Norfolk Southern Corp.
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | NYSE: NSC NASDAQ: NSC S&P 500 Component |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
| Area served | Eastern United States and Ontario |
| Services | Freight trains |
| Revenue | US$10.661 billion (2008)[1] |
| Net income | US$1.716 billion (2008)[1] |
| Total assets | US$26.297 billion (2008)[1] |
| Employees | 30,709 (2008)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Norfolk Southern Railway |
| Website | www.nscorp.com |
The Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is a publicly traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. It is the holding company for the Norfolk Southern Railway, a major Class I railroad system. The company was formed in 1982 to control the Norfolk and Western Railway as well as the Southern Railway as well as various others. They were all merged in 1990 to form the NS.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Norfolk Sourthern Corp. 2008 Annual Report /Form 10-K" (pdf). http://www.nscorp.com/nscorphtml/ar08/2008_10K.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
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