In 1883 the first use of Norfolk Southern Railroad appeared and it went through a few more name changes until the Great Depression brought about bankruptcy and it became the Norfolk Southern Railway. The road's earliest history traces back to Januwhen the Elizabeth City & Norfolk Railroad was chartered to complete a line running from Berkley, Virginia (present-day Norfolk) to Edenton, North Carolina via Elizabeth City (a distance of about 73 miles). On Januthe Southern had acquired the original Norfolk Southern Railway, a 623-mile historic system which stretched from Norfolk, Virginia to Charlotte, North Carolina with other lines snaking throughout the Tarheel State's eastern region. Interestingly, this proved somewhat of a problem. The name eventually chosen was the Norfolk Southern Railway. Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway (" The Tag Route")Īccording to Mike Schafer's, " More Classic American Railroads," formal talks between two the commenced in June of 1980. Styles, allowing for a rather smooth transition following the merger. Most important factor was their similar management & Western and Southern overlapped in some regions, particularly the Midwest, they proved a good fit for one another. With less meddling by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in a railroad's general affairs it brought about another wave of mergers during the 1980s such as CSX, NS, and the many takeovers Union Pacific carried out that decade (Western Pacific, Missouri Pacific, and the Missouri-Kansas-Texas). Its most notable benefits included the ability to more easily set freight rates and abandon or sell unprofitable trackage. On October 14, 1980 President Jimmy Carter signed the Staggers Rail Act into law, which greatly freed the railroad industry from stifling government oversight. In addition, it is unknown if the locomotives wearing predecessor liveries will retain those schemes once they're scheduled for overhaul.Īside from the creation of CSX, another event led to the birth of the modern day Norfolk Southern system deregulation. It ranks fourth in annual revenue at $11.296 billion as of 2019 while employing nearly 31,000 individuals across a wide range of sectors via a network of 21,500 route miles.įor railfans, the company has largely ended its nod to heritage with the sale of the F units (pictured below) and discontinuance of the steam program. Today, the railroad is one of the most well-managed Class Is in the country and its future looks very strong. Since that time NS has further expanded, adding a little more than half of the Conrail network to its system in mid-1999. Informal talks for their own merger began during the late 1970s and formally agreed to create the Norfolk Southern Railway, a division of Norfolk Southern Corporation, in 1982. The now much smaller Southern and Norfolk & Western, while profitable, realized that without merging themselves the two would be completely dwarfed by this gargantuan In 1980 the Chessie System railroads and those of the Family Lines formed CSX Corporation. The 1970s witnessed a flurry of merger activity which continued into the 1980s. Was created partially out of desperation. Today’s Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting marks, NS)
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