Norfolk Southern Railway Co. Profile

NS operates a vast rail network spanning 20,000 miles across 22 states and Washington, D.C. The company plays a critical role in international trade, providing rail service to all major eastern seaports, along with 10 river ports and nine lake ports. In Iowa, NS has operating agreements with BNSF, allowing it to run on tracks from Keokuk through Burlington and into Des Moines, expanding its reach in the Midwest.

Commodities

A pie chart showing the distribution of responses on policy approaches to closing material loops in a survey of Member States. The breakdown is as follows: Miscellaneous Mixed Shipments 1%, Farm Products 7%, Food and Kindred Products 52%, Chemical and Allied Products 5%, and Other 35%

Norfolk Southern Contact

www.norfolksouthern.com
Emergency number: 800-453-2530
Corporate HQ: 650 W. Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308

NS in Iowa

  • Miles of track owned/leased/serviced in Iowa: 5.1
  • Miles operated under trackage rights in Iowa: 36.9
  • Employees in Iowa: 0

Transloading Locations

  • Altoona, IA
  • Des Moines, IA

Railroad Interchanges

Railroad Interchanges
Location Railroad Interchange 
Des Moines
  • UP – Union Pacific Railroad
  • IAIS - Iowa Interstate Railroad
Ottumwa
  • CPKC – Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway