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                                              EXHIBIT 10(n), Page 1 of 8

                      NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
                  OFFICERS' DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

ARTICLE I.     NAME AND PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
---------      ----------------------------

     The name of the plan is the Norfolk Southern Corporation Officers'
Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan").  The purpose of the Plan is to
provide retirement and death benefits to those officers of Norfolk
Southern Corporation (the "Corporation") or a Participating Subsidiary
who elect to participate in the Plan.

ARTICLE II.    DEFINITIONS
----------     -----------

Account.            The total of the amount of Deferrals by a Participant
                    together with Interest as provided in Article V.

Agreement.          The "Deferral Agreement" between each Participant and
                    the Corporation.

Beneficiary.        The person or persons designated as Beneficiary
                    pursuant to Article XII.

Board of Directors. The Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Committee.          The Compensation and Nominating Committee of the
                    Board of Directors.

Compensation.       The fixed salary payable in the form of cash
                    (including vacation pay) of the Participant before
                    any reduction for contributions to the Thrift and
                    Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and
                    Participating Subsidiary Companies, as amended from
                    time to time, and before any deferrals under this
                    Plan.

Deferral.           A Deferred Bonus and/or a Monthly Deferred Amount.

Deferred Bonus.     That amount set forth in the Agreement which shall be
                    deferred from a Participant's MIP incentive award
                    (and any other annual cash incentive award payable to
                    participants in MIP) or EMIP incentive award (and any
                    other annual cash incentive award approved by the
                    Board of Directors and payable to participants in
                    EMIP), or the bonus program of a Participating
                    Subsidiary, if the deferral of such incentive award
                    or bonus under the Plan is authorized by the
                    Corporation.

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Disability.         A disability that enables the Participant to be
                    eligible for a disability benefit under the Long-Term
                    Disability Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and
                    Participating Subsidiaries, as amended from time to
                    time, or under any such similar plan of a
                    Participating Subsidiary.

EMIP.               Norfolk Southern Corporation Executive
                    Management Incentive Plan.

MIP.                Norfolk Southern Corporation Management Incentive
                    Plan.

Monthly Deferred    That amount set forth in the Agreement which shall be
Amount.             deferred monthly from a Participant's salary pursuant
                    to the Plan.

Participant.        Any employee of the Corporation or a Participating
                    Subsidiary eligible to participate under Article IV
                    of the Plan.

Participating       Each subsidiary or affiliated company of the
Subsidiary.         Corporation which adopts the Plan and is approved for
                    participation in the Plan as provided in
                    Article XVIII.

Plan Administrator. The Executive Vice President - Administration of the
                    Corporation or the successor officer who performs
                    substantially similar duties.

Plan Year.          Any calendar year during which deferrals under this
                    Plan are made.

Retirement.         Retirement from the Corporation or a Participating
                    Subsidiary pursuant to the provisions of the
                    retirement plan of the Corporation or of a
                    Participating Subsidiary (whichever is applicable),
                    as amended from time to time.

ARTICLE III.   ADMINISTRATION
-----------    --------------

     The Plan Administrator shall administer, construe, and interpret
this Plan and, from time to time, adopt such rules and regulations and
make such recommendations to the Committee concerning Plan changes as are
deemed necessary to ensure effective implementation of this Plan.  The
administration, construction, and interpretation by the Plan
Administrator may be appealed to the Committee, and the decision of the
Committee shall be final and conclusive, except that any claim for
benefits with respect to a Participant shall be subject to the claims
procedure set forth in Section 503 of the Employee Retirement Income

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Security Act of 1974.  The Plan Administrator may correct errors and,
so far as practicable, may adjust any benefit or payment or credit
accordingly.  Neither the Plan Administrator nor any member of the
Committee shall be liable for any act done or determination made in
good faith.

