Norfolk Southern
NS system map
Reporting marks	NS
Locale	Eastern United States, Ontario
Dates of operation	December 31, 1990 – present
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters	Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk Southern Headquarters Norfolk, Virginia.

Norfolk Southern Building in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Norfolk Southern (AAR reporting marks NS), is a major Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. The company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada. The most common commodity hauled on the railroad is coal from mines in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The railroad also offers an extensive intermodal network in eastern North America. The current system was planned in 1982 with the formation of the Norfolk Southern Corporation, merged on December 31, 1990 with the lease of the Norfolk and Western Railway by the renamed Southern Railway, and augmented in 1998 with the acquisition of over half of Conrail. Norfolk Southern Railroad Herald Heralds are logos or slogans used by railroad companies and displayed on their equipment. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,774 sq mi (110,785 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... An intermodal train carrying both shipping containers and highway semi-trailers in piggyback service, on flatcars, passes through the Cajon Pass in February, 1995. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... The Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) (AAR reporting marks NW), a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. ... The Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark SOU) was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Conrail 6114, a GE Dash 8-40CW, leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. ...

History of the railroad

Norfolk Southern was created from predecessor railroads which date back to the early portion of the 19th century. Prior to current times, the three main branches of the current corporate family tree were for many years themselves systems: Norfolk and Western, formed in 1881, Southern Railway System in 1894, and Conrail, formed much later, in 1976. Each of these grew from many smaller local and regional lines as the industry grew. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Norfolk and Western Railway (AAR reporting mark: NW), a US class 1 railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark SOU) was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Conrail 6114, a GE Dash 8-40CW, leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. ...

Southern Railway

The South Carolina Canal and Rail Road, the earliest predecessor line, was chartered in December 1827 and ran the nation's first regularly scheduled passenger train on December 25, 1830. The Richmond and Danville Railroad (R&D), formed in 1847, which expanded into a large system after the American Civil War under the leadership of Algernon S. Buford. Chartered in 1827, the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company ran scheduled steam service over its 136 mile line from Charleston, SC to Hamburg, SC beginning in 1833. ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 6 days remaining in the year. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Richmond & Danville Railroad was chartered in Virginia in the United States in 1847. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Algernon S. Buford (1826-1911) Algernon Sidney Buford (January 2, 1826_May 6, 1911) of Chatham, Virginia is best known for his presidency of the Richmond and Danville Railroad during its massive post civil war expansion into the Southern Railway system (now part of Norfolk Southern). ...

When the R&D fell on hard times financially in the early 1890s, it became a major portion of the newly created Southern Railway in 1894. Financier J.P. Morgan selected veteran railroader Samuel Spencer as President to head the firm, which became well-known as both profitable and innovative. Southern Railway was the first major U.S. railroad to completely switch to more efficient diesel-electric locomotives from steam in 1953. The Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark SOU) was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913), American financier and banker, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, a son of Junius Spencer Morgan (1813–1890), who was a partner of George Peabody and the founder of the house of J. S. Morgan & Co. ... Samuel Spencer (1847 – November 26, 1906) was an American civil engineer, businessman, and railroad executive. ... Great Western Railway No. ...

Norfolk and Western

The City Point Railroad was a nine-mile railroad just south of Richmond, Virginia established in 1838 which ran from City Point (now part of the independent City of Hopewell) on the navigable portion of the James River to Petersburg, Virginia. It was acquired by the South Side Railroad in 1854. After the War, it became part of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad (A,M&O), a trunk line across Virginia's southern tier formed by mergers in 1870 by William Mahone, who had been builder of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad in the 1850s. The A,M&O was the oldest portion of the Norfolk and Western (N&W) when it was formed in 1881, under new owners with a keen interest and financial investments in the coal fields of Western Virginia and West Virginia, a product which came to define and enrich the railroad. City Point Railroad was a nine-mile railroad in eastern Virginia established in 1838 which ran from City Point (now part of the independent City of Hopewell) on the navigable portion of the James River to Petersburg, Virginia. ... Nickname: Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States State Virginia County Independent City Government  - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area  - City 62. ... Waterfront at City Point, Virginia (now Hopewell) in 1865 City Point was a town in Prince George County, Virginia in the state of Virginia. ... Waterfront at City Point, Virginia (now Hopewell) in 1865 Hopewell is an independent city in the state of Virginia. ... The James River at Cartersville The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is 547. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Founded December 17, 1748 Government  - Mayor Annie M. Mickens Area  - City  23. ... South Side Railroad (sometimes also called the Southside Railroad) was formed in Virginia in 1846. ... Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... William Mahone (December 1, 1826 – October 8, 1895), of Southampton County, Virginia, was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Congress. ... Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad map, circa 1858-1870, issued by William Mahone, President The Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad was built between Norfolk and Petersburg, Virginia and was completed by 1858. ... Norfolk and Western Railway (AAR reporting mark: NW), a US class 1 railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ...

