
	   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	   September 26, 2003


NORFOLK SOUTHERN ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PROGRAM

NORFOLK, VA - Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today
announced a voluntary separation program for nonagreement
employees with at least two years of service.

   "The program is designed to achieve through voluntary
separation a reduction in overall staff and an internal
restructuring to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of
Norfolk Southern's nonagreement work force," said Jim Hixon,
senior vice president administration.

   The program offers severance pay of three weeks' salary for
each year of service, continued health insurance for one year
at no cost, and outplacement assistance for up to 90 days.
Voluntary separations will be effective Oct. 31 in most cases.

   Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation's premier
transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway
subsidiary operates 21,500 route miles in 22 states, the
District of Columbia and Ontario, serving every major container
port in the eastern United States and providing superior
connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates
the East's most extensive intermodal network and is the
nation's largest rail carrier of automotive parts and finished
vehicles.

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Media Contact: Susan Terpay, Norfolk, 757-823-5204

