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Headquarters: Three Commercial Place Norfolk, VA 23510 Employees: 30,709 CEO: Charles Moorman Stock Symbol: NSC Website: http://www.nscorp.com Career Site Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides superior connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North America’s largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products. The company owns or leases 3,976 locomotives and 94,660 freight cars. Norfolk Southern is North America's largest rail carrier of automotive parts and finished vehicles. In 2008, the company reported revenues of $10.7 billion and net income of $1.7 billion. History Norfolk and Western Railway is the product of more than 200 railroad mergers spanning a century and a half. Beginning in 1838 with a nine-mile line from Petersburg, VA, to City Point, VA, NW grew to a system serving 14 states and a province of Canada on more than 7,000 miles of road. Southern Railway is the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined since the 1830s. The nine-mile South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Co., Southern's earliest predecessor line, was chartered in December 1827 and ran the nation's first regularly scheduled passenger train - the wood-burning "Best Friend of Charleston" - out of Charleston, SC, on Christmas Day 1830. By 1833, its 136-mile line to Hamburg, SC, was the longest in the world. In 1976, Conrail is created as the Rail Revitalization and Regulatory Reform (4R) Act is signed into law. Government combines bankrupt Penn Central, Lehigh & Hudson River, Erie Lackawanna, Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh Valley, Reading and the ailing Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. April 1 is CR's first day of operation. At its formation, CR is nation's largest railroad with 34,000 miles of track in 16 states, 96,000 employees, 4,600 locomotives and 152,000 freight cars. In 1982, Norfok Western and Southern Railway create Norfolk Southern Corp. In 1998, Norfolk Southern would acquire Conrail. Benefits Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage. We offer comprehensive and affordable medical coverage through a network of physicians, facilities and other providers. Your cost depends on your benefit choices. You choose the plan that best fits your lifestyle. 401(k) Plan with Company Match. Employees have the opportunity to make plans for their financial future. The plan allows eligible employees to save a certain amount of their pay on a pre-tax basis, NS matches employee contribution up to certain limits. Railroad Retirement. Employees in the railroad industry pay Railroad Retirement Taxes instead of FICA taxes under Social Security. While payroll taxes for Railroad Retirement are slightly higher, the benefits at retirement are significantly greater. In addition to a retirement benefit that is equivalent to Social Security, railroad employees receive an additional benefit which is based on railroad earnings. Vacation and Holidays. Because everyone needs some time off, employees are eligible for paid vacation days based on years of service and depending on the type of position. In addition, there are typically eleven paid holidays throughout the year. Education Assistance. Acquiring new skills and furthering your education can make you a more productive and valuable employee. Educational assistance is available for any undergraduate degree or for graduate courses related to your position or a position you could reasonably attain Updated August 30, 2009