Channel Title: Norfolk Southern Channel Description: Since 1827, Norfolk Southern and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that power the U.S. economy. Today, we operate a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network across 19,000 route miles and have the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern United States. Norfolk Southern 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 the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Committed to furthering sustainability, we help our customers avoid 15 million tons of annual carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Our railroaders deliver more than 7 million carloads each year, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. <video> Installing Freerider 7 at Norfolk Southern's Austell Intermodal Terminal Description: INTRODUCING FREERIDER 7 🚂🏗️🔋 The newest fully electric crane to join our fleet at Austell Intermodal Terminal in Georgia. Standing an impressive 116 feet wide and 86 feet tall, Freerider 7 will be fully operational by February 2025, adding the capacity we need to support growth in the Atlanta market. With seven fully electric cranes now powering our stacked operations, we’re improving fluidity, boosting efficiency, and eliminating carbon emissions—all while enhancing safety every step of the way. </video> <video> Painting the TAG Heritage Unit at Juniata Locomotive Shop Description: Watch as our talented team at Juniata Locomotive Shop brings NS 4851 to life! From start to finish, the process took 10 carmen painters, 450 hours, and 77 gallons of paint to complete. 😱 Here are a few more facts about the TAG Heritage Unit: ▪️ Built by Juniata Locomotive Shop ▪️ Hand-painted logos – No decals here! Masking for the logos was carefully cut by Juniata’s stencil room. ▪️ #16 of 20 DC to AC rebuilds in 2024 ▪️ Donor unit: NS 9583 (originally built in 2000) A huge thank you to our Juniata team for making this legacy locomotive a reality. The craftsmanship and skill shine through in every detail! 🚂 ✨ </video> <video> The Magic Behind the Capital Region Toys for Tots Trains Description: Delivering holiday cheer, one stop at a time. 🚂🎅 Team NS joined forces with our friends at the US Marines Corps., Amtrak, Capital Region Toys for Tots, and railcar owners John Webb III and Bill Gray to bring the magic of the season to New York’s Capital Region. Together, we delivered: 🎁 14,500 toys 🧦 5,000 stocking stuffers 🍪 600 boxes of cookies 🧣 500 handmade fleece blankets 🧸 250 Squishmallows 🧥 300 coats, hats, gloves, and mittens 🚂 2 cases of HO scale train sets With Santa on board, over 50 volunteers, and our Keystone Division railroaders running the train, this special journey brought smiles and warmth to families across the region. It was a day full of memories we’ll never forget! NS is proud to give back to the communities where we live and work. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3Dpwmkc. </video> <video> Norfolk Southern's Lamberts Point Description: This is Lamberts Point— the largest, fastest, and most efficient coal transloading facility in the Northern Hemisphere. 🚂🚢 Located on the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia, and operating since the 1860s, Lamberts Point handles up to 48 million tons of coal annually. At its core is the 1,850-foot-long Pier 6, where two 18-story ship loaders transfer coal from railcars to vessels 24/7, with a combined capacity of 8,000 tons per hour. Pier 6 can handle everything from small coastwise barges to large Cape-sized colliers, ensuring maximum versatility. What sets Lamberts Point apart is our complete coal blending and mixing services, ensuring the highest quality coal for metallurgical and utility applications. Most of the coal is bound for international markets, powering steel production in countries across Europe, Asia, South America, and beyond. 🔗 Learn more about our network of coal transload facilities at https://bit.ly/3CyNp2B. </video> <video> Some call it magic, we call it HORSEPOWER. Description: Some call it magic, we call it horsepower. 🚂 🐎 From all of us on Team NS, Happy Holidays! </video> <video> Capital Region Toys for Tots Train is Ready to Roll Description: The Capital Region Toys for Tots Train is ready to roll! 🎅🚂🎄 Today, Team NS joined forces with our friends at Amtrak, United States Marine Corps, Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, and local first responders at Rensselaer Station in Albany, NY, to load the train with bags of toys, stocking stuffers, blankets, coats, and more! We had an amazing day getting everything ready and can’t wait for tomorrow, December 14, as the train rolls into communities across New York, spreading joy and holiday cheer. Amtrak moves people, NS moves freight, and tomorrow, together, we’re delivering the magic of the season! ✨ </video> <video> Norfolk Southern Helps Five-Year-Old Rail Fan Celebrate Birthday Description: For Johnny Robinson, a young rail fan and aspiring conductor, his 5th birthday was made extra special with a celebration aboard the NS Safety Train. Diagnosed with a rare condition as an infant, Johnny endured extensive medical care early in life. Now happy and healthy thanks to an experimental treatment program, he spends his days watching trains with his dad, Peter, and dreaming of becoming a railroader. When our team heard Johnny’s story, we knew we had to help make his special day unforgettable. From a tour of the NS Safety Train to sitting in the engineer’s seat—and even receiving his very own model NS train—Johnny got to live out his railroader dreams surrounded by his family and Team NS. Let’s all wish Johnny a Happy 5th birthday in the comments! 