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  0001643244
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000702165
  Norfolk Southern Corporation
  001-08339
  650 West Peachtree St NW
  Atlanta
  GA
  30308
  4704635567
  Shaw Alan H.
  Officer
  Director
  Norfolk Southern Corporation Common Stock
  Merrill Lynch
  208 Golden Oak Court, Suite 400
  Virginia Beach
  VA
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  2000
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  231514213
  12/01/2022
  NYSE
  Common Stock
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  Options Exercised/Earned
  Norfolk Southern Corporation Common Stock
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  01/30/2020
  N/A
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  Options Exercised/Earned
  Norfolk Southern Corporation Common Stock
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  Options Exercised/Earned
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  Virginia Beach
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