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Employees at Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) Enola Locomotive Shop made history last month as the first in the company to surpass 2 million employee-hours without an injury. The 250 mechanics,...

Deb Butler, executive vice president planning and chief information officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the Wells Fargo Securities 2012 Industrial and Construction...

Ten sons and daughters of employees are receiving college scholarships from Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) under the company's annual scholarship program. Three are recipients of the...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced today that 45 customers have earned the company's Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award for their safe handling of chemical products in 2011. Given...

For the first quarter of 2012, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) reported net income of $410 million ($1.23 per diluted share), 26 percent higher than $325 million ($0.90 per diluted share)...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 47 cents per share on its common stock, payable on June 11, to stockholders of record on May 4. Since its...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has been recognized for outstanding performance in measuring and reducing its emissions. The American Carbon Registry gave Norfolk Southern its Corporate Excellence...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) this month will begin a $160 million project to expand its Bellevue rail yard in Northern Ohio, a project that will double the yard's capacity in order to meet rising...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has earned the TRANSCAER® (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response) National Achievement Award for 2011. This is the twelfth time - and...

Alabama, known for college sports, beaches, and space camp, among other things, will never be the same once Brainy, a giant, wide-eyed pink walking brain, arrives this week. Brainy, a hapless...

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

After setting performance records in 2011, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) looks ahead to its 30th anniversary in 2012 and beyond "with confidence, optimism, and a great deal of...

Effective March 15, 2012, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) lowered the railroad operating speed limits on certain sections of the Michigan Line between Dearborn and Kalamazoo that handle both Amtrak's...

The first locomotive to be painted in Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) 30th anniversary heritage paint schemes rolled out of the company's Juniata Locomotive Shop here yesterday. Locomotive NS 8098,...

James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will participate in the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense...

Mark Sinquefield has been named director police for Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC), headquartered in Atlanta, effective March 1. He succeeds Al L. Shackleford II, who retires after 39 years with...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) is honoring its predecessor railroads during 2012, its 30th anniversary year, by painting 18 new locomotives in commemorative schemes that reflect the heritage of...

Wes Bush has been elected a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman announced today. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120228/PH61484) Bush,...

Donald D. Graab has been named vice president mechanical for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), headquartered in Atlanta, effective March 1. He will be responsible for maintenance and...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) earned the top ranking among railroads in the S&P 500 Clean Capitalism Ranking published by Corporate Knights, a media, research, and financial products...

Dynamic Fuels, LLC and Mansfield Oil Company have signed an agreement to supply renewable diesel to Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE / NSC), one of the nation's largest transporters of coal and...

The Norfolk Southern Foundation, the charitable giving affiliate of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), announced today that it awarded nearly $6.2 million in grants during 2011 to...

Scott R. Weaver has been named vice president labor relations for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), with headquarters in Norfolk, effective March 1. He will report to John P. Rathbone,...

James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the Stifel Nicolaus Transportation Conference at 9 a.m. EST...

For 2011 vs. 2010: NS set the following fourth-quarter records: Railway operating revenues reached $2.8 billion, up 17 percent. Net income increased 19 percent to $480 million. Diluted earnings...

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 9.3 percent, or 4 cents per...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has cleared the way for more double-stack intermodal trains to use its Heartland Corridor with the opening this week of a newly improved double-stack rail line between...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has loaded the largest volume cargo in the history of its Pier 6 coal transloading facility at Lamberts Point in Norfolk. Early yesterday morning, Norfolk Southern...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) participated in the location of 73 new industries and the expansion of 27 existing industries along its rail lines in 2011. New plants and expansions...

Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its fourth-quarter 2011 earnings on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. EST via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) is moving forward this week with plans to expand operations at its Rutherford Intermodal Facility near Harrisburg, Pa., after the U.S. Department of Transportation...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) is supporting ethanol shippers with a new virtual inventory management and delivery system that can cut in half the time it takes to transload shipments at...

Want to experience the thrill of riding behind a steam locomotive? Here's your chance, as the 21st Century Steam program of Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) plans to hire 500 employees in eight states by the end of 2011 to meet the growing demand for freight rail service and to replace employees retiring in...

Deb Butler, executive vice president planning and chief information officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the Stephens Inc. Fall Investment Conference in New York City...

James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation, will address the Baird Industrial Conference at 1:20 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Nov. 9,...

For 2011 vs. 2010, Norfolk Southern achieved the following records: Income from railway operations improved 26 percent to $938 million. Net income increased 24 percent to $554 million. Diluted...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 43 cents per share on its common stock, payable on Dec. 10, to stockholders of record on Nov. 4. Since...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and The Washington Post are convening leading thinkers in transportation, urban planning, and finance to discuss the problems and potential of the nation's railroads,...

At a dedication ceremony today, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) named its new yard office building in Williamson, W. Va., after the late John William (Bill) Fox, Jr., who retired from Norfolk...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its third-quarter 2011 earnings on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. EST via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

The Norfolk Southern Exhibit Car rolls out of the company's Juniata Shops this week for a multistate public tour, newly equipped with enhanced displays showcasing the railroad transportation...

James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the 2011 Citi Global Industrials Conference at 10:30 a.m....

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

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

Demonstrating a commitment to industry leadership in corporate sustainability, Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) and GE Transportation (NYSE: GE) today are sponsoring the first Railroad...

Marta R. Stewart, vice president and treasurer of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the Morgan Keegan Industrial and Transportation Conference at 9:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept....

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has filed objections with the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the U.S. Department of Labor to Aug. 8, 2011, findings of a Regional Administrator of the Occupational...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has made significant strides in its corporate sustainability program, including achieving nearly 40 percent of its five-year greenhouse gas emissions...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is making a mobile app available for smart phone users who want to access the company's latest news and general information, stock information, and images....

