Norfolk Southern Railway

American railway company

This article is about the rail company that has existed since 1982. For the historical railway, see Norfolk Southern Railway (1942–1982).

"Norfolk Southern" redirects here. For the part of Norfolk, England, see South Norfolk.

Norfolk Southern Railway

Map of Norfolk Southern Railway with trackage rights in purple

NS 9865, a GE Dash 9-40CW, leads an intermodal train in Wauseon, Ohio

Overview
Headquarters| Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Reporting mark| NS
Locale| Northeastern, Southern and Midwestern United States
Dates of operation| 1982-present
Predecessors| Norfolk and Western Railway
Southern Railway
Technical
Track gauge| 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length| 19,335 miles (31,117 km)
Norfolk Southern Corporation

Norfolk Southern's headquarters in Atlanta

Company type| Public

Traded as

* NYSE: NSC
* DJTA component
* S&P 500 component

Industry| Transportation
Founded| July 23, 1980 (1980-07-23) in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Headquarters| Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Key people

| Mark R. George (president and CEO)
Revenue|  US$12.16 billion (2023)[1]

Operating income

|  US$2.851 billion (2023)[1]

Net income

|  US$1.827 billion (2023)[1]
Total assets|  US$41.65 billion (2023)[1]
Total equity|  US$12.78 billion (2023)[1]

Number of employees

|  20,000 (2023)[2]
Website| norfolksouthern.com
Footnotes / references
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The Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting mark NS) is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company was formed in 1982 with the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway.[4] The company operates 19,420 route miles (31,250 km) in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia,[5] and has rights in Canada over the Albany to Montreal route of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City.[6][7] Norfolk Southern Railway is the leading subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation.

Norfolk Southern maintains 28,400 miles of track, with the rest managed by other parties through trackage rights.[8] Intermodal containers and trailers are the most common commodity type carried by NS, which have grown as the coal business has declined throughout the 21st century; coal was formerly the largest traffic source. The railway offers the largest intermodal rail network in eastern North America.[9] NS was also the pioneer of Roadrailer service. Norfolk Southern and its chief competitor, CSX Transportation, have a duopoly on the transcontinental freight rail lines in the Eastern United States.

Norfolk Southern is the namesake and leading subsidiary of the Norfolk Southern Corporation, based in Atlanta, Georgia;[10] it was headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, until 2021.[11] Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in Virginia on July 23, 1980, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol NSC.[12] The primary business function of Norfolk Southern Corporation is the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods[13] across the Southeast, East, and Midwest United States.[14] The corporation further facilitates transport to the remainder of the United States through interchange with other rail carriers while also serving overseas transport needs by serving several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports.

The Union Pacific Railroad has announced plans to acquire Norfolk Southern in a deal worth $85 billion. If approved by regulators, it would create the first transcontinental railroad network in the United States.

## History

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Norfolk Southern is one of the five biggest railroad operators in North America by its revenue. It operates in 22 states and in Washington, D.C. The company's market capitalization stood at nearly $58 billion in February 2024.[15]

### Corporate history

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#### Predecessors

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Norfolk Southern's predecessor railroads date to the early 19th century.

The South Carolina Canal & Rail Road was the SOU's earliest predecessor line. Chartered in 1827, the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company became the first to offer regularly scheduled passenger train service with the inaugural run of the Best Friend of Charleston in 1830.[16] Another early predecessor, the Richmond & Danville Railroad (R&D), was formed in 1847 and expanded into a large system after the American Civil War under Algernon S. Buford. The R&D ultimately fell on hard times, and in 1894, it became a major portion of the new Southern Railway (SOU). Financier J. P. Morgan selected veteran railroader Samuel Spencer as president. Profitable and innovative, Southern became, in 1953, the first major U.S. railroad to completely switch to diesel-electric locomotives from steam.

The City Point Railroad, established in 1838, was a 9-mile (14 km) railroad in Virginia that started south of Richmond—specifically, City Point on the navigable portion of the James River, now part of the independent city of Hopewell—and ran to Petersburg. It was acquired by the South Side Railroad in 1854. After the Civil War, it became part of the Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad (AM&O), a trunk line across Virginia's southern tier formed by mergers in 1870 by William Mahone, who had built the Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad in the 1850s. The AM&O was the oldest portion of the Norfolk & Western (N&W) when it was formed in 1881, under E. W. Clark & Co., ownership with a keen interest and financial investments in the coal fields of Western Virginia and West Virginia. In the second half of the 20th century, the N&W acquired the Virginian Railway (1959), the Wabash Railway, and the Nickel Plate Road, among others.[17]

#### Formation

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In January 1979, major eastern United States railroad holding companies Chessie System and Seaboard System Railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval to merge and create CSX Corporation. In response, the Southern Railway (SOU, formed in 1894) and Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W, formed in 1881) quickly decided a merger of their own would be advantageous. The two companies announced their merger plans in April 1979; the CSX merger went ahead in 1980. In 1982, SOU and N&W concluded their own merger, creating Norfolk Southern Corporation.[18] In 1990, Norfolk Southern Corporation transferred all the common stock of N&W to Southern, and Southern's name was changed to Norfolk Southern Railway Company. In 1998, Norfolk and Western was merged into Norfolk Southern Railway, forming one, united, railroad.[19] Headquarters for the new NS were established in Norfolk, Virginia.[11] The company suffered a slight embarrassment when the marble headpiece at the building's entrance was unveiled, which read "Norfork Southern Railway". A new headpiece replaced the erroneous one several weeks later.[20]

