butler to address J. P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference
February 26, 2010 - NORFOLK, Va. - Deb Butler, executive vice president planning and chief information officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation, will address the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference on March 10.
What the railroad means to America
Ryan Jenkins, a Norfolk Southern trainmaster in Memphis, has summarized in a few words what hundreds of freight railroaders and industry supporters are discussing in Washington right now. That’s because today is Railroad Day on Capitol Hill, and Jenkins’ message was selected from among 67 submitted...
Norfolk Southern's Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility is awarded $52.5 million TIGER grant from U.S Dept. of Transportation
February 17, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern's planned Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility (MRIMF) was awarded $52.5 million...
Norfolk Southern's Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility is awarded $52.5 million TIGER grant from U.S Dept. of Transportation
February 17, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern's planned Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility (BRIMF) was awarded $52.5 million...
Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor is awarded $105 million TIGER grant from U.S. Dept. of Transportation
February 17, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor Intermodal Freight Project today was awarded $105 million...
Norfolk Southern Foundation awards $5.7 million in 2009
February 11, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Foundation, the charitable giving affiliate of Norfolk Southern Corporation, awarded grants worth more than $5.7 million...
Norfolk Southern facilitates $3.1 billion in industrial investment along rail lines in 2009
February 11, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Corporation participated in the location of 70 new industries and the expansion of 23 existing industries along its rail lines in 2009.
Norfolk Southern CFO Squires to address 2010 BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Services Conference and Stifel Nicolaus Transportation Conference
February 3, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation, will participate in the following upcoming transportation conferences...
Norfolk Southern seeks approval to declassify its board of directors
January 28, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Corp. said today it will seek to declassify its board of directors...
Norfolk Southern reports 2009 fourth-quarter and full-year results
January 27, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Corporation today reported fourth-quarter 2009 net income of $307 million, or $0.82 per diluted share...
Norfolk Southern declares quarterly dividend
January 26, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 34 cents per share on its common stock...
Thomas D. Bell Jr. elected to Norfolk Southern board
January 26, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Thomas D. Bell Jr., chairman of SecurAmerica LLC, has been elected a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation...
Norfolk Southern names Hurlbut to audit position; Dimino retires
January 26, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Thomas E. Hurlbut has been named vice president audit and compliance for Norfolk Southern Corporation...
Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor endorsed by Retail Industry Leaders Association
January 14, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor Intermodal Freight Project has received the endorsement of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA).
Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor has wide bipartisan support on Capitol Hill
January 12, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor program has been endorsed by 60 legislators on Capitol Hill as 2010 begins.
Norfolk Southern to host fourth-quarter 2009 earnings conference call
January 5, 2010 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its fourth-quarter 2009 earnings on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010...
Norfolk Southern joins U.S. Green Building Council
December 8, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern has joined the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)...
Norfolk Southern launches improved investor relations site
December 3, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Corporation today launched a more comprehensive and user-friendly investors section on its Web site.
Norfolk Southern named a top 'green' company
November 10, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA - Norfolk Southern Corporation's sustainability initiatives have earned the company recognition as one of 25 green supply chain partners named by Inbound Logistics magazine.
Norfolk Southern announces $11 million investment in Philadelphia Navy Yard intermodal facility
November 2, 2009 - PHILADELPHIA, PA. - Norfolk Southern and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are investing $11 million in the railroad's Philadelphia Navy Yard intermodal facility to expand track and parking capacity.
Norfolk Southern CFO Squires to address Citi Industrial Manufacturing & Transportation Conference
October 29, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation, will address the 2009 Citi...
Norfolk Southern declares quarterly dividend
October 27, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 34 cents per share on its common stock...
Norfolk Southern reports third-quarter 2009 results
October 27, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - For the third quarter of 2009, Norfolk Southern Corporation reported net income of $303 million, or $0.81 per diluted share...
Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Introduce Gulf Coast Flyer for Chemical Shipments between the Gulf Coast and Northeast, Southeast
October 26, 2009 - Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern today introduced Gulf Coast Flyer...
The 'green' adds up with Norfolk Southern's improved Green Machine environmental calculator
October 22, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Corporation has enhanced its online carbon footprint analyzer...