In the second half of the 20th century, the profitable N&W had already acquired the Virginian Railway, the Wabash Railway, and the Nickel Plate Road, among others, before it combined with the also profitable Southern Railway to form the new Norfolk Southern. The Virginian Railway (AAR reporting marks VGN) was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. ... The Wabash Railway (AAR reporting mark WAB) was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. ... Categories: Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads | Missouri railroads | New York railroads | Ohio railroads | Pennsylvania railroads ...

1982 merger

NS was created in 1982 from the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and the Southern Railway Company, both profitable companies. An earlier company, also named the Norfolk Southern Railway, serving primarily North Carolina and the southeastern tip of Virginia, had been acquired by the Southern Railway in 1974. The older company was the namesake for the 1982 combination. Headquarters for the newly established Norfolk Southern were established in Norfolk, Virginia. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Norfolk Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark NS) was the final name of a railroad running from Norfolk, Virginia southwest and west to Charlotte, North Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,774 sq mi (110,785 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... A blonde haired, very skilled worker with a 70s look. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ...

The 1982 combination of the profitable Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway was done to compete in the eastern United States with the Chessie System-Seaboard Coast Line merger which had been approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1980, resulting in formation of CSX Transportation. The Chessie System was a holding company that owned three American railroads, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O), the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), and the Western Maryland Railway (WM), from 1972 until 1987, when the B&O and C&O were merged into CSX Transportation. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct companies | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | District of Columbia railroads | Florida railroads | Georgia railroads | North Carolina railroads | South Carolina railroads | Virginia railroads ... The Interstate Commerce Commission (or ICC) was a regulatory body in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting marks CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ...

Conrail

Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) was an 11,000-mile (18000 km) system which had been created in 1976 by bringing together several ailing northeastern railway systems into a government-owned corporation. Conrail had become profitable after the Staggers Act in 1980 largely deregulated the U.S. railroad industry. Conrail, officially known as the Consolidated Rail Corporation, is an American railroad company. ... The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 deregulated the railroad industry to a significant extent, replacing the regulatory structure that existed since the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act. ...

On June 23, 1997, Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation filed a joint application with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for authority to purchase, divide and operate the assets of Conrail. On June 6, 1998, the STB approved the Norfolk Southern-CSX application and set August 22, 1998, as the effective date of its decision. is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting marks CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ... The Surface Transportation Board (STB) was created by the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 at the same time the Interstate Commerce Commission was destroyed. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Norfolk Southern acquired 58% of Conrail’s assets (CSX got the remaining 42%). As a result of the transaction, Norfolk Southern's rail operations grew to include some 7,200 miles (11500 km) of the Conrail system (predominantly the former Pennsylvania Railroad). Norfolk Southern began operating its trains on its portion of the Conrail network on June 1, 1999. 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

Company executives

Presidents of Norfolk Southern have included:

• Robert B. Claytor 1982-1993
• Arnold B. McKinnon
• David R. Goode
• Charles "Wick" Moorman 2004-present