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

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Donald W. Seale, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mark D. Manion, will participate in two...

September will mark the return of steam to Norfolk Southern rails as Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum launch a limited schedule of steam locomotive...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has received a technical infrastructure commendation for its Heartland Corridor project in the 2011 Brunel Awards International Railway Design Competition. The...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today reported record second-quarter net income of $557 million, 42 percent higher compared with $392 million during the same quarter of 2010. Diluted...

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 7.5 percent, or 3 cents per...

Robert A. Bradway has been elected a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman announced today. Bradway has been president and chief operating officer of...

BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine today announced that Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has been named to its 2011 list of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity. This is the second consecutive year that Norfolk...

During eight days earlier this month, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) completed $16.2 million in track, bridge, and signal improvements in southwestern Pennsylvania's Monongahela Valley. The rail...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its second-quarter 2011 earnings on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

Underscoring its leadership in "conservation capitalism" -- the growing understanding that environmental progress and American business are closely linked -- Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) signed a...

Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman and Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley joined state and local officials and business leaders today to officially break ground on the new Birmingham...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present an overview of the company's operating, financial, and strategic initiatives as part of its 2011 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference on...

America's growing zombie population might be dead, but as long as they're shuffling among us, they at least should understand the importance of being safe wherever railroads, streets, and...

Marta R. Stewart, vice president and treasurer of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC), will address the Wolfe Trahan & Co. Global Transportation Conference on Thursday, May 26, 2011, in New...

Donald W. Seale, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference...

"The economic recovery is well under way, and barring some unanticipated event, it will continue well on into 2012," said Wick Moorman, chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation,...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced today that 49 customers have earned the company's Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award for 2010 for their safe handling of hazardous chemical products.

Norfolk Southern said it is increasing its support of relief efforts in states hard hit by recent severe storms. Norfolk Southern last month announced support for Alabama, Mississippi, and...

James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the Wells Fargo Securities 2011 Industrial and Construction...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will hold its 2011 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference on Wednesday, June 8, for active buy- and sell-side analysts as well as the company's largest...

Ten sons and daughters of employees are receiving college scholarships from Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) under the company's annual scholarship program. Two are recipients of the...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam joined state and local dignitaries and business and community leaders today at the groundbreaking for the new Memphis...

Norfolk Southern said it is supporting relief efforts in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, three of the states hardest hit by severe storms earlier this week. "The thoughts and prayers of...

For 2011 vs. 2010, Norfolk Southern achieved the following first-quarter records: Railway operating revenues increased 17 percent to $2.6 billion. Income from railway operations improved 8 percent to

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has earned the TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response) National Achievement Award for 2010. This is the eleventh time – and...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share on its common stock, payable on June 10, to stockholders of record on May 6. Since its...

Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) Roanoke Locomotive Shops achieved 1 million injury-free employee-hours in March. The facility near downtown Roanoke, which employs about 200 people in the heavy...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will present its first-quarter 2011 earnings on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. EDT via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will hold its 2011 Investor and Financial Analyst Conference on June 8 for active buy- and sell-side analysts as well as the company's largest shareholders...

Looking ahead with optimism after last year's second-highest earnings ever, Norfolk Southern Corporation CEO Wick Moorman (NYSE: NSC) says in the 2010 Annual Report that the company is prepared...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) announced two actions in relation to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that resulted in severe loss of life and physical damage in Northern Japan. To assist relief...

On March 18, 2011, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) received an unfavorable ruling from an arbitration panel regarding an insurance claim arising out of the Jan. 6, 2005, derailment in Graniteville,...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman will participate in the 2011 J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense Conference. J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation & Defense...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has been named to Corporate Responsibility Magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for 2011. Norfolk Southern ranked 79th on the magazine's 12th annual list. This...

Erskine B. Bowles has been elected a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman announced today. Bowles served as president of the University of North...

Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) Arnold B. McKinnon headquarters building has earned the 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR®, the national symbol for protecting the environment...

James A. Squires, executive vice president finance and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation, will address the Raymond James 32nd Annual Institutional Investors Conference at 11...

Norfolk Southern Corporation participated in the location of 67 new industries and the expansion of 28 existing industries along its rail lines in 2010. New plants and expansions represented an...

The Norfolk Southern Foundation, the charitable giving affiliate of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), announced today that it awarded nearly $5.6 million in grants during 2010 to...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman and Executive Vice President Strategic Planning and CIO Deb Butler will participate in two upcoming transportation conferences. Tuesday,...

For fourth-quarter 2010 vs. fourth-quarter 2009: Railway operating revenues increased 14 percent to $2.4 billion. Income from railway operations improved 17 percent to $642 million. Net income...

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 11 percent, or 4 cents per...

Norfolk Southern Corporation will present its fourth-quarter 2010 earnings on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. EST via teleconference and live Internet webcast. The company will issue its...

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has completed loading the second largest cargo in the history of its Pier 6 coal transloading facility at Lamberts Point in Norfolk. On Dec. 27, 2010, Norfolk Southern...

It's on to Ohio in 2011 for "Brainy" and Norfolk Southern's (NYSE: NSC) "Train Your Brain" safety campaign after completing a two-year successful run in east central and northern Indiana. The 2010...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will host an investor day on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at the company's state-of-the-art locomotive facility in Altoona, Pa., for active sell-side analysts...

Charles W. "Wick" Moorman, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC), has been named 2011 Railroader of the Year by railroad industry trade journal...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has issued its third annual sustainability report, available for the first time exclusively on the company's environmental website, Footprints, at...

Donald W. Seale, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), will address the RBC Capital Markets' Transportation and Industrials Conference...