Norfolk Southern Celebrates America's 250th with Commemorative Locomotive Series and Historic "Big Boy" Tour

Historic engines, business cars, employee celebrations, and public events to honor America’s 250th anniversary

ATLANTA — May 20, 2026— Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) today unveiled plans to celebrate America’s anniversary by debuting its new America’s 250th locomotive series – six custom locomotives that will tour the east coast in a multi-market celebration including public and community events across the railroad’s network.

As part of the milestone campaign, Norfolk Southern will host Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014 — the world’s largest operating steam locomotive — on its network for the engine’s first tour in the Northeast. The train consist will also include four historic business cars, including the Marco Polo, a restored Pullman car once used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

In total, the train consist, inclusive of the NS’ America’s 250^th locomotive series, a historic lineup of business cars, and Big Boy No. 4014, will travel the east coast to offer Norfolk Southern employees, railfans, and local communities the chance to experience historic events throughout the summer.

“Railroads helped build this nation by connecting communities, powering industry, and creating opportunity across generations,” said Norfolk Southern President and CEO Mark George. “As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Norfolk Southern’s new locomotive series and the historic Big Boy journey across our network, honor that legacy while spotlighting the employees, infrastructure, and innovation that continue driving America forward today.”

NS’s New Custom Locomotives

The company’s commemorative locomotives draw inspiration from enduring American symbols and the role railroads have played in connecting people, places, and commerce for nearly two centuries. The series includes tributes to the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty, the American bald eagle, and Norfolk Southern’s patriotic Thoroughbred heritage, while also recognizing the role predecessor railroads played in transporting enduring national symbols across the country.

On this landmark tour, the cars will travel key freight corridors shaped by Norfolk Southern and its predecessor railroads, linking historic rail communities with the modern supply chains that power the U.S. economy today. Together, the locomotives reflect the pride, resilience, and railroad legacy woven throughout America’s history.

As part of the celebration, a limited run of milestone America’s 250th NS merchandise, including hats, mugs, and other collectibles will be available in limited quantities for purchase from the NS Company Store.

Public and employee events across the Norfolk Southern network

Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific will host public display events at multiple locations across the network during the tour:

• June 10 — Buffalo, New York
• June 15-16 — Scranton, Pennsylvania
• July 4-5 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• July 9-10 — Altoona, Pennsylvania
• July 14 — Fostoria, Ohio

In addition to public events, employee events will celebrate the Norfolk Southern railroaders who keep the network operating every day and highlight the railroad’s longstanding connection to the communities it serves across the Midwest and Northeast.

Additional tour information, event updates, and public details will be shared through Norfolk Southern’s Story Yard and digital channels as events approach.

Media can find photos, a Big Boy infographic, fact sheets and more at UP: Steam. In addition, a complete schedule of Big Boy’s 2026 tour, along with a map tracking its journey can be found here.

A National Rail Vision Built for the Next 250 Years

As Norfolk Southern marks America’s 250th anniversary — celebrating the railroad legacy that helped build and unite the nation — the moment underscores what the proposed merger with Union Pacific is designed to achieve: a seamless, end-to-end freight rail network that connects East and West as America’s first transcontinental railroad.

About Norfolk Southern

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a 22-state freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid approximately 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver approximately 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S. It serves a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as major ports across the Gulf Coast and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com