#### Conrail purchase

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Norfolk Southern Railway trains on Horseshoe Curve, formerly part of Conrail's network

The system grew with the acquisition of over half of Conrail. The Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) was an 11,000-mile (18,000 km) system formed in 1976 from the Penn Central Railroad (1968–1976),[17] and five other ailing northeastern railroads that were conveyed into it, forming a government-financed corporation. Conrail was perhaps the most controversial conglomerate in corporate history.[citation needed] Penn Central itself was created by merging three venerable rivals—the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR, 1846), the New York Central Railroad (NYC, 1831), and the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NYNH&H, 1872)—as well as some smaller competitors. In 1980, Conrail became profitable after the Staggers Act largely deregulated the U.S. railroad industry.

When the U.S. government offered up Conrail for sale in 1983, Norfolk Southern was one of the 18 bidders to make offers. The government decided the NS offer was the best choice, and by 1985 had begun planning to sell Conrail to NS. Extensive opposition from competitors, particularly CSX, persuaded the government that selling Conrail to one railroad would create too powerful of a company. As an alternative, Conrail leader (and former Southern Railway CEO) L. Stanley Crane proposed an initial public offering to privatize the company, which was ultimately carried out in 1987 instead of a sale to one operator.[21]

NS again expressed interest in a Conrail purchase in 1994, but this time Conrail publicly stated it had no interest in selling to another company. The company began to reconsider this stance after several expansion initiatives failed. After confidential discussions, Conrail and CSX made a surprise announcement in October 1996 that CSX would acquire the company. Norfolk Southern was unwilling to let a CSX purchase go through, beginning a bidding war between the two competitors that was only resolved in January 1997 when an agreement was reached to split Conrail.[22]

NS and CSX applied to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for authority to purchase, divide, and operate the assets of Conrail in June 1997. On June 8, 1998, the STB approved the NS-CSX application, effective August 22, 1998.[23] NS acquired 58% of Conrail assets, including about 7,200 miles (11,600 km) of track, most of which was part of the former Pennsylvania Railroad. CSX got the remaining 42%. NS began operating its trains on its portion of the former Conrail network on June 1, 1999, closing out the 1990s merger era.

#### Pennsylvania Lines LLC

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Pennsylvania Lines LLC was a limited liability company was formed in 1998 to own Conrail lines assigned to Norfolk Southern in the split of Conrail; operations were switched over on June 1, 1999. The company is named after the old Pennsylvania Railroad, whose old main line was a line of the new company. In November, 2003, the Surface Transportation Board approved a plan allowing Norfolk Southern to fully absorb Pennsylvania Lines LLC,[24] which was done on August 27, 2004.

#### 21st century

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In 2016, a proposed merger that had been months in the pipeline with Canadian Pacific was abandoned abruptly.[25]

According to NS's 2022 Annual Report to Investors, at the end of 2022, NS had 19,300 employees, 3,190 locomotives, and 40,470 freight cars.[2] At the end of 2022, the transport of coal made up 14% of the total operating revenue of NS, general merchandise (automotive, chemicals, metals, construction materials, agriculture commodities, consumer products, paper, clay, forest products, and more) made up 57%, and intermodal made up 29% of the total.

On December 12, 2018, Norfolk Southern announced that it would be leaving its hometown of Norfolk, Virginia after 38 years and relocating its headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia.[10] The new Atlanta headquarters building opened on November 10, 2021.[26]

In June 2023, Norfolk Southern became the first major North American railroad to offer sick time to all union workers.[27]

In July 2023, Norfolk Southern announced plans to purchase the Cincinnati Southern Railway for $1.6 billion. Cincinnati voters approved the sale in the November 2023 election. Norfolk Southern will pay the city $1.6 billion and Cincinnati will establish a trust fund with the money, with earned interest going back to Cincinnati to maintain infrastructure.[28][29]

In 2024, the company nominated a slate of new board members. In a letter to shareholders, NS asked them to vote for its slate of 13 nominees at its May shareholder meeting. The company defended its choice of board members, citing the board's work to improve long-term shareholder value, hold management accountable, and improve safety and operational performance.[30] Among the 13 nominees, two of them are for new independent directors—Richard H. Anderson, former CEO of Amtrak and Delta Air Lines, and Heidi Heitkamp, a former U.S. Senator.[31] In 2023, retired Navy Admiral Philip Davidson, and Francesca DeBiase, former executive at McDonald's Corporation, were appointed to the board.[30]

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Railroads

On July 29, 2025, the Union Pacific Railroad announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern in a deal worth $85 billion. If approved by regulators, it would create the first transcontinental railroad network in the United States, and would span some 50,000 miles across 43 states. However, the merger would put around two-fifths of rail freight in the hands of one company, raising concerns that it would reduce competition in a critical industry.[32]

### Environmental history

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In early spring of 2008, the state program manager for air quality planning in Georgia, Jimmy Johnston, had been talking to NS about voluntary upgrades to reduce the company's environmental impact. NS is upgrading 3,800 of its locomotives with new technology that is 73 percent more efficient than previous models. The new technology being put into the locomotives makes the ride more fuel efficient and reduces idle time.[33]

