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Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC)On Nov 27: 51.19  Down 0.65 (1.25%)  
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Norfolk Southern Corp.
Three Commercial Place
Norfolk, VA 23510-2191
United States - Map
Phone: 757-629-2680
Fax: 757-629-2361
Web Site: http://www.nscorp.com

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Index Membership:Dow Jones Composite
Dow Transportation
S&P 100
S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Railroads
Full Time Employees:30,709

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Norfolk Southern Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. Its operations consist of the transportation of coal, coke, and iron ore products; general merchandise traffic, which include automotive products, such as finished vehicles and auto parts; chemicals; metals and construction products comprising steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, bricks, and minerals; agriculture and consumer products, including soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizer, animal and poultry feed, food oils, flour, beverages, canned goods, sweeteners, consumer products, and ethanol; and paper, clay, and forest products comprising lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, scrap paper, and clay. The intermodal traffic includes shipments moving in trailers, domestic and international containers, and roadrailer equipment. It handles these shipments on behalf of intermodal marketing companies, international steamship lines, truckers, and other shippers. The company also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports, as well as provides a range of logistics services. In addition, it operates and leases regularly scheduled passenger trains and commuter trains; acquires, leases, and manages coal, oil, gas, and minerals; develops commercial real estate; telecommunications; and leases or sells rail property and equipment. As of December 31, 2008, the company operated approximately 21,000 miles in 22 eastern states in the United States and the District of Columbia. Norfolk Southern Corporation was founded in 1883 and is based in Norfolk, Virginia.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Norfolk Southern Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 16.5% of S&P 500 companies and 69.8% of Transportation companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Charles W. Moorman IV, 57
    Exec. Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres and Chairman of Exec. Committee
    $ 2.71M $ 2.80M
    Mr. James A. Squires , 47
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP of Fin.
    $ 938.00K $ 585.00K
    Mr. Mark D. Manion , 56
    Chief Operating Officer and Exec. VP of operations
    $ 1.08M $ 3.33M
    Mr. James A. Hixon , 55
    Exec. VP of Law and Corp. Relations
    $ 1.08M $ 2.58M
    Mr. Donald W. Seale , 56
    Chief Marketing Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 1.08M $ 1.52M
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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