NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP

NSC | NYSE | CIK: 0000702165 | SIC: 4011 Railroads, Line-Haul Operating | active
Atlanta, Georgia | Founded: 1980
Norfolk Southern Corporation is an Atlanta, Georgia-based freight railroad company operating approximately 19,100 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. It transports raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods via three commodity groups: merchandise (63% of revenues, including agriculture, chemicals, metals, automotive), intermodal (25%), and coal (12%). It operates the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S. and serves Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports for overseas freight.
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Products

NameTypeDescription
Merchandise Rail TransportserviceRail transport of agriculture, chemicals, metals, construction materials, and automotive products, representing 63% of revenues with 2.3 million carloads in 2025.
Intermodal TransportserviceDomestic and international container and trailer shipments via the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., handling 4.1 million units in 2025.
Coal TransportserviceRail transport of coal from eastern and western basins serving electric generation, export, metallurgical, and industrial markets, handling 78.0 million tons in 2025.

Partnerships

PartnerTypeDescription
AmtrakstrategicNS operates freight service over lines with ongoing Amtrak passenger operations, including trackage owned or leased by Amtrak.
New Jersey TransitstrategicNS operates freight service over lines with New Jersey Transit commuter passenger operations.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritystrategicNS operates freight service over lines with SEPTA commuter passenger operations.
Metro-North Commuter Railroad CompanystrategicNS operates freight service over lines with Metro-North commuter passenger operations.
Virginia Passenger Rail AuthoritystrategicNS operates freight service over lines with VPRA passenger operations.
Michigan Department of TransportationstrategicNS operates freight service over lines with Michigan DOT passenger operations.
North Carolina Railroad CompanystrategicNS holds an exclusive operating agreement for trackage rights over property owned by North Carolina Railroad Company.
Union Pacific CorporationstrategicMerger Agreement signed July 28, 2025, for Union Pacific to acquire Norfolk Southern in a stock-and-cash transaction subject to STB approval.

SEC Filings

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