Norfolk Southern Railway

The Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting mark NS) is a Class I freight railroad in the United States, and is the current name of the former Southern Railway (U.S). With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, the company operates 19,420 route miles (31,250 km) in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia, and has rights in Canada over the Albany to Montréal route of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and previously on CN from Buffalo to St. Thomas. NS is responsible for maintaining 28,400 miles (45,700 km), with the remainder being operated under trackage rights from other parties responsible for maintenance. The most common commodity hauled on the railway is coal from mines in Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The railway also offers the largest intermodal network in eastern North America.
==1942–1982==
This Norfolk Southern Railway is different from the current one, but carried the same name as the current one. This Norfolk Southern Railway was bought by Southern in 1974 and merged into Carolina and Northwestern Railroad, but kept its name. In 1982, this railroad's name was dropped by Southern, and the Carolina and Northwestern Railroad name brought back so this name could become the current Norfolk Southern.  
==1982–2005==
The Norfolk Southern Railway was formed in 1982 through the merger of the Norfolk & Western and Southern railroads.  In 1999 Norfolk Southern and CSX were given permission by the Surface Transportation Board to divide Conrail between the two. Norfolk Southern gained 52% of Conrail's assets.
==2005–present==
A horse's head was added into Norfolk Southern's logo in 2005.
Category:Class I Railroad
Category:Rail transport
Category:Companies of the S&P 500
Category:Trains in the United States
Category:Railway companies in the United States
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