Norfolk Southern extends registered exchange offer
October 16, 2009 Norfolk Southern extends registered exchange offer NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that it has extended the expiration date of its offer to exchange up to $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.75% Senior Notes due 2016 (the Exchange Notes) register...
Norfolk Southern e-commerce offers 'Railcar Event - Text Message Alerts' and live chat support
October 12, 2009 - NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern customers now can receive text messages notifying them of the status of shipments with Railcar Event Alerts.
Batteries ARE included: Norfolk Southern unveils experimental electric locomotive
September 28, 2009 - ALTOONA, PA. - With U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Congressman Bill Shuster in attendance, Norfolk Southern today unveiled...
Norfolk Southern to host third-quarter 2009 earnings conference call
October 1, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its third-quarter 2009 earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast.
Norfolk Southern's TheFutureNeedsUs.com focuses on the benefits of partnerships and rail corridors
September 29, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern has launched a new Web site focusing on the benefits of its corridor and public-private partnership projects.
Norfolk Southern Whistle-Stop train delivers safety training to emergency responders in New York, Ohio, and West Virginia
NORFOLK, VA. – A special train will travel to New York, Ohio, and West Virginia Sept. 22-26 to provide emergency preparedness training to first responders as part of the 2009 Norfolk Southern TRANSCAER Whistle-Stop Tour. TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response) is a nati...
Norfolk Southern's sustainability report highlights carbon footprint, improved fuel economy
September 15, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern Corporation has issued its second annual sustainability report, including the company's first-ever calculation of its carbon footprint...
Norfolk Southern thanks state partners in Crescent Corridor stimulus application
September 15, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern commended its partners in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee for their leadership in supporting the Crescent Corridor program...
Norfolk Southern is one of the best places to launch a career
September 11, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern is one of the 50 "Best Places to Launch a Career," according to the Sept. 14, 2009, issue of BusinessWeek magazine.
Norfolk Southern CMO Seale To Address Two Transportation Conferences
August 28, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - Donald W. Seale, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation, will address two transportation conferences in New York City in September...
Norfolk Southern CFO Squires To Address RBC Transportation Conference
August 28, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation, will address the RBC Capital Markets 2009 Transportation Conference...
Norfolk Southern Provides $100,000 Grant to Penn State Altoona for Railroad Engineering Degree Program
August 13, 2009 - ALTOONA, PA. - The Norfolk Southern Foundation has given $100,000 to Penn State Altoona to assist in the development of a four-year Rail and Transit Engineering (RTE) degree program.
Norfolk Southern Selects Greencastle Site for New Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility, Supporting Crescent Corridor Initiative
August 12, 2009 - NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern announced today that it will construct a new intermodal terminal in Greencastle, Pa., to serve the Mid-Atlantic region...
Norfolk Southern 2008 Annual Report Online; Video Stories Highlight Record-Setting Year
February 20, 2009 – NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk Southern Corporation has posted its 2008 Annual Report online, highlighting a record-setting year in video stories featuring company employees.
Lowcountry Open Land Trust, Norfolk Southern, and Neighbors Protect Rural Lands
Click here for the news release. From left to right, NS CEO Wick Moorman, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, and NS Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer Steve Tobias at Brosnan Forest Oct. 9, 2008, during the ceremony commemorating Norfolk Southern’s recent donation of a conservation easemen...
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Michael D. Lockhart Elected to Norfolk Southern Board
NORFOLK, VA. – Michael D. Lockhart, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Armstrong World Industries Inc., has been elected a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman announced today. Lockhart joined Armstrong in 20...
Norfolk Southern and BLET Reach New Agreement
NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern Railway Company and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) have reached a new agreement that will continue to link engineer compensation to company performance through 2014. The BLET has participated in such a bonus program since 1996. The new ag...
Norfolk Southern and North Carolina Operation Lifesaver Help 'Train Your Brain' for Railroad Safety
More than 80 first-graders welcomed Brainy with high-fives and hugs Sept. 10 at New Bern, N.C., where Norfolk Southern operated its 11th of 14 planned Operation Lifesaver trains this year to help educate the public about highway-rail grade crossing safety. Norfolk Southern’s Operation Lifesaver tra...
