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NS sees weak international traffic in 2010The international part of the U.S. intermodal market will be weak for most of 2010 because U.S. consumer spending is still too slow to generate strong growth in imported containers, said a top official of Norfolk Southern Railway, the Journal of Commerce r...
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Train crashes into abandoned car in N.C.
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Train crashes into abandoned car in N.C.CONOVER, N.C. -- A train slammed into an empty station wagon left on the railroad tracks at Fourth St. Place, SE, on Tuesday (Feb. 9) night, the Hickory Daily Record reported. The Norfolk Southern train conductor told police he saw a man and woman walking away f...
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Rail said answer to I-81 gridlock
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Rail said answer to I-81 gridlockROANOKE, Va. - Virginia could eliminate about one in three trucks from Interstate 81 with extensive --and expensive -- rail improvements, a consultant told the Roanoke Times. Given the high cost and logistical barriers to such a plan, however, the consultant endo...
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Remote-control trains cross city streets in Lafayette, Ind.
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Remote-control trains cross city streets in Lafayette, Ind. (The following story by Bob Scott appeared on the Journal and Courier website on February 7, 2010.) LAFAYETTE, Ind. A reader called the Journal & Courier recently with a comment about signs recently posted at Norfolk Southern railr...
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Arson suspected as fire damages NS maintenance equipment
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Arson suspected as fire damages NS maintenance equipment (The following story by Christopher Magan appeared on the Dayton Daily News website on February 5, 2010.) FAIRBORN, Ohio Police and firefighters are investigating what appears to be an intentionally set blaze that damaged one and destroy...
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UTU’s Miracle questions NS statement
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UTUs Miracle questions NS statementSTANFORD, Ky. -- Two weeks ago, the Interior Journal reported that Norfolk Southern's plans to stop using Danville as a crew change point would not mean forced relocation of employees who board their trains at the Danville yard, but Stanford resident and United...
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Tenn. citizens grouse anew over railroad site
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Tenn. citizens grouse anew over railroad siteMEMPHIS, Tenn. - Norfolk Southern Corp. hasnt laid down any of the track that will connect its main line to the proposed $112 million intermodal terminal in Rossville, but the company is laying down a foundation to keep the project on target to open in two...
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Rail vehicle fire causes $1M in damage
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Rail vehicle fire causes $1M in damageFAIRBORN, Ohio -- Arson investigators are trying to find the person who responsible for setting a fire that caused a million dollars in damage, television station WHIO reported. Fire officials said someone set two railroad vehicles on fire in Fairborn on Xeni...
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Va. intermodal traffic predicted burdensome
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Va. intermodal traffic predicted burdensomeROANOKE, Va. - Drivers who already contend with a hefty percentage of big-rig trucks on Southwest Virginia roads will not welcome news that more are coming, the Times reports. But if a proposed intermodal rail yard is built at Elliston, the facility is e...
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2 charged with setting off explosive on Va. track
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2 charged with setting off explosive on Va. trackHARRISONBURG, Va. -- Two Harrisonburg men have been charged with setting of an explosive device near James Madison University, The Washington Examiner reported. The Harrisonburg Fire Department says 25-year-old Andrew J. Lavedan and 21-year-o...
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Ruh, Roe, Chatanooga choo-choo!
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NS seeks annual election of board
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NS seeks annual election of boardNORFOLK, Va. -- Freight railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. said Thursday (Jan. 28) it will seek to require annual election of all board members to improve accountability, BusinessWeek reported. Currently, directors serve 3-year terms. The company said i...
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I just split my coffee!
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Here is a quote I just read from the book I am readin called It takes a Pillage, by Nomi Prins. "The Second Grat Bank Depression has spawned so many lies, it's hard to keep track of the biggest. possibly the most irksome class of lies, usually spouted by Wall Street hacks and conservative pundits, i...
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NS profit falls 32 percent
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NS profit falls 32 percentNORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. announced Wednesday that its profit for the fourth quarter fell 32 percent, as the effects of the recession lingered, The Virginian Pilot reports. Net income for the Norfolk-based railroad was $307 million, or 82 cents a share, for th...
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Norfolk Southern declares quarterly dividend
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Norfolk Southern declares quarterly dividend (Norfolk Southern issued the following on January 26, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced the regular quarterly dividend of 34 cents per share on its common stock, payable on March 10, to stockholders of rec...
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Opinion: The seeds of job growth: The Heartland Corridor
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Opinion: The seeds of job growth: The Heartland Corridor (The following column by U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) appeared on the Williamson Daily News website on January 23, 2010. He represents West Virginias 3rd District.) WILLIAMSON, W.Va. The Norfolk Southern rail line that traverses southern...
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Work continues on W. Va. rail tunnels
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Work continues on W. Va. rail tunnelsCOOPERS, W. Va. When the workers laboring to raise the roof of the old Cooper Tunnel on the Norfolk Southern mainline in Mercer County see daylight, its about time to call it a day, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports. NS is on the home stretch of the Heartland Cor...
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Norfolk Southern clearing the way for Elliston intermodal site
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Norfolk Southern clearing the way for Elliston intermodal site (The following story by Jeff Sturgeon appeared on the Roanoke Times website on January 21, 2010.) ELLISTON, Va. Norfolk Southern Corp. is clearing land for a planned intermodal train terminal even as attorneys for Montgomery County...
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Danville railroad jobs may move
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Danville railroad jobs may moveDANVILLE, KY. -- Norfolk Southern is considering the elimination of Danville as one of its crew change points, Web site www.amnews.com reported. Word began circulating late last week that employees were told the company plans to relocate the crew change station to...
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Railroad crewmen burned when train encounters burning trestle in Clarke County
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Railroad crewmen burned when train encounters burning trestle in Clarke County (The following story by Mark R. Kent appeared on the Press-Register website on January 14, 2010.) MOBILE, Ala. Two men were burned late Tuesday night when their Norfolk Southern Railway train encountered a burning tr...
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Norfolk Southern’s Crescent Corridor has wide bipartisan support on Capitol Hill
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Norfolk Southerns Crescent Corridor has wide bipartisan support on Capitol Hill (Norfolk Southern issued the following press release on January 12, 2010.) NORFOLK, Va. In recognition of the critical importance freight rail transportation offers shippers throughout the U.S., Norfolk Southe...
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Triple Crown derails again By SUSAN MCMILLAN Sunday, January 10, 2010 2:25 PM EST UPDATE: The crossings were clear by Sunday afternoon. Register photo/LAURA WOOLF Triple Crown cars are derailed crossing Venice Road in Sandusky on Saturday, January 9, 2010. Police said the accident could take d...
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Do you have your sticker yet???
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Eastern Railroad Discussion > The Future Needs Us......Date: 01/08/10 12:50 The Future Needs Us...... Author: scoobydoobydoo Got my new NS window Sticker today.Everybody can get one for free if you go to there web site [thefutureneedsus.com] and give them your Address.....Thank You Scooby...
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Service to NS' Lamberts Point terminal restored Norfolk Southern rescinded its "force majeure" declaration on its Lamberts Point terminal in Virginia Tuesday. According to the NS website, "operations at Lambert's Point were restored but unloading remained hampered by weath...
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Date: 12/29/09 10:47 NS Locomotives in Storage Update Author: NSDash9 Here is the latest update. NS 3090, 3801, 3804, 3818, 5038, 5055, 5406, 6550, 6565, 6582, 6656, 6680 and 6712 have been removed from storage. NS 5030, 6091, 6092, 6101, 6586, 6788, 7007, 7017 and 8717 have been placed in storage. T...
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