🎉🚂 At NS, we take pride in bringing joy to the communities we serve and inspiring the next generation of railroaders like Johnny. Read more about Johnny’s celebration at https://bit.ly/4hNpgFX. </video> <video> CEO Mark George on CNBC’s Closing Bell: Overtime with Morgan Brennan Description: CEO Mark George recently joined CNBC’s Closing Bell: Overtime with Morgan Brennan to discuss our Q3 earnings, share his vision for Norfolk Southern, and provide insights into the macroeconomic outlook. Team NS is delivering strong results, thanks to our railroaders and their focus on safety and operational excellence. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/dtfg_vXJ. </video> <video> From Farm to Rail to Your Table Description: As we kick off Thanksgiving Week, did you know that almost every ingredient and dish on your table this Thursday has been on a train? 🚂 Thanks to the hard work of our railroaders every day, we connect America’s farms to your table. Here’s a look at what we’ve helped bring to your Thanksgiving feast this year: 🦃 Turkeys: Enough feed and grain to raise over 200 million turkeys—enough for every U.S. household, with 70 million to spare! CLASSIC SIDES 🌽 Creamed Corn: 10 million tons of corn transported—enough to circle the globe with ears of corn 160 times. 🥔 Mashed Potatoes: Enough potatoes to serve mashed potatoes to the entire U.S. population three times over. 🍠 Sweet Potato Casserole: Enough sweet potatoes to bake over 160,000 casseroles! 🍒 Cranberries: About 1.5 million pounds of frozen cranberries delivered every year. 🥕 Fresh Veggies: Nearly 63,000 tons of fresh vegetables moved last year. 🍞 Stuffing: Enough flour to bake over 7 million loaves of bread daily—plus celery, onions, and broth for your recipes. DESSERTS 🍬 Sugar: Over 1 million tons transported for all your baking needs. 🥧 Pecan Pies & Candied Yams: Enough corn syrup to sweeten 9 billion pecan pies and 6.4 billion candied yam dishes. Team NS is grateful for the opportunity to keep your holiday traditions rolling. </video> <video> Peak Season 2024: Team NS is Delivering the Holidays Description: While the world winds down for the holidays, #TeamNS gears up to deliver them. From Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve—or Peak Season, as we call it—our 20,000-strong team works tirelessly to ensure your holiday gifts, packages, and supplies arrive safely and on time. During Peak Season, our railroaders will deliver an incredible 60-80 MILLION PACKAGES to keep the holiday season rolling across our network! 🎁 Parcel volumes can increase by as much as 60% compared to the rest of the year. To put this in perspective, NS moves an average of 5-7 million packages each week. During this time, that number doubles to 10-14 million packages weekly! Team NS is all hands on deck, ready to meet every delivery deadline. Behind the scenes, seamless collaboration is key. Transportation, Intermodal Operations, Mechanical, the Network Operations Center (NOC), Network Planning & Optimization (NPO), Customer Logistics, and Commercial teams work together 24/7 to coordinate efforts, overcome challenges, and deliver a successful Peak Season. There’s a special energy during this time of year—a shared purpose that ignites our team and drives us to rise to the challenge. NS keeps America’s supply chain rolling year-round. But during the holidays, we’re especially proud to deliver more than freight. We’re delivering joy and helping make the season brighter. 🔗 Learn more at https://bit.ly/4fhoe2u. </video> <video> Team NS Delivers the Holidays Description: The holidays run on rail! From the Christmas trees that light up your home to the gifts beneath them, our railroaders deliver the magic of the season. Here’s a look at a few things we move to make the season brighter: TO DECK THE HALLS 🎄 56 tons of Christmas trees to help you find the perfect one. ✨ 250 tons of decorations – lights, ornaments, stockings, and more. ☕ Enough cocoa beans to make over 1.2 million cups of hot chocolate. TO FIND THE PERFECT PRESENT 🎮 7,800 tons of toys and games – that’s 15.6 million pounds of holiday cheer! 🛍️ 867,250 tons delivered to your favorite retailers and department stores. 🐶 16,000 tons of pet supplies – including 800+ tons of dog beds and over 1.96 million pounds of pet food. 