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Investments | Investments Investment in Conrail Through a limited liability company, we and CSX Corporation (CSX) jointly own Conrail Inc. (Conrail), whose primary subsidiary is Consolidated Rail Corporation (CRC). We have a 58% economic and 50% voting interest in Conrail, and CSX has the remainder of the economic and voting interests. Our investment in Conrail was $1.4 billion at both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. CRC owns and operates certain properties (the Shared Assets Areas) for the joint and exclusive benefit of Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) and CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT). The costs of operating the Shared Assets Areas are borne by NSR and CSXT based on usage. In addition, NSR and CSXT pay CRC a fee for access to the Shared Assets Areas. “Purchased services and rents” and “Fuel” include amounts payable to CRC for the operation of the Shared Assets Areas totaling $32 million and $37 million for the third quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $97 million and $112 million for the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our equity in the earnings of Conrail, net of amortization, included in “Purchased services and rents,” which offsets the costs of operating the Shared Assets Areas, was $17 million and $13 million for the third quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $39 million and $36 million for the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, respectively. “Other liabilities” includes $280 million at both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, for long-term advances from Conrail, maturing 2044, that bear interest at an average rate of 2.9%. Investment in TTX NS and eight other North American railroads jointly own TTX Company (TTX). NS has a 19.65% ownership interest in TTX, a railcar pooling company that provides its owner-railroads with standardized fleets of intermodal, automotive, and general use railcars at stated rates. Amounts paid to TTX for use of equipment are included in “Purchased services and rents” and amounted to $67 million and $61 million of expense for the third quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $185 million and $183 million for the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our equity in the earnings of TTX, which offsets the costs and are also included in “Purchased services and rents,” totaled $21 million and $19 million for the third quarters of 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $35 million and $44 million for the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, respectively. Impairment of Investment During the third quarter of 2020, we recorded an other-than-temporary impairment of $99 million related to the carrying value of an equity method investment. This non-cash impairment charge is recorded in “Purchased services and rents” on the 2020 Consolidated Statements of Income and had a $74 million impact on net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2020.

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