NEW
YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk
Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today rang The Opening
Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), celebrating the
40th anniversary of the historic merger of Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern
Railway that created Norfolk Southern on June 1, 1982.
Joining President and CEO Alan H.
Shaw and the Norfolk Southern senior executive team on the
bell podium was a group of six craft railroaders from the company's
operations division, representing the men and women who move
America's economy every day.
"Forty years since the merger that created Norfolk Southern, and
nearly 200 years since the founding of our first predecessor
railroad in 1827, we continue to play an essential role serving our
customers and powering our nation's economy," said
Shaw. "Norfolk Southern has a rich history, a vital purpose,
and a bright future."
About Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the
nation's premier transportation companies, moving the goods and
materials that drive the U.S. economy. Norfolk Southern connects
customers to markets and communities to economic opportunity, with
safe, reliable, and sustainable shipping solutions. The
company's service area includes 22 states and the District of Columbia, every major container
port in the eastern United States,
and a majority of the U.S. population and manufacturing base.
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