Private company
Norfolk Southern Railway
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US freight railroad company
The Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting mark NS) was the final name of a railroad that ran from Norfolk, Virginia, southwest and west to Charlotte, North Carolina. It was acquired by the Southern Railway in 1974, which merged with the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1982 to form the current Norfolk Southern Railway.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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The Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting mark NS) was the final name of a railroad that ran from Norfolk, Virginia, southwest and west to Charlotte, North Carolina. It was acquired by the Southern Railway in 1974, which merged with the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1982 to form the current Norfolk Southern Railway.2
Corporate structure
Norfolk Southern Railway is part of a group headed by Norfolk Southern Corporation. 52 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Norfolk Southern Corporation Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- Norfolk Southern Railway
- Airforce Pipeline, Inc. Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
- Alabama Great Southern LLC Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, The Subsidiary · Alabama, United States
- Alexandria-Southern Properties, Inc. Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
- Arrowood-Southern Company Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
- Camp Lejeune Railroad Company Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
- Central of Georgia Railroad Company Subsidiary · Georgia, United States
- Chesapeake Western Railway Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
- Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway LLC, The Subsidiary · Ohio, United States
- Citico Realty Company Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
- CNOTP LLC Subsidiary · Ohio, United States
- General American Insurance Company Subsidiary · Georgia, United States
- Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company Subsidiary · Georgia, United States
- GSFR LLC Subsidiary · Georgia, United States
- High Point, Randleman, Asheboro and Southern Railroad Company Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
- HPRASR LLC Subsidiary · North Carolina, United States
- Interstate Railroad Company Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
- Lamberts Point Barge Company, Inc. Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
- Mobile and Birmingham Railroad Company Subsidiary · Alabama, United States
- Nickel Plate Improvement Company, Inc., The Subsidiary · Indiana, United States
- Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
- Norfolk Southern - Mexico, LLC Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
- Norfolk Southern Properties, Inc. Subsidiary · Virginia, United States
- Norfolk Southern Railroad Company Subsidiary · United States
- and 26 more
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Acquisitions
- Succeeded Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad1
- Succeeded by Southern Railway1
Timeline
- 1942Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaNorfolk Southern Railway (1942–1982)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7051105
Sources
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