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Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is naming its largest freight train classification yard after Charles W. "Wick" Moorman for his leadership in support of freight railroads and their...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) in a ceremony at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station unveiled its latest commemorative locomotive, a vibrant SD60E honoring emergency first responders. The locomotive –...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) is bringing its Train Your Brain public safety campaign to central and south Georgia to remind people to be safe and alert around railroad tracks and trains....

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced that Deborah H. Butler, NS executive vice president and chief information officer, will make a presentation at the Deutsche Bank 2015...

Jeffrey S. Heller and Cary G. Booth have assumed additional responsibilities in Norfolk Southern's intermodal department, announced Alan H. Shaw, executive vice president and chief marketing...

Alan H. Shaw has been named executive vice president and chief marketing officer by the board of directors of Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC), Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman said today. The...

Addressing his last annual meeting as Norfolk Southern's CEO, Wick Moorman told shareholders that "we see continuing strength in the overall economy as well as opportunities in many of the markets...

Sixty-six chemical customers have earned Norfolk Southern Corporation's (NYSE: NSC) Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award for 2014. Altogether, the customers safely shipped more than 227,000 carloads...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) President James A. Squires will make a presentation during Bernstein's 31st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference. What: Bernstein's 31st Annual Strategic...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer Marta Stewart will make a presentation during the Wolfe Research 8th Annual Global...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today reported financial results for first-quarter 2015. Net income for the quarter was $310 million, 16 percent lower compared with $368 million during...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 59 cents per share on its common stock, payable on June 10 to stockholders of record on May 1. Since its...

Bruno Maestri and Robert E. Martίnez will assume additional responsibilities for Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC). This follows the retirement of F. Blair Wimbush, the railroad's vice...

The 611 is going home again, coming back from its second restoration to headline Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) 21st Century Steam excursions in 2015. Sixty-five years after the Class J 611 was...

Norfolk Southern Corporation's (NYSE: NSC) first quarter 2015 diluted earnings per share are expected to be $1.00 per share, 15% below the same quarter 2014. The reduction in earnings is primarily...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will announce its first-quarter financial results during a conference call and live Internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 29, 2015....

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) today launched a $53-million energy conversion project at its Juniata Locomotive Shop that will substantially reduce carbon emissions and water usage at the 70-acre...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today posted its 2014 Annual Report online, highlighting record-setting net income, revenues, operating income, earnings per share, and operating ratio....

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its "Railroad University" and redoubled its commitment to superior transportation...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced that James A. Squires will succeed Charles W. "Wick" Moorman as chief executive officer. The action by the company's board of directors is...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) President James A. Squires will make a presentation during the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Industrials Conference. What: J.P. Morgan Aviation,...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer Marta R. Stewart will make a presentation during the 2015 Barclays Industrial Select...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen today reached a new collective bargaining agreement that continues to link engineer compensation to corporate...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) President James A. Squires will make a presentation during the 2015 Stifel Transportation and Logistics Conference. What: Stifel Transportation and...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) today announced that it will close its Roanoke office building at 110 Franklin Road SE later this year and relocate the functions currently housed there to Atlanta or...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today reported financial results for fourth-quarter and full-year 2014. Net income for the quarter was $511 million, or $1.64 per diluted share, compared...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase the regular quarterly dividend on the company's common stock by 4 percent, or 2 cents per...

Donald W. Seale, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC), has announced his plan to retire effective March 1, 2015, Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman...

Norfolk Southern assisted 94 industries in locating or expanding their businesses along its rail lines in 2014. The 72 new and 22 expanded industries represent an investment of $5.7 billion by...

The first emissions-friendly locomotives funded by the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program have been released for road testing by Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC)...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will announce its fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 financial results during a conference call and live Internet webcast at 8:45 a.m. EST on Monday, Jan....

In recognition of its environmental, health, and safety (EHS) leadership, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has been accepted for membership in the Campbell Institute at the National Safety Council....

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS) and the Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. (D&H), a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) today announced a proposed transaction under which NS would acquire 282.55...