Norfolk Southern and North Carolina Operation Lifesaver Help "Train Your Brain" for Railroad Safety
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Norfolk Southern is One of the Best Places to Launch a Career
NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern is one of the 50 "Best Places to Launch a Career," according to the Sept. 15, 2008, issue of BusinessWeek magazine. BusinessWeek’s annual list is based on a survey of U.S. employers, college career services directors, and some 40,000 college undergraduates. Norfolk S...
Norfolk Southern Whistle-Stop Train Delivers Safety Training
NORFOLK, VA. -- A special train will travel to Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia Sept. 15-19 to provide emergency preparedness training to first responders as part of the 2008 Norfolk Southern TRANSCAER Whistle-Stop Tour. TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergen...
Norfolk Southern CFO Squires to Address NYSE Euronext Investment Conference in Tokyo
NORFOLK, VA. – James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation, will address the NYSE Euronext Investment Conference in Tokyo at 11 a.m., Monday, Sept. 8 (10 p.m. EDT, Sunday, Sept. 7, in the U.S.). Squires will provide highlights of N...
Norfolk Southern CFO Squires to Address Dahlman Rose Global Transportation Conference
NORFOLK, VA. – James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the First Annual Global Transportation Conference presented by Dahlman Rose & Company at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, Sept. 11, in New York City. ...
Norfolk Southern Says NTSB's Finding On 2006 Train Accident Is Erroneous
NORFOLK, VA. – In a formal petition filed today with the National Transportation Safety Board, Norfolk Southern Railway Company presented documentation and analysis, including new evidence, clearly establishing good cause for the NTSB to reexamine and amend its conclusion regarding the cause of an O...
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Norfolk Southern Foundation Awards $2.2 Million in First Half of 2008
NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern Foundation – the charitable giving affiliate of Norfolk Southern Corporation – awarded grants worth nearly $2.2 million to nonprofit charitable organizations during the first half of 2008. The grants included $721,615 in employee and retiree matching gifts in support...
Brosnan Forest Gallery
Click here for the news release. A mature stand of longleaf pines exceeding 100 years of age at Brosnan Forest. Norfolk Southern granted a conservation easement on 12,488 acres of its Brosnan Forest timber and wildlife preserve near Dorchester, S.C., 35 miles northwest of Charleston, S.C. This e...
Lowcountry Open Land Trust Announces Largest Conservation Gift in South Carolina History: Norfolk Southern donates 12,488 acres for conservation easement
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Some of the most ecologically significant land in the U.S. will be protected permanently from development through a conservation easement donated by Norfolk Southern to the Lowcountry Open Land Trust. The easement is thought to be one of the largest in the Southeast and the larges...
Norfolk Southern Conveys 23-Mile Abandoned Enola Branch Rail Corridor to Lancaster County Municipalities
HARRISBURG, PA. – Norfolk Southern today conveyed a 23-mile abandoned portion of its Enola Branch rail line to six townships in southern Lancaster County, Pa. The transfer of the property culminates an effort that began in 1989 when Conrail, Norfolk Southern’s predecessor-in-interest, filed to aband...
NTSB Determination Concerning 2006 Train Accident is Faulty, Says Norfolk Southern
NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern Railway Company said it strongly disagrees with the National Transportation Safety Board’s determination of probable cause contained in its Accident Report released today for the New Brighton, Pa., derailment. The NTSB said that the Oct. 20, 2006, derailment was cause...
Multilevel Railcar Fleets Good Track Record Sets Stage for More Improvements
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2008 – Millions of new vehicles crisscross North America’s railroads each year on their way from assembly plants to distribution centers and dealers. Railroads now carry approximately 70 percent of all new vehicles manufactured in the United States. These vehicles ride the rail...
Norfolk Southern Reports Record Results; Net Income Increases 15 Percent
For second-quarter 2008 vs. second-quarter 2007: Railway operating revenues increased 16 percent to a record $2.8 billion. Income from operations increased 16 percent to a record $799 million. Net income increased 15 percent to a record $453 million. Diluted earnings per share rose 20 percent to a...
