Norfolk Southern

{{#badges: Climate change |CoalSwarm}} Norfolk Souhern is a publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. It is the holding company for the Norfolk Southern Railway, a major Class I railroad system. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, covering every major container port in the eastern United States, with connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern is a major transporter of coal and industrial products, with coal, coke, and iron making up 29% of the company's 2009 principal operating revenue sources.

The railroad serves 161 coal-loading facilities and 103 power generation plants.

Mine operations

Norfolk serves mines throughout the U.S. A list can be accessed here.

Coal Terminals

The terminals that serve Norfolk include:

• Ashtabula Coal Pier, Ashtabula, OH
• Big Sandy Terminal, Cyrus, WV
• Coal Network, Kenova, WV
• CNX Marine Terminals - Baltimore Terminal
• General Materials Terminals, Conway, PA
• Kanawha River Terminal, Ceredo, WV
• Lamberts Point Coal Terminal, Norfolk, VA
• Louisville Jefferson Riverport, Louisville, KY
• MOL-DOK, Leetsdale, PA
• Sandusky Dock, Sandusky, OH
• Wheelersburg Terminal, Wheelersburg, OH

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

Articles and Resources

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• W. Averell Harriman
• Philip F. Anschutz
• Archie W. Dunham
• Henry Huttleston Rogers

External Articles

Wikipedia also has an article on Norfolk Southern. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.