ARTICLE IV.    ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
----------     -----------------------------

     Any nonagreement employee residing in the United States or Canada
with at least 830 salary administration points assigned to his position
shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.  However, only those
Participants with annual Compensation in excess of ninety thousand
dollars ($90,000) shall be eligible to defer Compensation under this
Plan, and only 20% of monthly Compensation in excess of seven thousand
five hundred dollars ($7,500) shall qualify for deferral hereunder.  A
nonagreement employee who elects to become a Participant in the Plan and
defer a portion of his monthly Compensation thereby consents to the
reduction in his monthly Compensation by the Monthly Deferred Amount as
specified in the Agreement.  An election to participate in the Plan must
be made annually by December 22 of the year prior to each Plan Year.
Benefits payable hereunder shall be in addition to any other compensation
or benefits to which a Participant may be entitled from the Corporation
or a Participating Subsidiary.

     A Participant may elect to defer a portion of any incentive bonus
which may be awarded to him pursuant to MIP or EMIP or the authorized
bonus program of a Participating Subsidiary.  A Participant who elects to
defer any of his incentive bonus thereby consents to a reduction in his
bonus by the Deferred Bonus as specified in the Agreement, commencing
with the incentive bonus award earned after December 31, 1986.  By
December 22 of the year prior to each Plan Year, a Participant may elect
to defer any incentive bonus which may be earned by him during that Plan
Year, either in whole or in part, in increments of twenty-five percent
(25%).

ARTICLE V.     INTEREST EQUIVALENT
---------      -------------------

     Unless otherwise stated herein or determined by the Board of
Directors, an amount equivalent to interest ("Interest") shall accrue and
be compounded annually on all Deferrals.  For purposes of calculating the
appropriate Interest only, the Deferred Bonus is deemed to occur on the
date on which the incentive bonus is paid.  Interest shall accrue and be
compounded annually at rates in accordance with the schedule below on the
basis of the Participant's age attained during the Plan Year for which
the Deferral is made:

          Age            Rate
          ---            ----
          Up to 45        7%
          45 - 54         10%
          55 - 60         11%
          Over 60         12%

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     Interest on each Deferral shall continue to accrue at the rate
determined by the Participant's age attained during the Plan Year for
which the Deferral is made until all benefits payable hereunder have been
distributed to, or with respect to, the Participant.

ARTICLE VI.    BENEFITS
----------     --------

     (a)  Retirement:  When a Participant ceases active service due to
his Retirement, he shall be paid a monthly annuity commencing in January
of the first calendar year following such Retirement for a period of
years in accordance with the schedule below:

          Age at Time of Deferral       Distribution Period
          -----------------------       -------------------
               Up to 50                      5 Years
               50 or Over                    10 Years

     The amount of the monthly annuity payable under this Article VI(a),
shall be an amount sufficient to amortize the Participant's Account
together with Interest over the applicable period.

     (b)  Disability:  When a Participant ceases active service due to
Disability, he shall be paid a monthly annuity commencing in January of
the first calendar year following such Disability for a period of fifteen
(15) years in an amount sufficient to amortize the Participant's Account
together with Interest over that period.

     (c)  Death:  If a Participant dies while in active service, the
Corporation shall pay the amount of the Participant's Account to the
Participant's Beneficiary in a single payment as soon as practicable
after the date of death.  If a Participant dies after Retirement or
Disability but prior to receiving all benefits payable thereunder, the
monthly payments shall be paid to the Participant's Beneficiary for the
scheduled annuity period.

     (d)  Termination of Employment:  If a Participant ceases active
service other than by reason of leave of absence granted pursuant to the
Family and Medical Leave Act, Retirement, Disability or Death, he shall
be paid the balance of his Account as of the date of his separation from
service as soon as practicable after such separation from service.

     (e)  Lump Sum or Other Settlement:  Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Article VI, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may
authorize and direct the Corporation to make payments after termination
of employment of a Participant to such Participant or his Beneficiary in
a lump sum or over a period other than that provided for in this
Article VI, and to charge such payments against the Participant's
Account.  Such accelerated distribution may be made only:  (1) in the
event of a financial emergency which is beyond the control of the
Participant if disallowance of the accelerated distribution would result
in severe financial hardship to the Participant or Beneficiary, and only

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in an amount necessary to satisfy the financial emergency, or (2) if in
the written opinion of counsel, payment in accordance with this
Article VI could create a conflict of interest for the Participant or
Beneficiary;  provided, that all amounts due to a Participant or
Beneficiary under this Plan shall in all events be paid to the
Participant or Beneficiary by the end of the appropriate period referred
to in this Article VI.  No Participant or Beneficiary who is also a
member of the Committee shall participate in any decision of the Committee
to make accelerated payments under this Article VI.