In 2009, the company introduced an experimental battery-electric switcher locomotive, NS 999. This prototype locomotive was developed by Norfolk Southern in collaboration with the United States Department of Energy, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Pennsylvania State University.[34]

Norfolk Southern reduced core greenhouse gasses by 13.5% between 2019 and 2021. For its efforts, the company achieved recognition from USA Today's America's Climate Leaders 2023 and Forbes' Net Zero Leaders 2023.[35]

In November 2022, Norfolk Southern contributed $750,000 to the Georgia Tech sustainability program for the next three years.[36][37][38][39]

To align itself with climate-change goals set by the Paris Agreement, NS aimed in 2022 to cut its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by 2034. NS began efforts to lower emissions, such as modernizing more than 100 locomotives each year and equipping 93% of its active locomotive fleet, or 1,550 locomotives, with energy-management technology.[40][41]

The company has made efforts to improve environmental sustainability, according to Progressive Railroading magazine. In 2007, the company established the rail industry's first chief sustainability officer and published its first sustainability report in 2008. In 2021, Norfolk Southern set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 42% by 2034 and had already achieved a 6% reduction. The company is also upgrading 1,000 locomotives to increase fuel efficiency and incorporate biofuels and renewable energy into its operations.[42]

### Labor history

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A labor dispute between Norfolk Southern Railway and railway workers began in 2019. In September 2022, the union and companies involved tentatively agreed to a deal, but it was rejected by a majority of the union's members.[43] In late 2022, Congress intervened to prevent a strike by passing the tentative deal into law.[44]

Norfolk Southern was the first railroad to offer paid sick leave to all employees.[45] In May 2023, Norfolk Southern agreed to provide up to seven paid sick days per year to employees, meeting one of the workforce demands that nearly led to a nation-wide rail strike in December 2022.[46] On December 6, 2022, Norfolk Southern announced a new service-and-growth plan to maintain its train crew levels during downturns.[47]

In 2024, an investor group led an effort to remove Alan Shaw as CEO and replaced seven directors on the company's board. Labor was divided on the issue, which led to a proxy battle ahead of an annual shareholder meeting. Unions criticized investors' plans to replace Shaw and implement an industry operating model known as Precision Scheduled Railroading, saying such a model is "unrealistic."[48] In the end, shareholders voted to keep Shaw as CEO, but voted in three new directors.[49]

### Norfolk Southern Railway Police

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Norfolk Southern Railway maintains the Norfolk Southern Police Department, a private railroad police force, to enforce laws and investigate incidents involving the company's property.[50] Based in Atlanta, it operates in 22 states with special agents to protect employees, the public, company property, and freight. Officers receive state-mandated training to maintain certification, along with annual training provided by the department.[51] The department's Police Communications Center, also in Atlanta, coordinates responses to potential threats or incidents across the railroad's 20,000 miles of track.[52] The department runs a program, "Protect the Line," that encourages citizens and employees to report suspicious activity.

Critics have raised concerns about conflicts of interest, as these officers are employed by the railroad and may prioritize protecting corporate interests over public safety. In 2023, an accident involving a Norfolk Southern train in Georgia severely injured Charlotte Cleary, a 14-year-old girl. This case became central to growing calls for reform and increased independent oversight of railroad policing practices.[50]

In November 2024, shots were fired at Norfolk Southern Railway police officers as they investigated a burglary in Chicago. The officers were unharmed, and the suspects fled.[53]

## Notable accidents

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On September 15, 2002, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Farragut, Tennessee. The derailment resulted in the release of oleum or fuming sulfuric acid. Roughly 2,600 residents were evacuated from nearby homes for three days until hazardous materials crews were able to mitigate the scene. No fatalities or major injuries were reported as a result of the derailment, but property damage and losses were calculated at $1.02 million. Seventeen people were injured.[54]

On January 6, 2005, a derailment in Graniteville, South Carolina, resulted in a large amount of chlorine and diesel fuel being released into nearby waterways. In addition, a toxic cloud covered the city resulting in the town being evacuated. Local wildlife was killed, many of the local crops and vegetation were contaminated or killed, nine human deaths were reported, and thousands were injured.[55] The company was taken to court and fined for violating the Clean Water Act and the Federal Superfund law. NS spent a total of $26 million for the cleanup.[56]

The 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

On February 3, 2023, a freight train carrying toxic chemicals[57] derailed along NS's Fort Wayne Line in East Palestine, Ohio, United States.[58] Emergency crews conducted a controlled burn of the spill[59] which released hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air.[58] The National Transportation Safety Board found that NS mishandled its response to the derailment,[60] and NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy accused NS of threatening the board and obstructing the investigation.[61] Following the derailment, NS announced compensation plans for homeowners whose homes lost value near the 2023 derailment,[62] and NS added more trackside detectors to help spot mechanical problems like wheel-bearing temperatures following the Ohio derailment.[63] The U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a settlement with NS in May 2024,[64][65] and East Palestine and NS reached a settlement in January 2025.[66] NS faces additional lawsuits from local business owners.[67][68] NS had successfully lobbied for the repeal of rules requiring electronically controlled pneumatic brakes on trains carrying hazardous materials, which would have reduced the severity of the incident.[69]

