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Railway operating revenues were $2.8 billion. Income from railway operations was $836 million. Net income was $465 million. Diluted earnings per share were $1.46. Railway operating ratio was 70.2...

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 has completed $22.6 million in track, bridge, and signal improvements along its major coal line through Pennsylvania's Monongahela Valley. The "Mon Line" extends 85 miles south...

Communities, customers, and other stakeholders served by Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) have benefited from the steady progress the railroad made in 2012 toward achieving its goals in corporate...

Norfolk Southern will participate in a "Hiring Our Heroes" fair with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to help veterans and military spouses seek employment opportunities in the rail...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and Virginia's Natural Tunnel State Park are hosting a Railroad Day for members of the community to learn about safety near railroad tracks and facilities and to enjoy...

More than 149 local emergency responders received hands-on training in June in responding to rail-related hazardous materials incidents. BASF and Norfolk Southern Railway sponsored the training at...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its second-quarter 2013 earnings on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. ET via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

The Virginia Museum of Transportation announced today its intention to return the iconic Norfolk & Western Class J 611 Steam Locomotive to excursion service if her supporters will fund the...

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

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman and U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster joined federal, state, and local officials today to officially dedicate the Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility....

John P. Rathbone, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation, will address the Cowen Securities Global Transportation Conference in New York at...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) will honor more than 200 wounded military veterans Saturday, June 1, when they stop in Norfolk, Va., as part of their week-long "Ride 2 Recovery" memorial challenge....

Billboards showing two feet poking out from a white sheet in a morgue have the tagline, "I raced a train and all I got was this lousy toe tag." Another billboard shows a cast on a person's leg...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) opened its new $5.9 million Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer terminal today in Knoxville. Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer (TBT) terminals are specialized facilities that allow...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Deb Butler will participate in a panel discussion at the Wolfe Research 6th Annual Global Transportation...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced that it has extended the expiration date of its offer to exchange up to $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.903% Notes due 2023...

Wick Moorman, chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), today announced the appointment of James A. Squires as president, effective June 1. Squires currently is executive vice...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) will rock National Train Day with the premiere of its new television advertisement, which shows how trains connect communities and businesses to drive economic growth....

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has made great strides over its 30-year history, posting its best-ever performance over the past two years, "and the best is still to come," CEO Wick...

John P. Rathbone, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will address the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Transportation...

Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) office building at 110 Franklin Road SE in Roanoke has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ENERGY STAR certification, which signifies that the...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced today that 54 customers earned the Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award for safe handling of chemical products during 2012. Given annually for 17...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has made substantial progress on its Trees and Trains reforestation program, planting 2.4 million trees on 4,000 acres in four states in the ecologically important...

America needs fair and clear long-term policies that encourage continued investment in railroad infrastructure, technology, and sustainability initiatives, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick...

For 2013 vs. 2012: Railway operating revenues were $2.7 billion. Income from railway operations was $691 million. Net income was $450 million, or $1.41 per diluted share. Net income included $60...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on its common stock, payable on June 10, to stockholders of record on May 3. Since its...

Norfolk Southern Corporation has earned the 2012 National Achievement Award from Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (TRANSCAER®) for its efforts to help communities prepare...

Tom W. Schnautz has been appointed assistant vice president research and advanced technology for Norfolk Southern. He has assumed some of the responsibilities of Gerhard Thelen, including positive...

Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its first-quarter 2013 earnings on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...

Coming off its second-best year ever for revenue, operating income, net income, and earnings per share, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is positioned well for growth, and "the future...

A round trip between Roanoke and Lynchburg, Va., on Sunday, March 17, has been added to the previously announced 21st Century Steam excursions. The train, powered by the Tennessee Valley Railroad...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman will participate in the 2013 J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference. J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) announced today that it will cease regional railcar classification operations at its Roanoke Terminal hump yard in Roanoke, Va., beginning today. This will mean the...

Jason T. Reiner has been named assistant vice president industrial development for Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), effective March 1, to succeed Newell M. Baker, who is retiring. (Photo:...

Martin H. Nesbitt and John R. Thompson have been elected directors of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), effective Feb. 18, 2013, Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman announced today. (Photo:...

