Norfolk Southern Railway

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Norfolk Southern Railway

Map of Norfolk Southern Railway with trackage rights in purple
NS 9865, a GE Dash 9-40CW, leads an intermodal train in Wauseon, Ohio
Overview
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Reporting mark	NS
Locale	Northeastern, Southern and Midwestern United States
Dates of operation	1982–present
Predecessors	Norfolk and Western Railway Southern Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	19,335 miles (31,117 km)

Norfolk Southern Corporation

Norfolk Southern's headquarters in Atlanta
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: NSC DJTA component S&P 500 component
Industry	Transportation
Founded	July 23, 1980 (1980-07-23) in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Key people	Alan H. Shaw (President and CEO)
Revenue	US$12.156 billion (2023)[1]
Operating income	US$2.851 billion (2023)[1]
Net income	US$1.827 billion (2023)[1]
Total assets	US$41.652 billion (2023)[1]
Total equity	US$12.781 billion (2023)[1]
Number of employees	20,000 (2023)[2]
Website	norfolksouthern.com
Footnotes / references [3]

The Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting mark NS) is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company was formed in 1982 with the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway.^[4] The company operates 19,420 route miles (31,250 km) in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia,^[5] and has rights in Canada over the Albany to Montreal route of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City.^[6][7] Norfolk Southern Railway is the leading subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation.

Norfolk Southern is responsible for maintaining 28,400 miles (45,700 km), with the remainder being operated under trackage rights from other parties responsible for maintenance work.^[8] Intermodal containers and trailers are the most common commodity type carried by NS, which have grown as the coal business has declined throughout the 21st century; coal was formerly the largest traffic source. The railway offers the largest intermodal rail network in eastern North America.^[9] NS was also the pioneer of Roadrailer service. Norfolk Southern and its chief competitor, CSX Transportation, have a duopoly on the transcontinental freight rail lines in the Eastern United States.

Norfolk Southern is the namesake and leading subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation, based in Atlanta, Georgia;^[10] it was headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia until 2021.^[11] Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in Virginia on July 23, 1980, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol NSC.^[12] The primary business function of Norfolk Southern Corporation is the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods^[13] across the Southeast, East, and Midwest United States.^[14] The corporation further facilitates transport to the remainder of the United States through interchange with other rail carriers while also serving overseas transport needs by serving several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. As of February 2024, Norfolk Southern Corporation's total public stock value is $57.869. As of January 2024, Norfolk Southern's operating revenue is $3.07 billion.^[15][16]