## Safety

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Norfolk Southern has introduced safety programs to protect employees and local communities. In 2015, Norfolk Southern introduced the Operation Awareness & Response program, which trains around 5,000 first responders annually, equipping them with the knowledge to handle rail-related emergencies effectively.[70][71] In early 2023, Norfolk Southern rolled out a safety plan which included installing approximately 200 additional hot bearing detectors across its rail network.[72] To address the safety of transporting hazardous materials, in May 2023, Norfolk Southern enlisted the help of Atkins Nuclear Secured (ANS).[73][74][75] NS has also been constructing a railroad safety training center in East Palestine[76] and adding Digital Train Inspection Portals to capture detailed images of passing trains.[77]

In 2024, it joined the federal Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS), which allows employees to anonymously report near-miss incidents,[78] and it implemented a policy requiring employees to inspect each railcar in under a minute.[79] In July 2024, Norfolk Southern agreed to implement a series of safety recommendations, including improving rail defect detection systems, modernizing nationwide tank car fleets, and getting real-time rail safety information to emergency responders.[80]

### FRA safety assessment

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In August 2023, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a report on Norfolk Southern's safety culture, which it rated at an "involving" level of maturity—level 3 of 5 on the Fleming Safety Culture Maturity Model.[81] The report said that NS generally aimed to comply with legal requirements rather than make further efforts to increase safety, and that NS was slow to fix problems identified in previous safety audits. The report identified several deficiencies in the company's safety practices, particularly in training, communication, and compliance, while noting NS's work to assess and improve its safety culture.[82]

## Leaders

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* John P. Fishwick Sr.[83]
* CEO and President of Norfolk Western Railroad: 1970–1980
* CEO and President of Norfolk Southern Railroad: 1980–1981
* Robert B. Claytor
* CEO: 1982–1987
* Arnold B. McKinnon
* CEO and President: 1987–1992
* David R. Goode:
* CEO: 1992–2005
* President: 1991–2004
* Charles "Wick" Moorman:
* CEO: 2005–2015
* President: 2004–2013
* James A. Squires:[84]
* President: June 1, 2013 – December 2021
* CEO: June 1, 2015 – May 1, 2022
* Alan H. Shaw[85]
* President: December 2021 – September 11, 2024
* CEO: May 1, 2022 – September 11, 2024
* Mark R. George
* President and CEO: September 11, 2024 – present[86][87]

### 2024 executive hires

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Norfolk Southern made several key executive appointments announced in August 2024. John Orr, the chief operating officer, named Tim Livingston as senior vice president of transportation and network operations. Livingston brings Rodney Moore, vice president of transportation for the northern region, and Dewayne Swindall, vice president of transportation for the southern region. Moore has been with Norfolk Southern for 20 years, while Swindall previously served as head of the Indiana Rail Road.[88]

Additionally, Anil Bhatt was appointed as executive vice president and chief information and digital officer. Bhatt, who previously served as chief information officer at Elevance Health, will focus on advancing Norfolk Southern's technological capabilities and operational efficiency. He will work with chief marketing officer Ed Elkins and chief operating officer John Orr to implement technology solutions in the areas of safety, productivity, and customer service.[89][90]

## Current trackage

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Main article: List of Norfolk Southern Railway lines

### Regional divisions

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On March 15, 2016, Norfolk Southern consolidated its three operation regions into two: northern and southern regions. The northern region includes Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Dearborn, Lake, and Illinois divisions. The southern region includes Piedmont, Alabama, Georgia, Central, and Pocahontas divisions.[91]

The two merged regions will support about 1,000 daily crew starts for long-haul train operations. The consolidation was part of Norfolk Southern's five-year strategic plan to increase operating efficiencies while reducing costs.[92]

### Premier Corridor

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Two NS trains heading east along the Pittsburgh Line

The Premier Corridor is Norfolk Southern's principal east-west line from the East Coast to the Midwest.[93] An average day sees 100 trains of all types.[93] The corridor's main (New York to Chicago) segment consists of the Lehigh Line, Reading Line, Harrisburg Line, Pittsburgh Line, Fort Wayne Line, Cleveland Line, and Chicago Line.[93]

### Chicago Bypass

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Main article: Kankakee Belt Route

### Meridian Speedway

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Main article: Meridian Speedway

### Pan Am Southern/Patriot Corridor

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On May 15, 2008, NS announced that it would join with Pan Am Railways to create the "Patriot Corridor", an improved rail route between Albany, New York, and the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area.[94][95][96] On March 12, 2009, STB approved the deal.[97] Each of the two companies now owns 50% of a new company known as Pan Am Southern (PAS). PAR's trackage between Ayer, Massachusetts, and Mechanicville, New York, was transferred to PAS and continues to be operated and maintained by PAR's Springfield Terminal Railway Company subsidiary. NS transferred to PAS cash and property valued at $140 million. The railroad operates 22K and 23K from Mechanicville, NY to Ayer, MA. Due to the unique ACSES PTC system used on Keolis-operated trackage, which the 22K and 23K runs on between Wachusett and Ayer, only specific SD60E locomotives equipped with ACSES can lead trains.

