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NS names largest yard in honor of Wick Moorman
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 11:15 am
by railohio
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is naming its largest freight train classification yard after Charles W. “Wick” Moorman for his leadership in support of freight railroads and their investors, customers, and employees.
“Moorman Yard” is now the official name of Norfolk Southern’s Bellevue, Ohio, yard. Moorman retired June 1, 2015, as chief executive officer and has assumed duties as executive chairman of the corporation’s board of directors.
Full press release:
Norfolk Southern names its largest freight train classification yard in honor of Wick Moorman
Re: NS names largest yard in honor of Wick Moorman
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 3:18 pm
by CSX_CO
railohio wrote:Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is naming its largest freight train classification yard after Charles W. “Wick” Moorman for his leadership in support of freight railroads and their investors, customers, and employees.
“Moorman Yard” is now the official name of Norfolk Southern’s Bellevue, Ohio, yard. Moorman retired June 1, 2015, as chief executive officer and has assumed duties as executive chairman of the corporation’s board of directors.
Full press release:
Norfolk Southern names its largest freight train classification yard in honor of Wick Moorman
Wow, NS financials have been slipping in the last two years, and yet they treat him like the second coming of the messiah...
At least they have pretty engines and tea kettles.
Re: NS names largest yard in honor of Wick Moorman
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 4:25 pm
by LC&S
It says he has retired, but he is now on the Board of Directors, so it would seem like he got promoted to be honest.
Re: NS names largest yard in honor of Wick Moorman
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:25 pm
by M.D.Bentley
Big woop ! I gots me a stall at the local truck stop wit ma name on it. Never made the news.
Re: NS names largest yard in honor of Wick Moorman
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:48 am
by Notch 8
M.D.Bentley wrote:Big woop ! I gots me a stall at the local truck stop wit ma name on it. Never made the news.
Better the stall and not the Stool !
Re: NS names largest yard in honor of Wick Moorman
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:04 am
by MDH
Notch 8 wrote:M.D.Bentley wrote:Big woop ! I gots me a stall at the local truck stop wit ma name on it. Never made the news.
Better the stall and not the Stool !
Someone scrawling "for a good time call... " doesn't count.
Re: NS names largest yard in honor of Wick Moorman
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 1:35 pm
by M.D.Bentley
MDH wrote:Notch 8 wrote:M.D.Bentley wrote:Big woop ! I gots me a stall at the local truck stop wit ma name on it. Never made the news.
Better the stall and not the Stool !
Someone scrawling "for a good time call... " doesn't count.
Well, in that case . Never mind.
p.s. they always got the number wrong anyways.............................