Business mix
- The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products.
- It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and operates an intermodal network.
- Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Current key questions
- Can orders, backlog, aftermarket demand, and end-market capital spending support growth in railroads?
- How do pricing, input costs, supply chain execution, and utilization affect margins?
- Does capital allocation strengthen the company's competitive position across cycles?