In 2021, CSX announced its intention to purchase Pan Am Railways.[98] Norfolk Southern protested, arguing that CSX, which would own 50% of Pan Am Southern, would be able to block Norfolk Southern out of the northeast. As part of the Surface Transportation Board merger requirements, CSX will give NS limited trackage rights to run intermodal trains, and Pan Am Southern will be operated by the Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad, under the name Berkshire and Eastern Railroad.[99]

## Yards and facilities

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Norfolk Southern yard in Croxton, New Jersey, near Jersey City, New Jersey

Norfolk Southern operates 35,600 miles (57,300 kilometers) of track primarily in the eastern United States, covering 22 states.[100][101] It maintains four major hubs in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Chicago, and Atlanta, along with various facilities like classification yards and intermodal yards.[102] The company also holds trackage rights that allow it to run its trains on other railroads' tracks, extending its operations to places like Dallas, Texas, Waterville, Maine, and Miami, Florida, while also participating in locomotive leasing and sharing with other Class I railroads.

### General freight classification yards

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Enola Yard, PA Inman Yard, GA

* Atlanta, GA – Inman Yard
* Allentown, PA
* Altoona, PA – Rose Yard
* Chamblee, GA
* Baltimore, MD – Bayview Yard, Dundalk Yard and Sparrows Point Yard
* Bellevue, OH – Moorman Yard
* Binghamton, NY – East Binghamton Yard
* Birmingham, AL
* Buffalo, NY – Bison Yard, SK Yard
* Chattanooga, TN – Debutts Yard
* Chicago, IL
* Cincinnati, OH – Gest St. Yard
* Cleveland, OH – Rockport Yard, Fairlane Yard
* Columbus, OH – Watkins Yard
* Conway, PA – Conway Yard
* Dayton, OH
* Decatur, IL
* Detroit, MI – Oakwood Yard
* Elrama, PA – Shire Oaks Yard
* Elkhart, IN
* Harrisburg, PA – Enola Yard
* Kansas City, MO
* Linwood, NC – Spencer Yard
* Louisville, KY – Youngtown Yard
* Macon, GA – Brosnan Yard
* Newark, NJ – Oak Island Yard
* Norfolk, VA
* Roanoke, VA
* Sheffield, AL
* St. Louis, MO – Luther Yard
* St. Louis, MO – Coapman Yard
* Savannah, GA – Dillard Yard

### Intermodal classification yards

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* Atlanta, GA – Inman Yard
* Austell, GA (Whitaker)
* Ayer, MA (Pan Am Southern)
* Baltimore, MD
* Bethlehem, PA
* Buffalo, NY – Bison Yard
* Bluefield, WV
* Charlotte, NC
* Chesapeake, VA – Portlock
* Chicago, IL – 47th Street
* Chicago, IL – 63rd Street
* Chicago, IL – Calumet
* Chicago, IL – Landers
* Cincinnati, OH – Gest Street
* Cleveland, OH – Maple Heights
* Columbus, OH
* Dallas, TX – KCS
* Decatur, IL
* Detroit, MI – Delray
* Detroit, MI – Livernois
* Elizabeth, NJ – Elizabeth Marine Terminal
* Elizabeth, NJ – E-Rail
* Front Royal, VA – Virginia Inland Port
* Garden City, GA – Garden City Marine Terminal (Savannah)
* Georgetown, KY
* Greencastle, PA – Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility
* Greensboro, NC
* Greer, SC – South Carolina Inland Port
* Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Intermodal Yard
* Harrisburg, PA – Rutherford Intermodal Yard
* Huntsville, AL
* Jacksonville, FL – Simpson Yard
* Jersey City, NJ – Croxton Yard
* Kansas City, MO
* Langhorne, PA – Morrisville Yard
* Louisville, KY – Appliance Park
* Louisville, KY – Buechel
* Maple Heights, OH (Cleveland)
* McCalla, AL (Birmingham)
* Mechanicville, NY (Albany)
* Memphis, TN – Harris Yard
* Norfolk, VA – Norfolk International Terminals
* North Charleston, SC (Charleston) - Seven Mile Yard
* New Orleans, LA – Oliver Yard
* Portsmouth, VA – APM Terminal
* Rossville, TN – Rossville Intermodal Facility
* Savannah, GA – Mason Yard (connection to Savannah Port Terminal Railroad)
* Sharonville, OH (Cincinnati)
* St. Louis, MO
* Taylor, PA (Scranton)
* Toledo, OH – Airline Yard
* Wall, PA (Pittsburgh)

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### Locomotive shops

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Juniata Shops at Altoona Works

* Atlanta, GA – Inman Yard
* Altoona, PA – Altoona Works
* Bellevue, OH (closed in 2020 due to PSR changes)
* Chattanooga, TN
* Conway, PA – Conway Yard
* Elkhart, IN
* Harrisburg, PA – Enola Yard
* Roanoke, VA – Shaffer's Crossing Locomotive Shop
* Roanoke, VA – Roanoke Locomotive Shop (closed in 2020 due to PSR changes)[104]

NS also shares interest with CSX in the Oak Island Yard, managed by Conrail Shared Assets Operations in Newark, New Jersey.