Round trips between Chattanooga, Tenn., and Attalla, Ala., on March 2 and between Norfolk and Petersburg, Va., on March 23 have been added to the previously announced 21st Century Steam...

The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) and the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS), in partnership with Norfolk Southern Corporation, will host 21st Century Steam excursion trips...

Donald W. Seale, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will participate in two upcoming conferences: Stifel Nicolaus Transportation &...

The Norfolk Southern Foundation, the charitable giving affiliate of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), awarded $7 million in grants to nonprofit charitable organizations during 2012, a 13...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) plans to spend $2 billion in 2013 for capital improvements to its rail transportation network. "Our capital plan will maintain the safety and quality of...

Jerry W. Hall has been named vice president intermodal operations to succeed Robert E. Huffman, who is retiring Feb. 1. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130123/PH47454-a ) (Photo:...

For fourth-quarter 2012: Railway operating revenues were $2.7 billion. Income from railway operations was $714 million. Net income totaled $413 million. Diluted earnings per share were $1.30. The...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on its common stock, payable on March 11, to stockholders of record on Feb. 1. Since...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) today opened its third Crescent Corridor intermodal facility, a new $97 million terminal in South Central Pennsylvania that advances the company's multi-state rail...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its fourth-quarter 2012 earnings on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. EST via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) participated in the location of 64 new industries and the expansion of 30 existing industries along its rail lines in 2012. New plants and expansions...

Elizabeth Kennedy Lawlor has been named resident vice president government relations for Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC). Headquartered in Montgomery, Ala., she will coordinate the company's...

A locomotive simulator, a vintage double-decker dome car, and "Brainy," a public safety mascot that encourages people to "train your brain to be smart at railroad crossings," are some of the...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has completed a major upgrade to its Lamberts Point export coal transload facility in Norfolk, positioning it to remain the largest and fastest coal transload facility...

Norfolk Southern Foundation is continuing its generous support of The Nature Conservancy and its restoration efforts in the Dismal Swamp with a new $25,000 grant. The funds will help The...

At a dedication ceremony here Nov. 10, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) named its rail welding facility after the late Hubert L. Rose, who retired from Norfolk Southern as senior assistant vice...

The Norfolk Southern Foundation is increasing its support of American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy relief work. NS now will provide a 1:1 match for contributions made by active and retired NS...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has been named one of the nation's Top 100 Military Friendly Employers® by G.I. Jobs. The magazine's 10th annual list recognizes companies with the best military...

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) has issued its fifth annual corporate sustainability report, documenting progress on the railroad's efforts to reduce its business impacts on the environment....

Norfolk Southern is placing a one-of-a-kind "Veterans Locomotive" into freight service on its system to honor people who have served in the military and reserves, especially those employed by the...

The Norfolk Southern Foundation is making an immediate gift of $100,000 to the American Red Cross in support of Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. "Our message to those who have lost so much and...

John P. Rathbone, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation, will address the Goldman Sachs Global Industrials Conference 2012 at 10:15 a.m. EST...

Norfolk Southern Corp. announced that Timothy J. Drake, vice president engineering, is retiring Oct. 31. Michael J. Wheeler, formerly vice president transportation, has been named vice president...

For the third quarter of 2012, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) reported net income of $402 million, or $1.24 per diluted share, 27 percent lower compared with $554 million, or $1.59 per diluted...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on its common stock, payable on Dec. 10, to stockholders of record on Nov. 2. Since...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) topped all railroads in the 2012 Newsweek Green Rankings released this week and moved up 217 spots from its 2011 ranking to 181 on Newsweek's U.S. 500...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman and Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley joined federal, state, and local officials and business leaders today for the opening of the Birmingham Regional...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its third-quarter 2012 earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

In preparation for the start of Amtrak passenger rail service between Norfolk and Richmond in December, Amtrak will begin operating trains to qualify train crews at 79 mph beginning in...

Trains hauling sand used in extracting natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation soon will have the ability to unload five times faster thanks to a $20 million upgrade at the Horseheads...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) announced that third quarter 2012 earnings are expected to be in the range of $1.18 to $1.25 per diluted share, primarily due to volume declines in certain...

