Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Earhart Cynthia C
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2013
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP [NSC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec. V.P.-Administration
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NORFOLK, VA 23510
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 40,966
D
 
Common Stock 299
I
Owned by a person whose ownership may be attributed to the Executive Officer.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to buy (granted 2004) (2) 01/30/2005 01/29/2014 Common Stock 3,123 $ 22.02 D  
Option to buy (granted 2005) (2) 01/28/2006 01/27/2015 Common Stock 5,300 $ 34.1 D  
Option to buy (granted 2006) (2) 01/27/2007 01/26/2016 Common Stock 4,100 $ 49.425 D  
Option to buy (granted 2007) (2) 01/25/2010 01/24/2017 Common Stock 6,500 $ 49.555 D  
Option to buy (granted 2008) (2) 01/24/2011 01/23/2018 Common Stock 6,500 $ 50.74 D  
Option to buy (granted 2009) (2) 01/29/2013 01/28/2019 Common Stock 7,000 $ 38.705 D  
Option to buy (granted 2010) (2) 01/29/2014 01/28/2020 Common Stock 5,000 $ 47.76 D  
Option to buy (granted 2011) (2) 01/27/2015 01/26/2021 Common Stock 4,200 $ 62.745 D  
Option to buy (granted 2012) (2) 01/26/2016 01/25/2022 Common Stock 3,700 $ 75.14 D  
Option to buy (granted 2013) (2) 01/24/2017 01/23/2023 Common Stock 5,000 $ 69.83 D  
Restricted Stock Units   (3)   (3) Common Stock 6,400 (3) $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Earhart Cynthia C
THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE
NORFOLK, VA 23510
      Exec. V.P.-Administration  

Signatures

H. D. McFadden via P.O.A. for Cynthia C. Earhart 06/03/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) At its meeting on May 9, 2013, the Corporation's Board of Directors elected the reporting person to her current position and designated her an "Executive Officer" for purposes of Section 16, effective June 1, 2013. Accordingly, this Form 3 reports the reporting person's direct and indirect holdings of Common Stock and derivative securities on the effective date of her designation.
(2) Employee stock options (right to buy) granted under the Norfolk Southern Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(3) Reports the total number of Restricted Stock Units granted to the reporting person under the terms of the Norfolk Southern Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan. These units ultimately will be satisfied in shares of stock.

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