### Steam excursion programs

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Main article: 21st Century Steam

Nickel Plate Road 765 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during an excursion on Norfolk Southern

After the 1982 merger, NS President Robert Claytor retained the Southern Railway's steam excursion program begun in the 1960s by his brother, SOU president W. Graham Claytor. NS initially used former Chesapeake and Ohio 2716, which had been modified and decorated as a Southern locomotive for the steam program; however, the engine developed mechanical problems in its firebox after less than a year in excursion service and was replaced by Nickel Plate Road 765.[105]

Merging with the Norfolk & Western Railway prompted the steam program to acquire and overhaul Norfolk & Western 611 in 1982, and Norfolk & Western 1218 in 1987.[105] These two locomotives and 765 joined the steam program veterans – Southern Railway 4501, Savannah and Atlanta Railway 750, Nickel Plate 587, Louisville & Nashville 152, Atlanta and West Point 290, Tennessee Valley Railroad 610, and Frisco 1522 – for an extensive series of excursions throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s.[105] Norfolk Southern's management under David R. Goode was forced to end the program in late 1994, citing safety concerns, rising insurance costs, the expense of maintaining the steam locomotives and decreasing rail network availability due to a surge in freight traffic.[106]

In June 2010, Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman announced that NS would run excursions with Southern Railway 4501, Southern Railway 630, and U.S. Army 610 with their new 21st Century Steam program.[107]

The program began in 2011 with excursions in the south powered by 630 and in the north by 765. On February 22, 2013, the Virginia Museum of Transportation (611's owner) formed a campaign called "Fire Up 611!" to conduct a feasibility study with the goal of returning the 611 to active service and have it join the program.[108] The locomotive was removed from her static display from the Virginia Museum of Transportation to the North Carolina Transportation Museum in 2014 to be overhauled. That same year, TVRM completed their restoration of Southern Railway 4501 – joining the 21st Century Steam program for the 2015 season and pulling excursions in Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia. The restoration of 611 was completed in May 2015 and celebrated with a run to Roanoke, Virginia, where it was originally built. The 611 pulled several excursions in Virginia and was featured in special events at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. In December 2015, Norfolk Southern had concluded their program; however, the 611 continued to run various excursions, hosted by the Virginia Museum of Transportation and the North Carolina Transportation Museum instead of Norfolk Southern across the NS system in Virginia and North Carolina until 2018.[109] Norfolk Southern currently limits the steam locomotives up to 40 mph (64 km/h) on their system.

### Rolling stock

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2018 NS Rolling Stock[110] Type | Owned | Leased | Total | Total Capacity (Tons)

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Gondola | 24,768 | 4,048 | 28,816 | 3,205,609
Hopper | 11,001 | 0 | 11,001 | 1,244,016
Covered hopper | 8,323 | 85 | 8,408 | 932,767
Boxcar | 7,125 | 1,251 | 8,376 | 726,694
Flatcar | 1,685 | 1,608 | 3,293 | 312,537
Other | 1,597 | 4 | 1,601 | 73,203
Total | 54,499 | 6,996 | 61,495 | 6,494,826

## Reporting marks

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Although it has been widely known as simply "Norfolk Southern" since 1982,[4] the corporate structure and reporting marks are more complicated. In 1999, when most of Conrail's former PRR trackage was sold to the Norfolk Southern Railway,[111] the Pennsylvania Railway Lines was created and PRR reporting marks used on the former Conrail motive power and rolling stock.

* AGS – Alabama Great Southern Railroad
* CG (sometimes CoG)[112] – Central of Georgia Railway
* CNTP – Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway (CNO&TP)
* CR – Conrail
* GANO – Georgia Northern Railway
* NKP – Nickel Plate Road
* PRR – Pennsylvania Lines LLC (used on ex-Conrail locomotives)

* NS – Norfolk Southern
* NW – Norfolk and Western Railway
* SOU – Southern Railway
* TAG – Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway
* VGN – Virginian Railway
* WAB – Wabash Railroad

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## See also

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* Trains portal
* Companies portal

* History of railroads in Michigan
* List of Norfolk Southern predecessor railroads
* Southern Railway's Spencer Shops (now a museum in Salisbury, North Carolina)
* Thoroughbred Shortline Program

### Improvement projects

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* Crescent Corridor – Louisiana to New Jersey
* Heartland Corridor – Midwest to Norfolk

## References

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## Bibliography

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* Borkowski, Richard (2008). Norfolk Southern Railway. MBI Railroad Color History (1st ed.). Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-3249-8.
* Plant, Jeremy F.; Plant, Brian D. (2013). Norfolk Southern Heritage in Color (1st ed.). Morning Sun Books. ISBN 978-1582484044.
* Solomon, Brian (2005). CSX. Saint Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-7603-1796-9. OCLC 57641636.
* Wrinn, Jim (2000). Steam's Camelot: Southern and Norfolk Southern Excursions in Color (1st ed.). TLC Publishing. ISBN 1-883089-56-5.
* Surface Transportation Board, Docket FD_33388_0, CSX Corporation and CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company—control and operating leases/agreements—Conrail Inc. and Consolidated Rail Corporation, July 23, 1998

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* KCS
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Canada|

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* CP
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Mexico|

