Norfolk Southern Railway

American Class I railway (1990–)
Organization public_company Q1321054
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Summary

Norfolk Southern Railway is a public company[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,757 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Norfolk Southern Railway was a member of Association of American Railroads[3].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway is in the country of United States[4].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's instance of is recorded as public company[5].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company[6].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Norfolk, Virginia[8].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Georgia Southern and Florida Railway[9].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway[10].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway is part of S&P 500[11].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's Commons category is recorded as Norfolk Southern Railway[12].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[13].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's industry is recorded as transport[14].
  • January 1, 1990 marks the founding of Norfolk Southern Railway[15].
  • 1894 marks the founding of Norfolk Southern Railway[16].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's location of formation is recorded as Norfolk, Virginia[17].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's parent organization or unit is recorded as Norfolk Southern Corporation[18].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's official website is recorded as https://www.norfolksouthern.com[19].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Norfolk Southern Railway[20].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's Commons gallery is recorded as Norfolk Southern[21].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[22].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's replaces is recorded as Norfolk and Western Railway[23].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's replaces is recorded as Southern Railway[24].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's replaces is recorded as Algiers, Winslow and Western Railway[25].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's replaces is recorded as Conrail[26].
  • Norfolk Southern Railway's replaced by is recorded as Georgia and Alabama Railroad[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1990[15] and 1894[16]. Norfolk Southern Railway's location of formation is recorded as Norfolk, Virginia[17].

Identity

Norfolk Southern Railway is part of S&P 500[11].

Operations

Norfolk Southern Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Norfolk, Virginia[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Norfolk Southern Corporation[18]. Subsidiaries include Georgia Southern and Florida Railway[9], a railway company[28], in United States[29], founded in 1895[30] and Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway[10], a railway company[31], in United States[32], founded in 1881[33], headquartered in Cincinnati[34].

Industry

Norfolk Southern Railway's industry is recorded as transport[14].

Ownership

Norfolk Southern Railway's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[13].

Why It Matters

Norfolk Southern Railway ranks in the top 6% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,757 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . nyse.com. nyse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . aar.org. aar.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Trivialist · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'j
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  2. 6w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 10w ago · Numberguy6 · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subsidiary → —
    Part of → S&P 500
    Instagram username → norfolksouthern
    Member of → Association of American Railroads
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