Who owns Norfolk Southern Railway?
Norfolk Southern Railway is owned by Norfolk Southern (the United States, NYSE: NSC).[1]
Evidence: Norfolk Southern Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-09, SEC EDGAR, 9 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Norfolk Southern Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Atlanta
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Atlanta
- Category
- Travel & transport › Railways
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: NSC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) is the freight railroad owned by Norfolk Southern Corporation. The FY2025 10-K says it carries raw materials, intermediate products and finished goods mainly in the Southeast, East and Midwest, and that the group operated about 19,100 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia at the end of 2025.
Ownership timeline of Norfolk Southern Railway
- Current owner Norfolk Southern [1] verified
Where Norfolk Southern Railway sits in Norfolk Southern
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in railways, and who owns them
The 91 brands in railways on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is DfT Operator, with 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| c2c | DfT Operator | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Avanti West Coast | FirstGroup | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Eurostar | SNCF | 🇫🇷 France |
| CPKC | CPKC | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Linha 4 do Metrô de São Paulo | Motiva | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Hellenic Train | FS Italiane | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Transtar | FTAI Infrastructure | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KAI Commuter | KAI | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
About the owner: Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern is a publicly listed company headquartered in Atlanta, United States. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: NSC.
Norfolk Southern Corporation is an Atlanta, Georgia company that its FY2025 10-K says owns a major freight railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway Company. The 10-K lists an Agreement and Plan of Merger of 28 July 2025 with Union Pacific Corporation; the companies remain separate registrants while that deal is pending.
Norfolk Southern: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Norfolk Southern Railway and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Norfolk Southern Railway is not one of them.
- ABF Freight — ArcBest 🇺🇸
- ABX Air — ATSG 🇺🇸
- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Norfolk Southern Railway?
The parent company of Norfolk Southern Railway is Norfolk Southern, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Norfolk Southern Railway American?
Yes. Norfolk Southern Railway originated in the United States and its owner, Norfolk Southern, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Norfolk Southern Railway still owned by Norfolk Southern?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Norfolk Southern Railway is still owned by Norfolk Southern. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Norfolk Southern Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-09 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 9 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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