     (f)  Change in Mandatory Distribution Schedule:  Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Article VI, the Committee may, without the
consent of any Participant or Beneficiary, direct that all benefits
payable thereafter pursuant to paragraph (a), (b), or (c) above
(including benefits that accrued prior to the issuance of the direction)
shall be paid under a schedule that differs from that prescribed by
paragraph (a), (b), or (c).  Any such direction shall apply to all
Participants, without differentiating among individual Participants,
except to the extent otherwise provided by paragraph (e), above.  No
Participant or Beneficiary who is also a member of the Committee shall
participate in any decision of the Committee to make a change in the
distribution schedule.

ARTICLE VII.   NATURE AND SOURCE OF PAYMENTS
-----------    -----------------------------

     The obligation to pay benefits under Article VI with respect to each
Participant shall constitute a liability of the Corporation to the
Participant and any death Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of
the Plan.  All benefits payable hereunder shall be made from the general
funds of the Corporation, and nothing herein shall be deemed to create a
trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Corporation and
any Participant or other person.  No special or separate fund need be
established or other segregation of assets made to assure payments
hereunder, and no Participant or Beneficiary shall have any interest in
any particular asset of the Corporation by virtue of the existence of the
Plan or an Agreement.  Participants and Beneficiaries shall stand in the
position of unsecured creditors of the Corporation, and all rights
hereunder are subject to the claims of creditors of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VIII.  EXPENSES OF ADMINISTRATION
------------   --------------------------

     All expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the
Corporation, and no part thereof shall be charged against the benefit of
any Participant.

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ARTICLE IX.    AMENDMENT TO AND TERMINATION OF PLAN
----------     ------------------------------------

     The Corporation reserves the right at any time by a resolution duly
adopted by its Board of Directors to amend this Plan in any manner or to
terminate it at any time, except that no such amendment or termination
shall deprive a Participant or his Beneficiary of any rights hereunder
theretofore legally accrued, and no such termination shall be effective
for the year in which such resolution is adopted.

ARTICLE X.     RECALCULATION EVENTS
---------      --------------------

     The Corporation's commitment to accrue and pay Interest as provided
in Article V is facilitated by the purchase of corporate-owned life
insurance purchased on the lives of eligible Participants.  If the Board
of Directors, in its sole discretion, determines that any change
whatsoever in Federal, State or local law, or in its application or
interpretation, has materially affected, or will materially affect, the
ability of the Corporation to recover the cost of providing the benefits
otherwise payable under the Plan, then, if the Board of Directors so
elects, a Recalculation Event shall be deemed to have occurred.  If a
Recalculation Event occurs, then Interest shall be recalculated and
restated using a lower rate of Interest determined by the Board of
Directors, but which shall be not less than one-half (1/2) the rate of
Interest provided for in Article V.

ARTICLE XI.    GOVERNING LAW
----------     -------------

     This Plan and the Agreements are subject to the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia.

ARTICLE XII.   DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY
-----------    --------------------------

     For the purpose of this Plan, a beneficiary shall be either (1) the
named Beneficiary or Beneficiaries designated as hereinafter provided for
by the Participant, or (2) in the absence of any such designation, his
estate.  A Participant may designate both primary and contingent
Beneficiaries.  A Participant may revoke or change any designation.  To
be effective, the designation of a named Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, or
any change in or revocation of any designation, must be on a form
provided by the Corporation, signed by the Participant and filed with the
Office of the Plan Administrator prior to the death of such Participant.
Any such designation, change or revocation shall not invalidate any cash
payment made or other action taken by the Corporation pursuant to the
Plan prior to its receipt by the Corporation.  The determination by the
Corporation of a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, or the identity thereof,
or evidence satisfactory to the Corporation shall be conclusive as to the

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liability of the Corporation and any payment made in accordance therewith
shall discharge the Corporation of all its obligations under the Plan for
such payment.