Donald W. Seale, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will participate in the Credit Suisse 2014 Global Industrials Conference. What:...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) Executive Vice President Planning and Chief Information Officer Deborah Butler will participate in the 2014 Goldman Sachs Industrials Conference. What:...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) reported third-quarter net income of $559 million, 16 percent higher than $482 million for the same period of 2013. Diluted earnings per share were $1.79, up 17...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 57 cents per share on its common stock, payable on Dec. 10, to stockholders of record on Nov. 7. Since...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its third-quarter 2014 earnings at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) earned recognition recently from environmental nonprofit CDP as a marketplace leader in carbon disclosure, reflecting the railroad's broad integration of...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present a comprehensive overview of the company's operating, financial, and strategic initiatives at its 2014 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference on

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will hold an Investor and Financial Analyst Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at the Airport Marriott Conference Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Norfolk...

Norfolk Southern Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman will address the Cowen and Company 7th Annual Global Transportation & Aerospace/Defense Conference. Cowen and Company 7th Annual Global...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has reported its carbon performance and strategic efforts in the past year to lower the railroad's greenhouse gas emissions, driving improved operating efficiencies...

First responders from nine states took part in a Norfolk Southern-sponsored crude-by-rail emergency response class recently at the Association of American Railroads' Security and Emergency...

Norfolk Southern Corporation has earned a place on Inbound Logistics' 2014 75 Green Supply Chain Partners list in recognition of sustainable supply chain, logistics, and transportation practices....

For the second quarter of 2014 Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) reported record net income of $562 million, 21 percent higher compared with $465 million in second-quarter 2013. Diluted earnings per...

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 6 percent, or 3 cents per...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) details the railroad's ongoing efforts to contribute to a cleaner environment, a healthier economy, and stronger communities in its latest "Connections"...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its second-quarter 2014 earnings at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

Norfolk Southern and Operation Lifesaver are bringing their Whistle-Stop safety train tour to Delaware and eastern and central Pennsylvania to stress the importance of public safety around...

The Peach State Whistle-Stop Safety Train this week starts a 327-mile tour from the heart of South Georgia to the carpet capital of the world, calling attention to highway-rail safety and...

The Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, and the Virginia Museum of Transportation are in discussions to bring Norfolk and Western Y6a steam engine #2156, currently in the St. Louis museum, back...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman announced that President James A. Squires will assume additional responsibilities in line with the company's normal...

Norfolk Southern Corporation Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Marta R. Stewart will speak at the Deutsche Bank 5th Annual Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference....

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced today that 60 chemical customers will receive the Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award for their safe business practices in 2013. Collectively,...

Norfolk Southern will join more than 200 communities across the country during Amtrak's seventh annual National Train Day to celebrate why "trains matter" to our economy. On May 10, a variety of...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman, addressing the company's annual meeting today in Williamsburg, Va., gave stockholders plenty of reasons for continued optimism following a year of...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) reported first-quarter net income of $368 million, or $1.17 per diluted share, compared with $450 million, or $1.41 per diluted share, earned in the same period of...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 54 cents per share on its common stock, payable on June 10, to stockholders of record on May 2. Since its...

A new season of "21st Century Steam" train excursions has launched, with Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and partners Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and Fort Wayne Railroad Historical...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its first-quarter 2014 earnings at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

"21st century freight railroads are listening to our customers and communities, innovating to meet their needs, and steadily improving our ability to serve as the backbone of the next Industrial...

It was a "big year," CEO Wick Moorman tells stockholders in the 2013 Annual Report, posted online today, and, "I am confident in the future of Norfolk Southern and the rail industry and in our...

GoRail and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) announced the unveiling of its one-of-a-kind GoRail locomotive today to commemorate the 10th anniversary of GoRail, a non-profit grassroots organization...

Norfolk Southern Corporation President James A. Squires will participate in the 2014 J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Industrials Conference. J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation &...

Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman today said freight railroads are "essential to driving America's continued economic recovery." Speaking in Washington to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce meeting on...

Communities around Norfolk and the Elizabeth River, a tributary of the ecologically important Chesapeake Bay, have benefitted from Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) innovative stormwater management...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has opened a new Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer terminal in Chesapeake. Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer (TBT) terminals are specialized facilities that allow customers to...

