Norfolk Southern Corporation is an American Class I freight railroad holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 1982 through the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and the Southern Railway. It operates a large freight rail network across the eastern and midwestern United States, hauling coal, intermodal containers, automobiles and general freight, and is one of the largest railroad companies in North America.
Facts
Company TypeAmerican Class I freight railroad holding company 1 Founded Year Headquarters Connections
Operates In
A major shipping, rail or logistics company; classified in the atlas shipping-and-logistics-industry.
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Sources
1. Norfolk Southern Railway (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States.
History section, business function sentence
The primary business function of Norfolk Southern Corporation is the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods across the Southeast, East, and Midwest United States.
Lead section, Corporation subsidiary sentence
Norfolk Southern is the namesake and leading subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation, based in Atlanta; it was headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, until 2021.
Lead section, incorporation sentence
Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in Virginia on July 23, 1980, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol NSC.
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