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No free ride on this freight trainGASTONIOA, N.C. -- Hitching a ride on a freight train landed two Charlotteans in jail, according to the Gaston Gazette. According to an arrest warrant and affidavit, Norfolk-Southern Railway Police Officer J.A. Talley caught Rebecca Raine Rosario, 22, of the 150...
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Rollin' in it!
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Apparently. At least that's what they report... Norfolk Southern notches strong third quarter Norfolk Southern Tuesday reported third-quarter 2008 net income of $520 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, up from $386 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, for the same period of 2007. The company's...
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WTF is a Military Conductor?
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Military Conductors - Midwest Region (IL,OH,MI,IN,MO)Location:Midwest Region (IL,OH,MI,IN, MO), All Norfolk Southern LocationsTravel Required:Over 10 days/month Job Description: Conductor Trainees operate track switches, couple cars and work on freight trains in yard operations and o...
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Sick Bastards
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Dog tied to rail tracks recovers in W. Pa. shelterBRADDOCK, Pa. -- A dog found tied to railroad tracks near Pittsburgh is recovering at a western Pennsylvania shelter, the Associated Press reported. Norfolk Southern spokesman Rudy Husband says one of the company's train engineers was driving in t...
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More NS news...
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...from Columbus. Georgia. USA. Where Uke spent many happ... Many hours suffering through the tropical heat and humidity, whilst 'acclimitizing' for yet more of the same in far off Southeast Asia! Georgia town reviewing NS yard relocation Columbus, Ga., has hired environmental services firm EN...
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NS highlights its environmental initiatives
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NS highlights its environmental initiatives (The following story by Kathy Adams appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on October 2.) NORFOLK, Va. In 2007, Norfolk Southern Corp. recycled 179,000 tons of metal, reduced carbon emissions by 76 million pounds by upgrading lighting systems and w...
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Hogger Pleads Guilty
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Engineer pleads guilty in train crash that fouled streamTuesday, September 30, 2008The Associated Press SMETHPORT, Pa. -- The engineer of a train that went out of control on a downhill grade, derailed and polluted a northwest Pennsylvania trout stream is facing jail time. Michael Seifert of West...
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NS "Strongly Disagrees"
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NS at odds with NTSB rulingNORFOLK Va. -- Norfolk Southern Corp. said Friday (July 25) that it "strongly disagrees" with the National Transportation Safety Board's determination that "inadequate" rail inspection and maintenance by the Norfolk-based railroad led to the...
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WEB UPDATE: RR worker falls into river Tuesday August 26 2008, 11:54pm VERMILION A Norfolk Southern employee fell from a railroad trestle Monday night into the Vermilion River. The man separated his shoulder and suffered some scrapes, police Chief Robert Kish said. A nearby boater pulled the man t...
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Dear Mr. Wagner: Thank you for your e-mail and bringing Saturdays incident to our attention. We have looked into the matter and clearly there was a misunderstanding between you and one of our employees, which was regrettable. The employee is relatively new, and was not fully aware of the companys po...
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Fire the head of B & B
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RR bridge collapses over in James CityJAMES CITY, N.C. -- The collapse of a 100-foot steel railroad bridge over Scotts Creek in James City will stop trains for a week through New Bern to Cherry Point, Camp Lejeune, and the Morehead City Port. The bridge fell Sunday morning just after a Norfolk Souther...
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Tentative Agreement
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BLET, Norfolk Southern reach tentative agreement CLEVELAND, August 12 Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have reached a tentative contract agreement with Norfolk Southern. Details of the agreement will be made available after ballots are returned. The tentative...
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It's TRESTLE (and another sad story)
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Pedestrian struck by trainBy Megan GildowStaff Writer Sunday, August 10, 2008 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio Authorities are investigating the death of a male pedestrian struck by a train in an area where police have struggled to keep pedestrians off the tracks. A "younger" white male was struck a...
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The NS really does care
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NS donates thousands of acres of land (The following story by Scott Harper appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on August 5.) NORFOLK, Va. Norfolk Southern Corp. has given up its development rights on 12,488 acres of ecologically important forest and wilderness in South Carolina, a donation d...
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22 car derailment
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NS working to get 22 derailed train cars back on track (The following story by Shawna Morrison appeared on the Roanoke Times website on July 30.) ROANOKE, Va. Several cars of a coal train headed toward Norfolk derailed in Montgomery County on Tuesday night, a Norfolk Southern Corp. spokeswoman said...
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Earnings jump 15%
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NS earnings jump 15 percent in second quarter (The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on July 23.) NORFOLK, Va. Norfolk Southern Corp., the nation's fourth largest railroad, said Tuesday that its second quarter profit rose 15 percent on increased shipme...
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NS train used for Operation Lifesaver training involved in fatal accident (The following story appeared at WDBJ7.com on July 16. Danny Buck is a member of BLET Division 301 in Roanoke, Va.) ROANOKE, Va. A Norfolk Southern train struck and killed a man Tuesday night in Roanoke. Ironically, the train...
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