ARTICLE XIII.  SUCCESSORS, MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS
------------   -----------------------------------

     The terms and conditions of this Plan and each Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and bind the Corporation, the Participants, their
successors, assigns, and personal representatives.  If substantially all
the assets of the Corporation are acquired by another corporation or
entity or if the Corporation is merged into, or consolidated with,
another corporation or entity, then the obligations created hereunder and
as a result of the Corporation's acceptance of Agreements shall be
obligations of the successor corporation or entity.

ARTICLE XIV.   WITHHOLDING FOR TAXES
-----------    ---------------------

     The Participant agrees as a condition of participation hereunder
that the Corporation may withhold applicable Federal, State, and local
income taxes and Social Security or Railroad Retirement taxes from any
distribution or benefit paid hereunder.

ARTICLE XV.    NON-ALIENATION OF BENEFITS
----------     --------------------------

     No benefit under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance
or charge, and any attempt at such shall be void;  nor shall any such
benefit be in any way subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities,
engagements, or torts of the person who shall be entitled to such
benefit;  nor shall it be subject to attachment or legal process for or
against such person.

ARTICLE XVI.   FACILITY OF PAYMENT
-----------    -------------------

     If the Plan Administrator shall find that any individual to whom any
amount is payable under the Plan is unable to care for his affairs
because of illness or accident, or is a minor or other person under legal
disability, any payment due such individual (unless a prior claim
therefore shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian, committee,
or other legal representative) may be paid to the spouse, a child, a
parent, or a brother or sister of such individual or to any other person
deemed by the Plan Administrator to have incurred expenses of such
individual, in such manner and proportions as the Plan Administrator may
determine.  Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the
liabilities of the Corporation with respect thereto under the Plan or the
Agreement.

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ARTICLE XVII.  CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT
------------   --------------------

     Nothing contained herein or in an Agreement shall be construed as
conferring upon any Participant the right nor imposing upon him the
obligation to continue in the employment of the Corporation or a
Participating Subsidiary in any capacity.

ARTICLE XVIII. PARTICIPATION BY SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
-------------  -------------------------------------

     Conditional upon prior approval by the Corporation, any company
which is a subsidiary of or affiliated with the Corporation may adopt and
participate in this Plan as a Participating Subsidiary.  Each
Participating Subsidiary shall make, execute and deliver such instruments
as the Corporation and/or the Plan Administrator shall deem necessary or
desirable, and shall constitute the Corporation and/or the Plan
Administrators as its agents to act for it in all transactions in which
the Corporation and/or the Plan Administrators believe such agency will
facilitate the administration of this Plan.

ARTICLE XIX.   MISCELLANEOUS
-----------    -------------

     Whenever used in the Plan, words in the masculine form shall be
deemed to refer to females as well as to males, and words in the singular
or plural shall be deemed to refer also to the plural or singular,
respectively, as the context may require.

ARTICLE XX.    EFFECTIVE DATE
----------     --------------

     The effective date of the Plan is January 1, 1987, as amended
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                        SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT PLAN
                                   OF
                      NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
                                   AND
                   PARTICIPATING SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
                    (As last amended August 22, 1999)

ARTICLE I.     INTRODUCTION

     This Supplemental Benefit Plan ("Plan"), formerly the Excess Benefit
Plan, was established by Norfolk Southern Corporation effective June 1,
1982, ("Effective Date") to provide retirement benefits to eligible
employees in excess of those provided for by the Retirement Plan of
Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies.
This Plan is the successor to and supersedes, as of the Effective Date,
the following plans:

     --   Excess Benefit Plan of Norfolk and Western Railway Company

     --   Southern Railway System Supplemental Retirement Plan

     --   Norfolk and Western Railway Company Executives Contingent
          Compensation Plan Pension Resolution

ARTICLE II.    DEFINITIONS

Conrail Plan   Supplemental Pension Plan of Consolidated Rail Corporation.

NSC            Norfolk Southern Corporation, a Virginia corporation.