Norfolk Southern Increases Quarterly Dividend
NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced that its Board of Directors today voted to increase the regular quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock by 10 percent, or 3 cents per share, from 29 to 32 cents per share. The increased dividend is payable on Sept. 10 to stock...
Norfolk Southern Extends Registered Exchange Offer
NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that it has extended the expiration date of its offer to exchange up to $600 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.75% Senior Notes due 2018 (the "Exchange Notes") registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for an equal amount...
Sen. Joe Bruno Announces Plans For $40 Million Rail Logistics Center In Saratoga Co., N.Y.
MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. – N.Y. State Senator Joe Bruno (R-Brunswick) today announced that a new intermodal and automotive rail logistics center will be constructed at the former rail yard located within the towns of Halfmoon, Mechanicville, and Stillwater. This new rail terminal will anchor the western ...
Norfolk Southern To Host Second-Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call
NORFOLK, VA. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) will present its second-quarter 2008 earnings at 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 23, via teleconference and live Internet webcast. Norfolk Southern expects to issue its earnings results Tuesday, July 22, after the close of trading on the New York Stock E...
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Introduce New Automotive Co-Loading Service
New Service Allows Rail Cars to Carry Multiple Manufacturers’ Vehicles OMAHA, Neb., and NORFOLK, Va. – Automotive manufacturers now have the ability to take advantage of each other’s rail car capacity to deliver finished vehicles to market faster and more efficiently. Union Pacific and Norfolk Sout...
Norfolk Southern CEO Moorman To Address Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference
NORFOLK, VA. - Wick Moorman, chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation, will address the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference at 9:45 a.m. EDT on Thursday, June 19, in New York City. The presentation will provide highlights of Norfolk Southern’s current business and growth i...
Eastman Chemical Recognizes Norfolk Southern with Innovation Award
NORFOLK, VA. – Eastman Chemical Company has awarded Norfolk Southern Corporation its 2007 Global Logistics Supplier Innovation Award. The award recognizes Norfolk Southern for the development and implementation of a new process for delivering coal to Eastman’s Kingsport, Tenn., chemical manufacturi...
Norfolk Southern Names Voyack to Government Relations Post
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that Frank Voyack has been named director government relations, with headquarters in Washington, effective June 2. Voyack will be responsible for lobbying Congress, coordinating government relations programs and policies, and implementing le...
Norfolk Southern and 10 Short Line Railroads Create Short-haul Rail Options in New York and Beyond
NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern Corporation and 10 New York-based short line railroads have created a program to convert short-haul truck movements to rail. The "Empire Link" allows the short line railroads to market the excess rail freight capacity on NS’ Southern Tier main line between Binghamton ...
43 Rail Customers Earn Norfolk Southerns Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award
NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern Corporation has recognized the safety performance of 43 of its rail transportation customers with the Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award for 2007. The awards, given annually for 12 years, are presented to companies that ship more than 1,000 carloads of hazardous chem...
Norfolk Southern Receives First Uni-Level Railcars for Large Motor Vehicle Transport
NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern Corporation has put into service the first of the new Uni-Level railcars supplied by TTX Company. Last week, Norfolk Southern loaded the first 13 of 55 Uni-Level cars received from TTX, officially launching the railroad’s Uni-Level service network. Uni-Level Brochu...
New Web Site Highlights Norfolk Southerns Steps to Sustainability
NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern Corporation today introduced a new Web site to communicate about its sustainability efforts. To visit the site, go to www.nscorp.com/footprints or from the NS home page at www.nscorp.com click the "learn more about NS and the environment" tag. Asking "What footprint...
Norfolk Southern CFO Squires to Address Wolfe Research Transportation Conference
The presentation will provide highlights of Norfolk Southern’s current business and growth initiatives. Interested investors can listen via a simultaneous webcast on Norfolk Southern’s Web site at www.nscorp.com in the Investors section, and an archived webcast will be available following the prese...
Pan Am Railways and Norfolk Southern Create the Patriot Corridor to Improve Rail Service and Expand Capacity in New York and New England
NORTH BILLERICA, MASS., NORFOLK, VA. – Pan Am Railways (PAR) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) have agreed to create an improved rail route between Albany, N.Y., and the greater Boston, Mass., area called the "Patriot Corridor." Investments in the Patriot Corridor are expected to improve tra...