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Major businesses

The railroad is a large exporter of West Virginia bituminous coal, transported on portions of the well-engineered former Virginian Railway and the famous former Norfolk and Western's double-tracked line in Eastern Virginia to its Lambert's Point coal transload facility on Hampton Roads at Norfolk, Virginia. Coal transported by NS is thus exported to steel mills and power plants around the world. The company is also a major transporter of auto parts and completed vehicles. It operates intermodal container and TOFC (trailer on flat car) trains, some in conjunction with other railroads. Norfolk Southern was the first railway to employ roadrailers, which are highway truck trailers with interchangeable wheel sets. Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Bituminous coal Bituminous coal is a relatively hard coal containing a tar-like substance called bitumen. ... The Virginian Railway (AAR reporting marks VGN) was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. ... Norfolk and Western Railway (AAR reporting mark: NW), a US class 1 railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. ... aerial view of Norfolk and Western Railway coal piers and yards at Lamberts Point, on Elizabeth River at Norfolk, Virginia Lamberts Point is a point of land on the south shore of the Elizabeth River near the downtown area of the independent city of Norfolk in the South... This view from space in July 1996 shows portions of each of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads which generally surround the harbor area of Hampton Roads, which framed by the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel visible to the east (right), the Virginia Peninsula subregion to the north (top), and the... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... A steel mill at the turn of the century in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A steel mill (British English and Australian English steelworks) is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel. ... A power station (also power plant) is a facility for the generation of electric power. ... An intermodal train carrying both shipping containers and highway semi-trailers in piggyback service, on flatcars, passes through the Cajon Pass in February, 1995. ... In railroad terminology a Roadrailer or RoadRailer is a highway trailer, or semi-trailer, that is specially-equipped for use in railroad intermodal service. ...

According to Norfolk Southern’s 2003 Annual Report to Investors, at the end of 2003, the Norfolk Southern Railway had more than 28,160 employees, 3,468 locomotives, and 101,095 freight cars. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

At the end of 2003, the transport of coal, coke and iron ore made up 23% of the total amount of traffic hauled by Norfolk Southern. Intermodal containers made up 19% of the total; autoracks 14%; chemical tankers 12%; metals, construction materials, agriculture commodities, and consumer products 11%; paper, clay, and forest products 10%. An autorack, also known as an auto carrier, is a specialized piece of railroad rolling stock used to transport unladen automobiles. ...

Track network and facilities

Main article: List of Norfolk Southern Railway lines

Largely an eastern United States railway, the Norfolk Southern directly owns and operates 21,500 miles of track in 21 states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. In addition, Norfolk Southern owns track in Washington D.C. and the Canadian province of Ontario. It operates three primary hubs in its system, in Harrisburg, Chicago and Atlanta. The Norfolk Southern Railway owns and operates a vast network of rail lines in the United States east of the Mississippi River. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²)  - Width 30 miles (48 km)  - Length 100 miles (161 km)  - % water 21. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N  - Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... 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Furthermore, Norfolk Southern has rights to operate its trains with its own crews on competing railroads' tracks. These trackage rights permit Norfolk Southern to operate as far west as Dallas, Texas, as far north as Waterville, Maine, and as far south as Miami, Florida. NS locomotives also occasionally operate on competitors' tracks throughout the United States and Canada due to the practice of locomotive leasing and sharing undertaken by the Class I railroads. A union station or union terminal is a train station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them. ... Nickname: Motto: Live Large. ... Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine in the United States on the west bank of the Kennebec River. ... For other uses, see Miami (disambiguation). ...

Not including second, third and fourth main line trackage, yard trackage, and siding trackage, the Norfolk Southern directly operates some 21,500 miles (34,601 kilometers) of track. When the additional tracks are counted, however, the amount of track the Norfolk Southern Railway has direct control over rises to over 38,000 miles (61,155 kilometers).

The company has 26 major rail classification yards, located in: Chicago and North Western Railways Proviso Yard in Chicago, Illinois, December 1942. ...

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Chicago To Fort Wayne

This is probably the easiest route for NS trains to take from Chicago to Fort Wayne or vice versa. This route has many passing sidings which allow trains coming from one direction to stop while another train passes. The longest passing siding on this section of the railroad is located in Hobart, Indiana.^{[citation needed]} Hobart is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. ...

Chicago Bypass

See Kankakee Belt Route The Kankakee Belt Route is the nickname for the Illinois Division of the New York Central Railroad, which extended from South Bend, Indiana, through Kankakee, Illinois, and westward to Zearing, Illinois. ...