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* FXE

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| 1956–present|

* AA
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* AGS
* ASAB
* AT&N
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* AUT
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* B&M
* BN
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* CB&Q
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* CGW
* C&IM
* CNJ
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* C&NW
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* CPME
* CR
* CRR
* C&S
* CS
* CSPM&O
* CV
* C&W
* C&WC
* DH
* DL&W
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* D&RGW
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* EL
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* SN
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* SSW
* TC
* TFM
* TM
* T&NO
* T&P
* TP&W
* VGN
* WA
* WAB
* WC
* WM
* WP

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* A
* AB&A
* AB&C
* AC
* A&D
* A&STL
* BA&P
* BC&A
* B&G
* BRI
* BR&P
* B&S
* BSL&W
* C&A
* CA&C
* C&C
* CCC&STL
* C&E
* C&G
* CH&D
* C&I
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* CI&W
* CL&N
* CM
* CM&PS
* CNE
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* CPVT
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* CR&NW
* CRP
* CVRR
* DGH&M
* D&IR
* D&M
* DM&N
* DNW&P
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* F&CC
* FJ&G
* FS&W
* FW&RG
* GC&SF
* GH&SA
* GM&N
* GR&I
* G&SI
* HE&WT
* H&TC
* HV
* ICRY
* IGN
* KCM&O
* KCM&OTX
* LA&SL
* LE&W
* LS&MS
* MC
* MD&V
* M&I
* M&NA
* M&O
* MSC
* MTR
* MV
* NCRY
* NJ&NY
* NN
* NOT&M
* NYP&N
* OCAA
* OE
* OR&L
* OSL
* OWRN
* PB&W
* PCC&STL
* PCO
* PE
* P&E
* PM
* PRDG
* P&S
* P&SF
* PS&N
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* SB&NY
* SD&A
* SFP&P
* S&IE
* SJ&GI
* SLB&M
* SLIM&S
* SOUMS
* SSWTX
* T&BV
* T&FS
* T&N
* T&OC
* TSTL&W
* U&D
* UTAH
* VAND
* VS&P
* WJ&S
* W&LE
* WPT
* WSN
* WV
* Y&MV

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carriers|

* Barrie Collingwood Railway
* BNSF Railway
* Boundary Trail Railway
* Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway
* Central Manitoba Railway
* Chemin de fer Lanaudière
* Canadian National Railway
* Canadian Pacific Kansas City
* CSX Transportation (Pan Am Railways)
* Carlton Trail Railway
* Essex Terminal Railway
* Fife Lake Railway
* Goderich–Exeter Railway
* Grand Forks Railway
* Great Sandhills Railway
* Great Western Railway (Saskatchewan)
* Hudson Bay Railway
* Huron Central Railway
* Island Rail Corridor
* Keewatin Railway
* Kettle Falls International Railway
* Last Mountain Railway
* Maine Northern Railway
* Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway
* New Brunswick Southern Railway
* Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway
* Norfolk Southern Railway
* Orangeville Brampton Railway
* Ontario Northland Railway
* Ontario Southland Railway
* Ottawa Valley Railway
* Quebec Gatineau Railway
* Red Coat Road and Rail
* Sartigan Railway
* Southern Ontario Railway
* Roberval and Saguenay Railway
* Sydney Coal Railway
* St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
* Southern Rails Cooperative
* Southern Railway of British Columbia
* Stewart Southern Railway
* Torch River Rail
* Thunder Rail
* Trillium Railway

Private carriers|

* Cartier Railway
* Arnaud Railway
* Bloom Lake Railway
* Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine
* Port of Montreal railway
* Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway
* Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway
* Tshiuetin Rail Transportation
* Vale Railway
* Wabush Lake Railway
* Western Labrador Rail Services

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III railways|

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regional railways|

* CSXT
* EXO
* GOT
* HBRY
* HCRY
* KLR
* KRC
* NS
* ONT
* QNSX
* RMV
* TSH
* WCE
* WPY

Former or fallen flag
regional railways|

* AC
* BCOL
* CDAC
* C&K
* C&PR
* CAR
* CAR (original)
* CASO
* CCR
* CER
* CGR
* CMQ
* CNoR
* CV
* CW&LER
* DAR
* E&NAR
* GTPR
* GTR
* H&SW
* HBR
* ICR/IRC
* K&P
* MEC
* MC
* MR
* MMA
* NR
* NTR
* NYC
* NS&T
* NAR
* N&PJ
* NRC
* NSR
* OA&PS
* O&QRR
* PC
* PEIR
* PSCR
* SLQ
* T&NR
* TT
* VR

Current (operating)
short line railways|

* ANR
* APR
* APXX
* ARND
* ARM
* BRR
* BCRY
* BFDC
* BGS
* BLRC
* CBNS
* CCGX
* CEMR
* CFC
* CFL
* CFS
* CFO
* CFQG
* CRM
* CTRW
* CWRL
* ECRM
* ENR
* ETR
* FLR
* FSSR/EKRC
* GEXR
* GHRP
* GJR
* GFR
* GJD
* GSR
* GWWD
* GWR
* HPA
* HCRR
* HCRY
* HCWR
* HPHV
* IRRS
* KFR
* KHR
* KLTR
* KPR
* KVSR
* LMR
* LWR
* MNRY
* MDW
* NBSR
* OKAN
* OBRY
* OSR
* OVR
* OVO
* PAR
* PCHR
* PDCR
* PLC
* POM
* PSTR
* QGRY
* RCRR
* RES
* RLHH
* RLK
* RMRS
* RS
* S&HR
* SCR
* SFG
* SLQ
* SOP
* SOR
* SRCL
* SRY
* SSR
* SSS
* STCR
* STER
* SVI
* THR
* TRR
* TRRY
* VAEX
* VDHR
* WABL
* WLRS
* WCR
* WCRA
* WHRC
* WLRC
* YDHR

