Company Profile
Updated: 30-NOV-09Norfolk Southern Corp.
Public Company, Headquarters Location
3 Commercial Pl., Norfolk, VA 23510-9217, United States
(757)629-2600, http://www.nscorp.com
Primary SIC: Railroads, Line-Haul Operating, Primary NAICS: Line-Haul Railroads
Description: Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated on July 23, 1980 in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its headquarters are in Norfolk, Virginia. Norfolk Southern controls a major freight railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway Company. The railway company is primarily engaged in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products and finished goods primarily in the Southeast, East and Midwest and, via interchange with rail carriers, to and from the rest of the United States. It serves every major container port in the eastern United States and provides superior connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North America's largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products. Norfolk Southern also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. Norfolk Southern provides comprehensive logistics services and offers the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern half of the United States. As of December 31, 2008, Norfolk Southern's railroads operated approximately 21,000 miles of road in 22 eastern states and the District of Columbia.Transportation: Railroad hauling and long-haul trucking. Finance: Holding company.
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Fitch: Slow Recovery Expected for U.S. Freight Transportation in 2010
Wireless News; 12/20/2009; 2759 words; ...four largest U.S. Class I railroad operators (Union Pacific Corp., Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp.) plummeted at an astonishing rate that continued into the second quarter of 2009. According to...
NORFOLK SOUTHERN REPORTS MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTOR LOCKHART (Virginia)
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/19/2009; 313 words; WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC), Norfolk, Va., has filed a Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission noting the change in the beneficial interest held by Director Michael D. Lockhart, Lancaster, Pa. On...
NORFOLK SOUTHERN REPORTS MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTOR JOYCE (Virginia)
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/19/2009; 313 words; WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC), Norfolk, Va., has filed a Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission noting the change in the beneficial interest held by Director Burton M. Joyce, South Pasadena, Fla. On...
NORFOLK SOUTHERN REPORTS MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTOR LEER (Virginia)
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/19/2009; 311 words; WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC), Norfolk, Va., has filed a Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission noting the change in the beneficial interest held by Director Steven F. Leer, St. Louis. On Dec. 10...
JB Hunt signs deal with Norfolk Southern.
Purchasing; 12/17/2009; 679 words; By David Hannon J.B. Hunt Transport Services last month signed a deal with railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. for its eastern intermodal operations. The multi-year contract will provide both companies a platform to accelerate the conversion...
Recent News Articles
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M2 Presswire - November 13, 2009 - No diesel fuel required--just plug it in.(Update)(Norfolk Southern Corp.'s NS 999 locomotive)
Railway Age - October 01, 2009 - Have we reached the bottom? Second-quarter financials.(Update)(Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co., Norfolk Southern Corp. and Union Pacific Corp.'s sales and securities report)(Financial report)
Railway Age - August 01, 2009 - NS's Moorman: PPPs create capacity.(industry outlook)(Wick Moorman of Norfolk Southern Corp. describes public private partnerships )(Brief article)
Railway Age - August 01, 2009
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