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January 13, 2015 3:39 PM EST


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 13, 2015 (January 13, 2015)
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Virginia
1-8339
52-1188014
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
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Three Commercial Place
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757-629-2680
Norfolk, Virginia�
23510-9241
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
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No Change
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02. ��� Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
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On January 13, 2015, Mr. Donald W. Seale provided the Board of Directors notice of his intent to retire from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Norfolk Southern effective March 1, 2015.� Norfolk Southern issued a Press Release on January 13, 2015, announcing this action and stated that the NS Board of Directors will name his successor at a later time. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number
Description

99.1
Press Release dated January 13, 2015


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
(Registrant)


____/s/ Denise W. Hutson
Name: Denise W. Hutson
Title: Corporate Secretary

Date: January 13, 2015



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Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
Press Release dated January 13, 2015.





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Norfolk Southern EVP and CMO Don Seale to retire

NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 13, 2015 -- Donald W. Seale, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC), has announced his plan to retire effective March 1, 2015, Chairman and CEO Wick Moorman said today.

Dons central role in building Norfolk Southerns culture of continuous improvement in customer focus began at the corporations creation, and we will continue to benefit from it well into the future, Moorman said. His leadership has helped position railroads not only as engines of economic growth but as true partners with the people and industries we serve.

NS board of directors will name Seales successor at a later time.

Seale joined NS in 1976 as a management trainee. He served in numerous sales and marketing capacities relating to the railroads service to its merchandise and coal customers before being named senior vice president marketing services in 2003, executive vice president sales and marketing in 2004, and executive vice president and chief marketing officer in 2006.

Seales tenure as leader of NS marketing division saw expansion in demand for quality rail service. The corporation recorded its first $10 billion railway operating revenues year and annual revenues increased by approximately $4 billion during that time.

He championed new, more time-sensitive service offerings for producers, manufacturers, shippers, and receivers of coal, automobiles, chemicals, agriculture and consumer products, metals and construction materials, paper, clay, forest products, and intermodal trailers and containers. In the last three years, Seales team has been a leader in developing and marketing rail services to new and expanding businesses in the energy sector. He has also been a strong and tireless advocate of industrial development to spur new industries and jobs across the states Norfolk Southern serves culminating in $5.7 billion in new investments and over 4400 associated jobs in 2014 alone.

About Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nations premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 20,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a major transporter of coal, automotive, and industrial products.

Media Inquiries:
Frank Brown, 757-629-2710 ([email protected])

Investor Inquiries:
Katie Cook, 757-629-2861 ([email protected])

http://www.norfolksouthern.com



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