UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 10, 2018.

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION






NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
ATTN: ELIZABETH C. PARKER
THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE
NORFOLK, VA 23510-2191
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of:        March 1, 2018
Date: May 10, 2018           Time: 8:30 A.M. EDT
Location:      Hilton Norfolk The Main
100 East Main Street
Norfolk, Virginia
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR items 1-3:
 
1.       Elections of Directors
     
    Nominees:
 
1a. Thomas D. Bell, Jr.
 
1b. Wesley G. Bush
 
1c. Daniel A. Carp
 
1d. Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
 
1e. Marcela E. Donadio
 
1f. Steven F. Leer
 
1g. Michael D. Lockhart
 
1h. Amy E. Miles
 
1i. Martin H. Nesbitt
 
1j. Jennifer F. Scanlon
 
1k. James A. Squires
 
1l. John R. Thompson
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR items 1-3:
     
 
2.       Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as Norfolk Southern's independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2018.
 
3. Approval of advisory resolution on executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
     
     
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST item 4:
     
 
4.       If properly presented at the meeting, a shareholder proposal regarding right to act by written consent.
 
     
NOTE: In addition, in their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting.