Norfolk Southern Facilitates $9.5 Billion in Industrial Investment in 2011

January 12th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Industry Watch | Leave A Comment »

NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 9, 2012 /Coal Geology-PRNewswire/ – 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 announced in 2011 represented an investment of $9.5 billion by Norfolk Southern customers and are expected to create 6,800 jobs in the railroad’s [...]

Recipients of Norfolk Southern Special Scholarships 2011

May 2nd, 2011  |  by  |  published in Science and Tech | Leave A Comment »

May 2, 2011, NORFOLK, Va., (Coal Geology) — 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 National Merit Scholarship.  They are: Alexandra Logan, daughter of Bob Logan, assistant terminal superintendent, and Ruth Whitworth-Logan. She will graduate [...]

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC): Construction Begins on $105 Million Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility

May 2nd, 2011  |  by  |  published in Coal Industry News | Leave A Comment »

May 2, 2011, ROSSVILLE, Tenn., (Coal Geology) – Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) CEO Wick Moorman and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam joined state and local dignitaries and business and community leaders at the groundbreaking for the new Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility in Rossville, Tenn. The $105 million facility is part of the multi-state $2.5 billion Crescent [...]

Stock Market Alert: Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) (Norfolk, Virginia) is expanding its rail network

April 7th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Industry Watch | Leave A Comment »

April 7, 2011, SUGAR LAND, TX -(Coal Geology) - Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) (Norfolk, Virginia) is expanding its rail network. Company officials stated the rail expansions will provide enhanced freight operations and services along a 2,500-mile rail network, passing through 13 states. The expansion could eliminate more than 500,000 long-haul commercial trucks from the road. For [...]

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC): Optimistic Outlook Follows ‘Strong’ 2010

March 23rd, 2011  |  by  |  published in Industry Watch | Leave A Comment »

March 23, 2011, NORFOLK, Va., (Coal Geology)- 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 for “the volumes we expect throughout 2011 and beyond, in what I believe will continue to be a growing [...]

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