Underscoring a record of continuous improved performance in corporate environmental responsibility and in reducing its carbon footprint, Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) has achieved its...

Sponsors Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) and GE Transportation (NYSE: GE) today kick off the second Railroad Sustainability Symposium amid rare longleaf pines and endangered red-cockaded...

John P. Rathbone, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the 2012 Citi Global Industrials Conference at 11 a.m. EDT...

The Norfolk Southern Foundation is committing $100,000 in emergency funding to the American Red Cross in Louisiana and Mississippi to help residents recover from the flood damages and power and...

Donald W. Seale, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will participate in two upcoming conferences: Dahlman Rose and Co. Fifth Annual...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (the "Company") today announced the expiration of the early exchange period in connection with its offers (the "Exchange Offers") to certain eligible holders to...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (the "Company") today announced the pricing of its offers (the "Exchange Offers") to certain eligible holders to exchange outstanding debt securities listed in the...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) today launches a new television commercial that showcases the railroad's role as a creator of economic possibilities – a powerful force for growth among the...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (the "Company") announced today the commencement of offers to certain eligible holders (together, the "Exchange Offers") of the Company's outstanding debt securities...

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) announced two personnel changes to broaden the experience of its senior management team. Effective today, John P. Rathbone is named executive vice president...

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 6.4 percent, or 3 cents per...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) recently completed $20.5 million of track, bridge, and signal improvements along its major coal line through the Monongahela Valley in a record seven days. To ensure...

Deb Butler, executive vice president planning and chief information officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the Jefferies 2012 Global Industrial and A&D Conference in...

For the second quarter of 2012, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) reported net income of $524 million, 6 percent lower than $557 million for the second quarter 2011. Diluted earnings per share were an...

The Norfolk Southern Foundation is committing $50,000 in emergency funding to the American Red Cross of West Virginia. The funding will help West Virginians in their recovery from the tornado-like...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its second-quarter 2012 earnings on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has released an upgrade to its mobile app featuring the ability to track and report sightings of the company's 30th anniversary heritage locomotive fleet...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and the North Carolina Transportation Museum have announced the daily schedule for the display of the Norfolk Southern Heritage Locomotive fleet at the museum in...

The three largest cities in South Hampton Roads have come together with the region's Fortune 500 companies to find ways to make government more efficient for its citizens, providing the best...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) rang The Closing Bell® on the New York Stock Exchange today in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the listing of the corporation's securities. Accompanied by NS...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) marks its 30th anniversary tomorrow, acknowledging the people and organizations who have made possible the company's growth. To view the multimedia assets associated...

If you have been waiting to ride a train behind a century-old steam locomotive, here is your chance. As part of the 21st Century Steam program of Norfolk Southern and the Tennessee Valley Railroad...

Norfolk Southern's Heritage locomotives will gather for a "family portrait" at the North Carolina Transportation Museum (NCTM) in Spencer, N.C., during the Fourth of July week. All 20 locomotives...

Educating and entertaining audiences of all ages with a nod to the company's heritage on its 30th anniversary and with new displays showcasing the benefits of rail freight transportation, the...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced that it has extended the expiration date of its offer to exchange up to $595,504,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.837% Notes due 2041 (the...

James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation, will address the Wolfe Trahan & Co. 5th Annual Global Transportation Conference on...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) is making it easier for communities, businesses, and informed observers such as rail fans to report issues relating to public safety and security to the railroad's...

Norfolk Southern has been recognized for its commitment to hiring veterans by CivilianJobs.com, an organization that helps job seekers with military experience identify the top employers for...

Saying "we can look back with a lot of satisfaction" on 2011's record performance by Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), CEO Wick Moorman told stockholders at the company's 30th annual...

A vintage F7 locomotive in Southern Railway's "tuxedo" paint scheme, a Heritage locomotive in Pennsylvania Railroad livery, and Norfolk Southern's Exhibit Car will represent Norfolk Southern's...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman will address the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference in Boston at 9:20 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 18, 2012....

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) added the Monongahela Railway to the legacy railroads that the company is honoring with its 30th anniversary heritage paint schemes, bringing to 20 the number of...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) officially broke ground today on the Charlotte Regional Intermodal Facility at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The facility, which will transfer...