Norfolk Southern Raises Quarterly Dividend 4% from $0.52 to $0.54 per Share

Norfolk Southern Corporation

announced that its Board of Directors today voted to increase the regular quarterly dividend on the company's common stock by 4 percent, or 2 cents per share, from 52 to 54 cents per share. The increased dividend is payable on March 10 to stockholders of record on Feb. 7. Since its inception in 1982, Norfolk Southern has paid dividends on its common stock for 126 consecutive quarters. Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation's 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. Connect with NS http://www.nscorp.com http://www.facebook.com/NorfolkSouthern http://www.flickr.com/photos/norfolksouthern http://www.twitter.com/nscorp http://www.youtube.com/user/norfolksoutherncorp http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/RSS/rss.html SOURCE Norfolk Southern Corporation Timestamp: January 21, 2014 16:23:20 EST Contact Information: Norfolk Southern contacts: (Media) Frank Brown, 757-629-2710 (fsbrown@nscorp.com); (Investors) Michael Hostutler, 757-629-2861 (michael.hostutler@nscorp.com)