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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...