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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
702165	Norfolk Southern Corp	NSC	Railroads, Line-Haul Operating (4011)	521188014

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1401687	H Deborah Butler	Three Commercial Place Norfolk VA 23510	Exec. V.p.-Planning And Cio	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-01-26	24,013	$0.00	30,735	No	4	A	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-26	8,975	$75.14	21,760	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-27	3,380	$74.57	18,380	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	A	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Option (right to buy) granted 2012	Acquisiton	2012-01-26	18,000	$0.00	18,000	$75.14
Common Stock	Restricted Stock Units	Acquisiton	2012-01-26	3,000	$0.00	3,000	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
18,000	2016-01-26	2022-01-25	No	4	A	Direct
27,000	2017-01-26	2017-01-26	No	4	A	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	25,000	Indirect	By GRAT
Common Stock	1,282	Indirect	By 401(k)

Footnotes

Represents shares earned by the reporting person under the formula-based performance share feature of the Corporation's Long-Term Incentive Plan (a Rule 16b-3 plan).
Excludes 25,000 shares held indirectly in grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs)
Represents the approximate number of whole shares of Common Stock estimated -- on the basis of the unit accounting system used by the Plan Administrator -- as of January 27, 2012, to have been credited to the reporting person's account in the Norfolk Southern Corporation Thrift and Investment Plan (TIP), a trusteed 401(k) plan. In accordance with TIP's terms applicable to all participants, acquisitions were made at various times and at various prices.
Reports the grant to the reporting person of an option to purchase shares of common stock under the Norfolk Southern Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (a Rule 16b-3 plan).
Reports the number of Restricted Stock Units, exempt under Section 16(b), granted and credited to the account of the reporting person on January 26, 2012 under the terms of the Norfolk Southern Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each Unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Common Stock. These Units ultimately will be satisfied in Common Stock on January 26, 2017.