Pension        The Pension Committee of the Board of Directors of NSC.
Committee

Retirement     Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and
Plan           Participating Subsidiary Companies

Member         A person entitled to participate in the Retirement Plan.

Participating  Each subsidiary or affiliated company of NSC which is
Subsidiary     a Participating Subsidiary in the Retirement Plan
               shall automatically participate in the Plan.

Participant    A Member of the Retirement Plan who is eligible to
               participate under Article III.

Deferred       Amounts the receipt of which a Participant elects to
Compensation   defer under the:

                    Deferred Compensation Plan of Norfolk and Western
                    Railway Company

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                    Southern Railway System Executive, General or Middle
                    Management Incentive Plan
                    Norfolk Southern Corporation Management Incentive
                    Plan

                    Norfolk Southern Corporation Executive Management
                    Incentive Plan

                    Norfolk Southern Corporation Officers' Deferred
                    Compensation Plan

NW Pension     Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of
Resolutions    Norfolk and Western Railway Company at its meetings held
               on January 23, 1968, June 24, 1969, November 25, 1969,
               January 26, 1971, and April    23, 1974, authorizing the
               respective payments of additional pension benefits to five
               Members.

Average Final  Compensation as defined in Article II of the Retirement
Compensation   Plan.

ARTICLE III.   ELIGIBILITY

1.   The following Members of the Retirement Plan shall be eligible to
     participate in the Plan on or after the Effective Date:

     (a)  Any Member of the Retirement Plan whose benefit computed under
          Article VI of the Retirement Plan without regard to the maximum
          limitation on benefits imposed by Section 415 of the Internal
          Revenue Code exceeds such maximum limitation on benefits;

     (b)  Any Member of the Retirement Plan whose benefit computed under
          Article VI of the Retirement Plan disregards amounts of
          Deferred Compensation in the computation of his Average Final
          Compensation;

     (c)  Any Member of the Retirement Plan entitled to receive a pension
          benefit, in excess of the benefit computed under the provisions
          of the Retirement Plan, pursuant to an NW Pension Resolution;

     (d)  Any Member of the Retirement Plan entitled to receive a pension
          benefit, in excess of the benefit computed under the provisions
          of the Retirement Plan, pursuant to a resolution adopted by the
          Board of Directors of NSC;

     (e)  Any Member of the Retirement Plan whose Compensation exceeds
          the limitation contained in Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal
          Revenue Code; or

     (f)  Any Member protected by the Pension Benefits Standard Act of
          Canada whose benefit computed under Article VI of the
          Retirement Plan exceeds $60,000.

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     (g)  Any Member of the Retirement Plan entitled to receive a pension
          benefit in excess of the benefit computed under the provisions
          of the Retirement Plan, pursuant to the provisions of any
          agreement between a Participant and NSC providing benefits upon
          "Termination" of a Participant's employment following a "Change
          in Control" (as the terms "Termination" and "Change in Control"
          are defined in any such agreement).

2.   Any participant of the Excess Benefit Plan of Norfolk and Western
     Railway Company or the Southern Railway System Supplemental
     Retirement Plan or any individual covered by the Norfolk and Western
     Railway Company Executive Contingent Compensation Plan Pension
     Resolution, dated September 24, 1968, shall become a Participant on
     the Effective Date.  Any participant in the Consolidated Rail
     Corporation Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan who transfers
     employment to NSC from Consolidated Rail Corporation on or before
     August 22, 2001 shall become a Participant on the effective date of
     his or her transfer.

ARTICLE IV.    SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT

1.   A Participant shall, upon retirement under the Retirement Plan, be
     entitled to receive a monthly benefit equal to the excess of

     (a)  the monthly benefit under Article VI of the Retirement Plan if
          such benefit had been computed

          (i)  without regard to the limitation imposed by Section 415 of
               the Internal Revenue Code and provided for in Section 1 of
               Article VII of the Retirement Plan, in Section 7.4 of the
               Conrail Plan and in Section 7.4 of the Retirement Plan of
               Consolidated Rail Corporation;

          (ii) Without regard to the limitation of Compensation imposed
               by Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code;

          (iii) without regard to the $60,000 limitation on benefits
               payable to Members protected by the Pension Benefits
               Standard Act of Canada;

