Norfolk Southern Corporate Profile
Description of Business
Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a major transporter of coal and industrial products.
Board of Directors
Gerald L. Baliles
Thomas D. Bell Jr.
Daniel A. Carp
Gene R. Carter
Alston D. Correll
Landon Hilliard
Karen N. Horn
Burton M. Joyce
Steven F. Leer
Michael D. Lockhart
Charles W. Moorman
J. Paul Reason
Senior Officers
Charles W. Moorman – chairman, president and chief executive officer
Deborah H. Butler – executive vice president planning and chief information officer
James A. Hixon – executive vice president law and corporate relations
Mark D. Manion – executive vice president operations and chief operating officer
John P. Rathbone – executive vice president administration
Donald W. Seale – executive vice president and chief marketing officer
James A. Squires – executive vice president and chief financial officer
Facilities Served
General warehouses/distribution centers
|
354 |
Bulk transfer facilities |
175 |
Active coal-loading facilities |
161 |
Power generation plants served |
103 |
Paper mills |
78 |
Steel mills and processing facilities |
75 |
Metals distribution centers |
64 |
Lumber reload centers |
58 |
| Intermodal terminals |
51 |
Paper distribution centers |
34 |
| Auto distribution facilities |
30 |
Coal and iron ore transload facilities |
27 |
Auto assembly plants |
25 |
Triple Crown Service terminals |
14 |
Vehicle mixing centers |
4 |
Just-in-time rail auto parts center |
3 |
Norfolk Southern serves every major port on the East Coast between New York City and Jacksonville, Fla., and multiple private terminals; the Gulf ports of Mobile, Ala., New Orleans and St. Bernard; Great Lakes ports; and numerous river ports.
Major Rail Classification Yards
Allentown, Pa.
Atlanta, Ga.
Baltimore, Md.
Bellevue, Ohio
Birmingham, Ala.
Buffalo, N.Y.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chicago, Ill.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Conway, Pa.
Decatur, Ill.
Detroit, Mich.
Enola, Pa.
Elkhart, Ind.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Kansas City. Mo.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Linwood, N.C.
Louisville, Ky.
Macon, Ga.
New Orleans, La.
Norfolk, Va.
Roanoke, Va.
Savannah, Ga.
Sheffield, Ala.
St. Louis, Mo.
Toledo, Ohio
Locomotive Shops
Altoona, Pa.
Bellevue, Ohio
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Conway, Pa.
Enola, Pa.
Roanoke, Va.
Other Major Installations
Atlanta, Ga.
Agency Operations Center
Centralized Yard Operations
Crew Management Center
Eastern, Northern, and Western Regions’ operations offices
National Customer Service Center
Police Communications Center (800) 453-2530
Conway, Pa.
Engineer Training Center
McDonough, Ga.
Training Center
Norfolk, Va.
Lamberts Point coal transload facility
Plant and Equipment
Miles of road operated |
20,624 |
Track miles operated |
37,149 |
Locomotives owned and leased |
3,965 |
Freight car owned and leased |
89,937 |
2009 Principal Operating Revenue Sources
Coal, coke, and iron ore |
29% |
Intermodal |
19% |
Agriculture, fertilizer, and consumer products |
15% |
Chemicals |
13% |
Metals and construction |
9% |
Paper, clay and forest products |
8% |
Automotive |
7% |
2009 Traffic Highlights
Rail revenue ton miles |
195 billion |
Rail shipments (including trailers and containers) |
5,957 million |
2009 Industrial Developments
New industries of NS line |
70 |
Expansions of existing industries |
23 |
Total investment by industries |
$3.1 billion |
Jobs created by NS service area |
3,000 |
Employment – average 2009
28,539
2009 Financial Highlights
(in millions except per share amounts and operating ratio)
Financial Results
Railway operating revenues |
$7,969 |
Income from railway operations |
$1,962 |
Railway operating ratio |
75.4% |
Net income |
$1,034 |
Earnings per share-diluted |
$ 2.76 |
Financial Position
Total assets |
$27,369 |
Total debt |
$7,153 |
Stockholders’ equity |
$10,353 |
Debt to total capitalization ratio |
40.9% |
Stockholders’ equity per share |
$28.06 |
Other Information
Year-end stock price |
$52.42 |
Dividends per share |
$1.36 |
Price/earnings ratio at year end |
18.9 |
Numbers of shareholders at year end |
37,486 |
Shares outstanding at year end |
369,000,000 |
