Norfolk Southern Names Stewart and Allison to Key Finance Positions; Romig Retires

Norfolk Southern Names Stewart and Allison to Key Finance Positions; Romig
Retires

NORFOLK, Va., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marta R. Stewart has been
named vice president and treasurer, and C.H. "Jake" Allison, Jr. has been
named vice president and controller for Norfolk Southern Corporation, with
headquarters in Norfolk, effective April 1.

Stewart succeeds William J. Romig, who retires March 31 after a 32-year career
at Norfolk Southern.

Stewart joined NS in 1983 as assistant manager of accounting systems and
served as manager financial reporting, director corporate accounting, and
assistant vice president corporate accounting before being named vice
president and controller in 2003. She holds an accounting degree from The
College of William & Mary and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Allison joined NS in 1993 as manager audits and served as director internal
audit, assistant vice president strategic sourcing, and assistant vice
president accounting operations before being named assistant vice president
corporate accounting in 2008. He holds an accounting degree from Virginia
Tech and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Romig joined NS in 1977 as director operating systems, after specializing in
operations research and car utilization at the Association of American
Railroads. He served in several transportation and finance positions at
Norfolk Southern before being named vice president and treasurer in 1992.

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) 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,
serving every major container port in the eastern United States and providing
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.

SOURCE Norfolk Southern Corporation

Media, Frank Brown, +1-757-629-2710, fsbrown@nscorp.com, or Investors, Leanne
Marilley, +1-757-629-2861, leanne.marilley@nscorp.com