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(Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on April 1.)

NORFOLK, VA. — Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will hold its first-quarter analyst meeting at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at Chase World Headquarters, 270 Park Ave., New York (11th Floor, Room A).

A live broadcast of the meeting (listen-only) will be available through Norfolk Southern?s Web site (www.nscorp.com) under the Investors section. Prepared remarks and slides of the presenters and dates of future analyst meetings are posted in the section as well. An audio replay of the broadcast will be available on the site following the meeting.

Norfolk Southern also will broadcast the meeting through a conference call (listen-only) that will be available by dialing 973-582-2713 several minutes prior to 9 a.m. An audio replay will be available for one week, April 21-28, following the live broadcast by dialing 877-519-4471 (U.S. callers) or 973-341-3080 (callers outside the U.S.) and using pin number 4660647.

For electronic notification of earnings events, subscribe to NSInvest, Norfolk Southern’s e-mail distribution list for news releases on earnings and issues pertaining to the financial performance of Norfolk Southern Corporation. To subscribe, follow directions on the NS Web site under the Investors tab.

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. NS operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is the nation’s largest rail carrier of automotive parts and finished vehicles.