Former or fallen flag
short line railways|

* ANY
* B&HER
* BCER
* BQ
* BW&NW
* BR
* CBC
* CFMG
* C&K
* C&SL
* CVR
* CVR
* CW&LER
* DH
* DVR
* DWP
* EIR
* G&LS
* GFCR
* GRNR
* GVR
* H&BIR
* H&DR
* H&NWR
* HER
* HG&BER
* HGR
* HIR
* HRE
* HSR
* H&SW
* IRM
* K&P
* K&S
* KLR
* KVR
* L&LER
* L&MSR
* L&PS
* LEN
* LB&PR
* MVRR
* M&MR/M&M
* MKNR
* MSRT
* NBEC
* N&NR
* N&NWR
* N&S
* NN&RW
* NGR
* NSR
* NSR
* NYR
* O&Q
* OCRR
* OLO
* O&RRR/ORRR
* PAD&WR/PADW
* QC
* QSR
* S&L
* SAR
* SCFQ
* SOO
* STLH
* SW&AR
* TI
* T&MER
* T&SER
* TG&B
* TCR
* THB
* TNR
* TRC
* TS&MJR
* TSt.R
* TSR
* T&YRR
* WJR
* WI
* WAR
* WCR
* WE&LSR
* WESR
* WG&B
* WTV&IR

See also: List of Canadian railways

Passenger railways|

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Passenger railways of Canada

Intercity|

* Via Rail
* Amtrak
* Cascades
* Maple Leaf
* Adirondack
* Keewatin Railway
* Ontario Northland Railway
* Tshiuetin Rail Transportation

Sightseeing|

* Agawa Canyon Tour Train
* Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions
* Port Stanley Terminal Rail
* Rocky Mountaineer
* Royal Canadian Pacific
* White Pass and Yukon Route

Commuter rail|

* GO Transit
* Greater Toronto
* Union Pearson Express
* Greater Toronto
* Exo
* Greater Montreal
* West Coast Express
* Greater Vancouver

Urban rail|

* CTrain
* Calgary
* Edmonton LRT
* Ion
* Waterloo Region
* Montreal Metro
* O-Train
* Ottawa
* Réseau express métropolitain
* Montreal
* SkyTrain
* Greater Vancouver
* Toronto subway

| Under construction|

* Broadway extension
* Vancouver
* Green Line
* Calgary
* Hurontario LRT
* Peel Region
* Line 5 Eglinton
* Toronto
* Line 6 Finch West
* Toronto
* Ontario Line
* Toronto
* O-Train Stage 2
* Ottawa
* REM Stage 2
* Montreal
* Surrey–Langley extension
* Greater Vancouver
* Valley Line West
* Edmonton

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Planned|

* Blue line extension
* Montreal
* Gatineau LRT
* Gatineau
* Ion Stage 2
* Waterloo Region – Cambridge
* Hamilton LRT
* Hamilton
* Pink Line
* Montreal
* Quebec City Tramway
* Quebec City

Cancelled or closed|

* Expo Express
* Montreal
* Scarborough RT
* Toronto
* Sheppard East LRT
* Toronto
* Surrey LRT
* REM de l'Est
* Montreal

Streetcar|

* Toronto streetcar system

Railbus|

* Tsal'alh Seton Train

People mover|

* Terminal Link
* Toronto

Heritage tramways|

* High Level Bridge Streetcar
* Edmonton
* Nelson Electric Tramway
* Whitehorse Waterfront Trolley

See also|

* Urban rail transit in Canada
* Streetcars in North America
* Heritage railways in Canada
* Canada railways template
* Canada short line railways template

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Northeast Corridor services

Intercity|

|  Amtrak|

* Acela
* Hartford Line
* Northeast Regional
* Cardinal
* Carolinian
* Crescent
* Keystone Service
* Palmetto
* Pennsylvanian
* Silver Meteor
* Vermonter

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Commuter|

|  MBTA|

* Providence/Stoughton Line

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CT Rail|

* Hartford Line
* Shore Line East

Metro-North Railroad|

* New Haven Line

NJ Transit|

* Midtown Direct
* Northeast Corridor Line
* North Jersey Coast Line
* Raritan Valley Line

SEPTA|

* Trenton Line
* Wilmington/Newark Line

MARC|

* Penn Line

Freight|

* Norfolk Southern Railway
* CSX Transportation
* Providence and Worcester Railroad
* Conrail

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Components of the Dow Jones Transportation Average

* Alaska Air Group
* American Airlines Group
* Avis Budget Group
* C.H. Robinson
* CSX
* Delta Air Lines
* Expeditors International
* FedEx
* J. B. Hunt
* Kirby
* Landstar System
* Matson
* Norfolk Southern
* Old Dominion Freight Line
* Ryder
* Southwest Airlines
* Uber
* Union Pacific
* United Airlines Holdings
* United Parcel Service

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

Other|

* Yale LUX

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