🎁 Now it’s time to wrap all those gifts! Our railroaders moved 60,000+ tons of wrapping paper – enough to blanket over 165,000 football fields! TO GET YOU HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 🚗 3.4 million automobiles transported last year alone. ✈️ 840,000 tons of aluminum to make 10 commercial jets + 80,000 tons of jet fuel. ❄️ 1.19 million tons of rock salt – enough to treat 16 million lane miles of road to help keep you safe. TO FUEL SANTA & HIS REINDEER 🥛 Enough milk to fill over 50 million cups for Santa. 🍪 Ingredients for 800 million batches of snickerdoodle cookies – every American household could make cookies for Santa 6 times over! 🥕 25.5 million tons of grain and feed for Santa’s reindeer + 2.5 million carrot sticks. Some call it magic, we call it horsepower. Team NS is proud to keep the holidays rolling! </video> <video> A Day in the Life of Locomotive Engineer Douglas Bonner Description: What's it like to be a Locomotive Engineer at Norfolk Southern? Step into a day on the rails with Douglas Bonner, who’s been keeping America’s economy moving and delivering for our customers for over 34 years. Our railroaders, like Douglas, bring their best every day to keep our trains safely rolling and our network running efficiently. #RailJobs </video> <video> TAG Unit Added to the Norfolk Southern Heritage Fleet Description: 🎉 Introducing the TAG Heritage Unit 🎉 The votes are in, and we're so excited to unveil the newest addition to our Heritage Fleet: the Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive! 🚂 Watch as our talented team at the Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, PA, bring this iconic predecessor railroad back to life. Once a vital link between Chattanooga and Gadsden, the TAG Railway played a key role in moving coal, steel, and more from 1891 - 1971. Its legacy is now proudly reflected in our fleet. A big thank you to everyone who voted and to our skilled team in Altoona for your incredible craftsmanship. What do you think? Let us know in the comments! </video> <video> Norfolk Southern's 2024 Operation Awareness & Response program Description: We trained over 5,500 first responders through our Operation Awareness & Response (OAR) program in 2024, including 20 NS Safety Train events and full-scale drills at select stops. 🚒 🚂 🚔 This free, hands-on training provided experience with the types of railcars and equipment they might encounter during a real-world emergency, along with lessons on tank car identification, locomotive emergencies, and response strategies and tactics. 💬 “Norfolk Southern’s commitment to safety extends far beyond the rails. We’re proud to work alongside these dedicated local first responders, who are truly heroes in their communities, to ensure that they have the rail knowledge and applicable resources to protect the people they serve in the unlikely event of a rail emergency.” — Robert Wood, Director Hazardous Materials Since launching OAR in 2015, we've trained over 51,000 first responders. In 2025, we remain committed to strengthening these relationships and training even more first responders. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4fQm8ad. </video> <video> Norfolk Southern provides Clemson University with longleaf pine for new academic building Description: For the first time ever, blockchain technology is being used in a mass timber project— and it’s happening with longleaf pine from Norfolk Southern’s Brosnan Forest! 🚂 🌲 This cutting-edge innovation is part of Clemson University's new Forestry and Environmental Conservation building. The state-of-the-art facility will lead the way in wood-based construction research, helping to shape the next generation of leaders in forestry and environmental conservation. Through our collaboration with Clemson University, NS is advancing sustainability, fostering workforce development, and driving forestry innovation. We’re creating real-world solutions that will shape the future of construction and conservation, together. Learn more about how we're leading the way in sustainable construction at https://norfolksouthern.mediaroom.com/2024-10-24-Norfolk-Southerns-Brosnan-Forest-Provides-Timber-for-New-Academic-Building-at-Clemson-University. </video>

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Since 1827, Norfolk Southern and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that power the U.S. economy.

Today, we operate a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network across 19,000 route miles and have the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern United States. Norfolk Southern 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 the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes.

Committed to furthering sustainability, we help our customers avoid 15 million tons of annual carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Our railroaders deliver more than 7 million carloads each year, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America.

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