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  0001772612
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000702165
  NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP
  001-08339
  650 W PEACHTREE STREET NW
  ATLANTA
  GA
  30308
  470-463-6807
  Adams Ann A
  Officer
  Norfolk Southern Corporation Common Stock
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
  200 Rt. 31, Suite 100
  Flemington
  NJ
  08822
  4487
  1080306.90
  225914028
  04/26/2024
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  01/25/2021
  Options Exercised/Earned
  Norfolk Southern Corporation Common Stock
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  01/25/2021
  N/A
  Common Stock
  01/28/2021
  Options Exercised/Earned
  Norfolk Southern Corporation Common Stock
  N
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  01/28/2021
  N/A
  Common Stock
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  Options Exercised/Earned
  Norfolk Southern Corporation Common Stock
  N
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  01/26/2023
  N/A
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  01/27/2023
  Options Exercised/Earned
  Norfolk Southern Corporation Common Stock
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  N/A
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  Options Exercised/Earned
  Norfolk Southern Corporation Common Stock
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  Denise W. Hutson via POA for Ann A. Adams