Marta R. Stewart, executive vice president and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation, will participate in two upcoming conferences: Stifel Nicolaus Transportation & Logistics...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) reported record fourth-quarter 2013 net income of $513 million, or $1.64 per diluted share, 24 percent higher compared with $413 million, or $1.30 per diluted share,...

Amy E. Miles and James A. Squires have been elected directors of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) effective today, Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman announced. Miles, 47, of Knoxville, has...

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 4 percent, or 2 cents per...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) participated in the location of 67 new industries and the expansion of 25 existing industries along its rail lines in 2013. New plants and expansions...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings at 8:45 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

The sale by Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) of a work of art at an auction last month will benefit three more charitable causes in addition to the previously announced donation to the Fire Up 611!...

James A. Squires, president of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the Credit Suisse Global Industrials Conference in New York City at 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013....

In a fortunate intersection of the worlds of fine art and railroading, Norfolk Southern has sold a well-known abstract expressionist painting and will use a portion of the proceeds to help fund...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has achieved its best-ever score in reports that grade large U.S. and global companies on how well they measure and manage their carbon footprint. In CDP's 2013 S&P...

The Norfolk Southern Foundation is committing $50,000 in emergency funding to the American Red Cross to help the Philippines recover from Typhoon Haiyan. "While the extent of the devastation is...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has been named one of the nation's Top 100 Military Friendly Employers® by G.I. Jobs magazine in its 11th annual list recognizing companies with the best military...

In a private ceremony today attended by Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman, Lt. Governor Jim Cawley, State Senator Tommy Tomlinson, Drexel University President John Fry, and numerous...

Tausha Carmack Alexander has been appointed executive director of Tennessee Railroads Inc. (TRI), the trade association for Class I freight railroads operating in the state. In her position,...

The 236 employees of Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) Roanoke Locomotive Shop charged past a rare milestone this month by logging more than 2 million injury-free employee-hours. The shop, which...

What can shut down two lanes of Peachtree Street on a bustling Friday night in Midtown? It's the Best Friend of Charleston, historic icon of Norfolk Southern Railway (NYSE: NSC), hoisted high...

For 2013 vs. 2012 Railway operating revenues increased 5 percent to $2.8 billion. Income from railway operations was $849 million, up 16 percent. Net income increased 20 percent to $482 million....

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 52 cents per share on its common stock, payable on Dec. 10, to stockholders of record on Nov. 1. Since...

Finite Carbon and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the successful development and registration of the Brosnan Forest Improved Forest Management carbon project. The project...

Trains, patriotism, and history will be on display from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, as Amtrak and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) host "All Aboard Altoona" at NS' Rose Yard here. Amtrak's...

Norfolk Southern has received a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to help manage and enhance its 6,200 acres of longleaf pine at the railroad's Brosnan Forest wildlife...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its third-quarter 2013 earnings on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at 8:45 a.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

It's been an eventful month at Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) Pier 6 at Lamberts Point, as the railroad's coal transload facility again has loaded a record amount of coal into a single ocean-going...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman today announced the appointment of seven executives to new management responsibilities: Clyde H. "Jake" Allison Jr., currently vice president and...

Marta R. Stewart has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer for Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) with headquarters in Norfolk, effective Nov. 1. She will report to NS...

Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) Pier 6 at Lamberts Point again has loaded a record amount of coal into a single ocean-going vessel. Yesterday, Sept. 17, Norfolk Southern employees finished loading...

Norfolk Southern today commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the original dedication of Pier 6, its coal transloading facility in Norfolk, with a ceremony at Lamberts Point, where the railroad...

The Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad (NPBL), a switching and terminal railroad that serves customers in Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth, Va., is celebrating its 115th anniversary this...

The U.S. Green Building Council has certified that the administration building at Norfolk Southern's Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility at McCalla, Ala., meets standards of Leadership in...

The Norfolk Southern Exhibit Car will launch a five-state public tour this fall, educating and entertaining audiences of all ages. The Exhibit Car is a restored 1926 Pullman passenger car that was...

Norfolk Southern has disclosed the railroad's business strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and its environmental footprint in a filing with the international not-for-profit CDP. The...

Mark Manion, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the Jefferies Global Industrials Conference in New York City at 1:30...