April 2011 – Page 2 – Railfanning.org

Norfolk Southern Reports First-Quarter 2011 Results

April 27, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

NORFOLK, Va. — For the first quarter of 2011, Norfolk Southern Corp. reported net income of $325 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, 26 percent higher than $257 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2010.

CP to Commemorate International Day of Mourning

April 27, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific employees and trains will pause in silence to commemorate men and women who have been injured or have lost their lives in the workplace on Thursday, April 28, at 11 a.m. local time.

Norfolk Southern Receives its 11th TRANSCAER National Achievement Award

April 27, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. has earned the TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response) National Achievement Award for 2010.

Rail Safety Week 2011: CN Police Urge Citizens to Report Unsafe Behavior

April 27, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

HOMEWOOD, Ill. — CN Police are launching their SEE IT? REPORT IT! You Could Save a Life public awareness campaign. The police force is asking the public to help save lives by calling CN Police at 1-800-465-9239 whenever they witness unsafe behavior on railroad property.

CN Reports Q1-2011 Net Income

April 26, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

MONTREAL — CN reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31.

CN Declares Q2 2011 Dividend

April 26, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

MONTREAL — CN said its Board of Directors has approved a second-quarter 2011 dividend on the Company’s common shares outstanding. A quarterly dividend of 32.5 cents per common share will be paid on June 30, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 9.

Norfolk Southern Declares Quarterly Dividend

April 26, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern Corp. 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.

Customers Recognize Union Pacific Railroad for Service

April 26, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

OMAHA, Neb. — Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corporation and Landstar System, Inc., recently honored Union Pacific Railroad for its 2010 achievements.

Amtrak Installing New Heavy Steel Fence Along High-Speed Tracks in Middle River, Md.

April 26, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

WILMINGTON, Del. – Amtrak is installing a heavy steel, 8-foot high, high security fence along a portion of its high-speed tracks in Middle River, Maryland to deter access to the railroad.

Norfolk Southern Roanoke Locomotive Shops Log 1 Million Injury-Free Employee-Hours

April 26, 2011 Railfanning.org News Wire

ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk Southern’s 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 maintenance and overhaul of the railroad’s locomotive fleet, reached the milestone March 12 after 3-1/2 years without an injury.