Locomotives

Norfolk Southern is currently still buying DC traction diesel locomotives. In fact, the only AC traction diesels on their roster are EMD SD80MACs which all were inherited from Conrail. Direct current (DC or continuous current) is the continuous flow of electricity through a conductor such as a wire from high to low potential. ... Diesel or diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (mostly petroleum) that is used as fuel in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel. ... City lights viewed in a motion blurred exposure. ... The SD80MAC is a 5000 horsepower (3. ...

A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 in Dover, Delaware, with depot in background.

Southern Railway 4610 is shown working train GD01 in Dalton, Georgia, on January 19, 2006.

A Norfolk Southern train in Kingwood, Texas, on February 25, 2007.

Norfolk Southern's GE Dash-9 locomotives are often called "catfish" by railfans, as the stripes are said to look like catfish whiskers. The locomotive numbered 4610, a GM-EMD GP59, is painted in predecessor Southern Railway colors of green and white with gold trim and is a favorite of railfans. The work was done at the Debutts Yard in Chattanooga, Tennessee during the summer of 1994 and the locomotive received a repaint in the summer of 2004. Sadly. the builders plates on this unit were stolen within a year of its original commemorative painting. Virginian Railway (VGN) enthusiasts are hoping that Norfolk Southern will paint another commemorative locomotive in VGN colors and livery for the upcoming centennial of that NS predecessor which will occur in 2007. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 760 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1253 × 989 pixel, file size: 128 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo by William J. Grimes This image is watermarked to give credit to the photographer, just as an artist signs their work! File... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 760 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1253 × 989 pixel, file size: 128 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo by William J. Grimes This image is watermarked to give credit to the photographer, just as an artist signs their work! File... LLPX 2235 leads a train in Anaheim, California, in early 2005. ... , : The State Capital since 1777 United States Delaware Kent 22. ... Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1073 KB)The famous locomotive currently on the Norfolk Southern system, 4610 is shown switching in Cleveland, Tennessee, in 2005. ... Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1073 KB)The famous locomotive currently on the Norfolk Southern system, 4610 is shown switching in Cleveland, Tennessee, in 2005. ... Dalton is a city located in Whitfield County, Georgia. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2032 × 1524 pixel, file size: 956 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) J Ross I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2032 × 1524 pixel, file size: 956 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) J Ross I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Kingwood was a town in Harris County, Texas. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Railfans practicing their hobby at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. ... Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. ... SOU 4610, owned by Norfolk Southern. ... The Southern Railway (AAR reporting mark SOU) was the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined beginning in the 1830s, formally becoming the Southern Railway in 1894. ... Railfans practicing their hobby at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Virginian Railway (AAR reporting marks VGN) was a Class I railroad located in Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. ...

The current paint scheme for NS is black and white. Many of the locomotives are painted with a rearing horse on the nose (consistent with prior marketing campaigns where NS billed itself as "The Thoroughbred").

In 2005, Norfolk Southern added two new types of locomotives to the system the EMD SD70M-2s, which when all are delivered, will be numbered 2649-2778, and GE ES40DCs, which will be numbered 7500-7664. Categories: Rail stubs | EMD locomotives ... New BNSF ES44DC #7663 at Commerce, California on February 21, 2005. ...

Reporting Marks

Railroads use initials as reporting marks, a universal system intended to help keep track of rolling stock and financial transactions between railroads. Although it has been widely known as simply Norfolk Southern since 1982, the corporate structure and reporting marks are more complicated. In 1990, Southern Railway Company was renamed Norfolk Southern Railway Co. Its Norfolk and Western Railway company was merged into the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1997. In 1999, when most of Conrail's ex-Pennsylvania Railroad trackage was sold to the Norfolk Southern Railway, the Pennsylvania Railway Lines was created, and PRR reporting marks used on the former Conrail motive power and rolling stock. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Conrail 6114, a GE Dash 8-40CW, leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. ... 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ... Conrail 6114, a GE Dash 8-40CW, leads a train westbound out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. ...