Balanced Traffic Mix Drives Success, Moorman Tells Stockholders At Annual Meeting
Prepared remarks by C.W. Moorman: Annual Meeting of Stockholders NORFOLK, VA – A balanced mix of traffic has enabled Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) to post solid financial and operating performance in spite of softness in the housing and automotive markets, said Chief Executive Officer W...
Norfolk Southern Exhibit Car to Tour 23 Cities
NORFOLK, VA – The Norfolk Southern Exhibit Car, a traveling showcase highlighting the Thoroughbred of Transportation, will tour 23 cities in 2008. The nine-state May-December itinerary for the rebuilt passenger coach will include a five-city whistle-stop train operated by Norfolk Southern to promote...
Norfolk Southern Awards 10 College Scholarships
NORFOLK, VA. – Ten children of employees are receiving college scholarships from Norfolk Southern Corporation as part of the company’s annual scholarship program. Recipient of the National Merit Scholarship is Kenneth Listwak, son of Assistant Vice President Utility North Ronald Listwak and Deborah...
Norfolk Southern Foundation Outlines Support for Charitable Organizations in 2007 and 2008
Norfolk, VA – The Norfolk Southern Foundation awarded grants worth $4.92 million in 2007 and plans to award grants worth approximately $5 million in 2008 to charitable organizations supporting cultural, educational, and environmental initiatives. The Foundation’s 2007 awards were as follows: United...
Norfolk Southern Response to Department of Justice Graniteville Lawsuit
NORFOLK, VA. – The United States Department of Justice filed suit against Norfolk Southern Railway Company seeking civil penalties and injunctive relief under the Clean Water Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, related to the Jan. 6, 2005, derailment in ...
Norfolk Southern Declares Quarterly Dividend
NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 29 cents per share on its common stock, payable on June 10 to stockholders of record on May 2. Since its inception in 1982, Norfolk Southern has paid dividends on its common stock for 103 consec...
Norfolk Southern Reports First-Quarter 2008 Results
For first-quarter 2008 vs. first-quarter 2007: Railway operating revenues increased 11 percent to a record $2.5 billion. Income from railway operations improved 9 percent to $578 million. Net income increased 2 percent to $291 million. Diluted earnings per share rose 7 percent to $0.76. Financial S...
Norfolk Southern Names Friedmann to Head Strategic Planning, Mazur Retires
Daniel M. Mazur NORFOLK, VA. – John H. Friedmann has been named vice president strategic planning for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), effective May 1, with headquarters in Norfolk. He will report to Deborah H. Butler, executive vice president planning and chief information officer. Frie...
Norfolk Southern's 'Green Machine' Does the Math to Make Supply Chains More Environmentally Friendly
NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern’s new online carbon footprint analyzer puts the environmental benefits of rail transportation into an easy-to-visualize perspective. The "Green Machine" quickly estimates the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that occur when rail transportation becomes a larger ...
Norfolk Southern's 'Thoroughbred Pacesetter' E-Commerce Service Gives Rail Customers Better Supply Chain Control
NORFOLK, VA. -- Norfolk Southern is initiating a new electronic commerce service called Thoroughbred Pacesetter, available to customers beginning April 14. Pacesetter gives Norfolk Southern customers the opportunity to enjoy unprecedented direct management of freight car orders and releases, increas...
Norfolk Southern Reaches Agreement With Avondale Mills to Settle Claims From Graniteville Accident
NORFOLK, VA. – After four weeks of trial, Norfolk Southern Corporation and Avondale Mills have agreed to a confidential settlement of the lawsuit brought by Avondale arising from the January 6, 2005 accident in Graniteville, South Carolina. A portion of the settlement will not be reimbursed by insu...
Norfolk Southern To Host First-Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call
NORFOLK, VA. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) will present its first-quarter 2008 earnings at 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 23, via teleconference and live Internet webcast. Norfolk Southern expects to issue its earnings results Tuesday, April 22, after the close of trading on the New York Stock ...
