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Norfolk Southern Achieves CDP Recognition

Norfolk Southern has achieved recognition as a U.S. leader in disclosing greenhouse gas emissions and climate-change information to investors and the marketplace through CDP, an environmental not-for-profit organization.

10 Killed in TGV Test Train Crash

A TGV train on a test run derailed Saturday near Strasbourg in Northeastern France, killing 10, France 24 reported. Five more people are missing.

Norfolk Southern employees to volunteer at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park

A walk in the park amid Atlanta’s most well-known green space promises to be even more enjoyable because of the sustainability minded efforts of Norfolk Southern Corp. employees this Halloween.

Several Injured in Amtrak Derailment in Vermont

Several people were injured today when an Amtrak train derailed near Northfield, Vt.

Four Injured in Vermont Amtrak Derailment

Four people were injured after an Amtrak train derailed in Vermont, CNN reported.

FTA: Transit Agencies Must Monitor, Manage Capital Assets for State of Good Repair

Public transportation agencies would be required to monitor and manage their capital assets to achieve and maintain a state of good repair under a proposed rule the Federal Transit Administration issued last week.

Norfolk Southern Names Memphis Yard for Deborah Harris

Norfolk Southern Corp. has named its yard in Memphis “Harris Yard,” in honor of Deborah Harris Butler, the railroad’s executive vice president planning and chief information officer, who is retired Oct. 1.

Atlanta-to-Toccoa steam excursions canceled

This weekend’s Norfolk Southern steam train excursions in Georgia have been canceled.

Lawmakers Call for PTC Delay

A bipartisan group of transportation and infrastructure leaders in Congress today introduced a measure to extend the deadline for U.S. railroads to implement Positive Train Control technology.

Norfolk Southern Finalizes Acquisition of Delaware & Hudson South Line

Norfolk Southern on Sept. 18 said it had completed the acquisition of 282 miles of the Delaware & Hudson Railway Co.’s (D&H) line between Sunbury, Pa., and Schenectady, N.Y.