          (iv) by including in the calculation of Average Monthly Final
               Compensation amounts of Deferred Compensation, if any;

          (v)  by including service credits and applying any offsets
               provided for under any NW Pension Resolution, if any; and

          (vi) by including the service credits and compensation to which
               a Participant is entitled pursuant to the provisions of
               any agreement providing the benefits described in Article
               III, Section 1(g), hereof; and

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          (vii) by excluding the Additional Retirement Benefit
               provided under Article VI of the Retirement Plan, as set
               forth in Schedule A of the Retirement Plan, over

     (b)  the sum of

          (i)  the monthly benefit actually payable under the Retirement
               Plan; and

          (ii) the monthly benefit (or actuarial equivalent thereof if
               payable in a lump sum) payable under the Consolidated Rail
               Corporation Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan or its
               successor plan.

2.   A Participant shall, upon retirement under the Retirement Plan, be
     entitled to receive a monthly benefit, in excess of the benefit
     otherwise payable under the Retirement Plan and in addition to any
     amount payable pursuant to Section 1 of this Article IV, in an
     amount so provided by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors
     of NSC, if any.

3.   Any survivorship option which has been elected or is in force under
     Article VIII of the Retirement Plan at the time of a Participant's
     death shall be deemed to have been elected or be in force under this
     Plan.

4.   The payment of excess benefits under the Plan shall be made in a
     manner consistent with the provisions of the Retirement Plan, and
     shall continue for the same period of time.

ARTICLE V.     FUNDING

The benefits under the Plan shall be paid in cash from the general funds
of NSC or its Participating Subsidiary, and no special or separate fund
shall be established or other segregation of assets made to assure such
payments.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall create or be construed to
create a trust of any kind. To the extent that any person acquires a
right to receive payments under the terms of the Plan, such right shall
be no greater than the right of an unsecured creditor of NSC or its
Participating Subsidiary.

ARTICLE VI.    ADMINISTRATION

1.   The Plan shall be administered by the Pension Committee, which is
     composed of three or more NSC directors appointed by the NSC Board
     who are not eligible to participate in the Plan and who shall serve
     at the pleasure of the Board.  Each member of the Pension Committee,
     while serving as such, shall be considered to be acting in his
     capacity as a director of NSC.

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2.   The Pension Committee shall from time to time adopt rules and
     regulations determined to be necessary to insure the effective
     implementation of the Plan.

3.   The Pension Committee shall have the power to interpret the Plan.
     Any disputed question arising under the Plan, including questions of
     construction and interpretation, shall be determined conclusively
     and finally by the Pension Committee.

ARTICLE VII.   RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS

1.   Participants in the Plan shall have only those rights in respect of
     the Plan specifically set forth herein.

2.   This Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between NSC
     or any Participating Company and any Participant or surviving spouse
     of a deceased Participant, nor shall it be construed to be
     consideration for or an inducement or condition of the employment of
     any Participant.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to give
     any Participant the right to continued employment.

3.   Benefits payable hereunder shall not be subject in any manner to
     anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge,
     encumbrance, or charge, and any attempt to accomplish any of these
     mentioned acts shall be void.  Benefits shall not be subjected to
     attachment or other legal process or debts of the retired
     Participant or surviving spouse.

ARTICLE VIII.  AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATIONS

The Plan may be amended at any time, and retroactively, if deemed
necessary or appropriate, by any proper officer of NSC to effect changes
which are, in his or her sole discretion, ministerial, substantively
administrative, or necessary to comply with statutory or other legally
mandated requirements, and the implementation of which does not result in
a material cost to NSC.

The Board or Directors of NSC, in its sole discretion, may at any time
modify or amend any provisions of the Plan or may suspend or terminate
the Plan, in whole or in part, but no such action shall retroactively
impair or otherwise adversely affect the rights of any person to benefits
under the Plan which have accrued prior to the date of such action, as
determined by the Pension Committee.

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                                   Approved as adopted:

                                   /s/ J. A. Hixon
                                   -------------------------------------
                                   J. A. Hixon
                                   Senior Vice President
                                   Employee Relations

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