List of reporting marks

• AGS - Alabama Great Southern Railroad
• CG sometimes CoG^{[citation needed]} - Central of Georgia Railway
• CNTP - Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway (CNO&TP)
• GANO - Georgia Northern Railway
• NKP - Nickel Plate Road
• PRR - Pennsylvania Railroad
• NS - Norfolk Southern
• NW - Norfolk and Western Railway
• SOU - Southern Railway
• TAG - Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway
• VGN - Virginian Railway
• WAB - Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railroad

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Awards and recognition

As of May, 2006, Norfolk Southern has been selected as the Group A Gold Harriman Award recipient for a record 17 consecutive years beginning in 1989.^[1] This record was extended on May 17, 2007, when Norfolk Southern was again awarded the Gold medal for Group A.^[2] The Harriman Award is intended to recognize railroads with outstanding safety achievements. The E.H. Harriman Award is an annual award presented to American railroad companies in recognition for outstanding safety achievements. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Milestones

• The Southern Railway in 1953 was the first Class 1 U.S. Freight Railroad to completely convert to diesel-electric motive power. (Excepting later steam-powered excursions). On June 17, the last steam-powered freight run arrives in Chattanooga, Tennessee behind Heavy Mikado No. 6330 and the fires are dropped for the final time since Christmas Day, 1830, when the "Best Friend of Charleston" made its first run on the South Carolina Canal & Railroad Company.

• The Norfolk and Western Railway in 1960 was the last Class 1 U.S. Freight Railroad to discontinue steam motive power operations. (Also excepting later steam-powered excursions)

• CONRAIL in 1981 was the last Class 1 U.S. Freight Railroad to discontinue motive power using electric locomotives powered by overhead wires.

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See also

• List of Norfolk Southern predecessor railroads
• List of United States railroads
• List of Alabama railroads
• List of Florida railroads
• List of Georgia railroads
• List of Iowa railroads
• History of railroads in Michigan
• List of Mississippi railroads
• List of New Jersey railroads
• List of Washington, DC railroads
• Pope Lick Monster

List of Norfolk Southern predecessor railroads is a partial listing of railroads which led to the formation of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS), one of todays major Class 1 railroads in North America. ... There arergwertwertert[1] Kyle Railroad (KYLE) [2] Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad (MNA) [3] Montana Rail Link (MRL) [4] Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) [5] Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado RailNet (NKCR) New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYSW) [6] Northern Plains Railroad Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) [7] Palouse... Current common carriers Alabama and Florida Railway Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway Alabama Railroad Amtrak (AMTK) Bay Line Railway (BAYL) Birmingham Southern Railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) Conecuh Valley Railroad CSX Transportation (CSXT) Eastern Alabama Railway Georgia Southwestern Railroad Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority Jefferson Warrior Railroad... Only current railroads are listed here. ... Only current railroads are listed here. ... Only current railroads are listed here. ... Railroads have been vital in the history of the population and trade of rough and finished goods in the state of Michigan. ... Only current railroads are listed here. ... // Common carriers Amtrak (AMTK) [1] (federally owned by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) Belvidere and Delaware River Railway (BDRV) [2] Black River and Western Railroad (BRW) [3] Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) [4] (via trackage rights) Cape May Seashore Lines (CMSL) [5] Conrail (CSAO, formerly CR) [6] CSX Transportation (CSXT) [7... Only current railroads are listed here; former railroads are listed on List of railroads incorporated in Florida. ... Pope Lick Trestle in Louisville, Kentucky is the reputed home of the Pope Lick Monster The Pope Lick Monster is a mythical creature, or cryptid, said to live beneath the Pope Lick Trestle in Louisville, Kentucky. ...

References

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External links

• Official Norfolk Southern company website, including a system map
• Norfolk Southern News
• Norfolk Southern Photo Archive
• Norfolk Southern Locomotives

History

• Norfolk & Western Historical Society covers Norfolk & Western and Virginian Railway history
• Norfolk & Southern Historical Society covers original railway from Norfolk, VA to Charlotte, NC
• Southern Railway Historical Association covers Southern Railway history
• Virginia Museum of Transportation displays famous N & W steam locomotives, located in Roanoke, VA
• Preserving the Virginian Railway Passenger Station at Roanoke Virginia a community project with photos requiring pdf file viewer

Data

• Yahoo! - Norfolk Southern Corporation Company Profile