Toyota Recognizes Norfolk Southern with Logistics Awards
NORFOLK, VA. – Toyota Logistics Services has awarded Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) the 2007 President’s Award for overall logistics excellence among rail carriers, its highest award given to a logistics provider. The award is based on overall performance in customer service, on-time perf...
Norfolk Southern CFO Squires To Address Jpmorgan Aviation & Transportation Conference
NORFOLK, VA. – James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the JPMorgan Aviation & Transportation Conference at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 19. The presentation will provide highlights of Norfolk Sou...
Norfolk Southern 2007 Annual Report: All In a Days Work
NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) tells the story of a record-setting year through the lens of a single day in its 2007 Annual Report, posted today on the company’s Web site. The report, titled "Thoroughbred 24/7," features photographs from throughout the transportation network...
Norfolk Southern Opens Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal, Supporting Heartland Corridor and Midwest Intermodal Service
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Norfolk Southern today opened the Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal near Columbus, Ohio. The $68.5 million facility allows Norfolk Southern to significantly expand its intermodal business in central Ohio by providing customers with improved service and increased capacity. The termina...
Karen N. Horn Elected to Norfolk Southern Board
NORFOLK, VA – Karen N. Horn, a partner with Brock Capital Group LLC, has been elected a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman announced today. Horn has been a partner with Brock Capital Group since 2003. Prior to that, she was president and managing dir...
Norfolk Southern Names Newell Baker to Lead Industrial Development; Collingwood Retires
NORFOLK, VA. – Newell M. Baker has been named assistant vice president industrial development for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), effective March 1, in Atlanta. He will report to Robert E. Martínez, vice president business development. Baker joined Norfolk Southern as a management trainee...
Norfolk Southern Names Mobley VP Labor Relations; MacMahon Retires
Mobley joined Norfolk Southern as a management trainee in 1971. He served in a number of positions in the engineering, transportation and labor relations departments and was named assistant vice president labor relations in 2000. Mobley earned a bachelor’s degree in history and English from Valparai...
Norfolk Southern Names McFadden Corporate Secretary; Martin Retires
Norfolk Southern contacts: (Media) Frank Brown, 757-629-2714 (fsbrown@nscorp.com) (Investors) Maqui Parkerson, 757-533-4939 (maqui.parkerson@nscorp.com)
Norfolk Southern Chief Financial Officer Squires to Address BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Conference
NORFOLK, VA – James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the BB&T Capital Markets 23rd Annual Transportation Conference at 9:45 a.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 14. The presentation will provide highlights of N...
Norfolk Southern Names Dimino VP Audit and Compliance; Carter Retires
Dimino joined Norfolk Southern in 1976 as an attorney and was promoted to senior general counsel in 2002 and vice president and corporate counsel in 2006. He was named vice president compliance in 2007 and will keep that responsibility. Dimino earned a political science degree from the University of...
Norfolk Southern Increases Dividend
### Norfolk Southern contacts: (Media) Frank Brown, 757-629-2714, (frank.brown@nscorp.com) (Investors) Leanne Marilley, 757-629-2861 (leanne.marilley@nscorp.com)
Norfolk Southern Reports Fourth-Quarter and 2007 Results
NS set the following fourth-quarter records: Railway operating revenues reached $2.5 billion. Income from railway operations rose 12 percent to $686 million. Net income increased 4 percent to $399 million. Diluted earnings per share climbed 7 percent to $1.02. NS set the following records for the y...
Norfolk Southern Announces Fourth-Quarter Meeting, Conference Call
NORFOLK, VA. – Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) will hold its fourth-quarter 2007 analyst meeting at 9 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at JPMorgan Chase Co., 277 Park Ave., New York, 17th floor, general session room. Norfolk Southern expects to issue its earnings results Tuesday, Jan. 22, after t...
Norfolk Southern Harnesses The Power Of Sustainable Wind Energy In Ohio
BELLEVUE, OHIO – On December 28 Norfolk Southern completed the installation of a 50 kilowatt wind turbine at its Bellevue Yard in Ohio to power the yard’s wastewater treatment plant. The wind turbine consists of three 24-foot rotor blades mounted on an 80-foot tower and is estimated to generate mor...
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