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Norfolk Southern's competitors and similar companies include J.B. Hunt Transport Services, CSX, Canadian National Railway, KiwiRail, Amtrak and Union Pacific.
 Norfolk Southern Norfolk Southern is a company engaged in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. |  J.B. Hunt Transport Services J.B. Hunt Transport Services is a transportation company that specializes in freight shipping. |  Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway Company (CN, also known as Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a company that provides transportation and logistics services. | |||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1827 | Founding Date 1961 | Founding Date 1827 | Founding Date 1919 | Founding Date 1990 | Founding Date 1971 | Founding Date 1862 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Private | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Atlanta, US HQ Allentown, US Altoona, US Atlanta, US Ayer, US Baltimore, US Baltimore, US see more | Locations Lowell, US HQ Lowell, US | Locations Jacksonville, US HQ Salaberry De Valleyfield, CA Sarnia, CA Avon, US Avon, US Baltimore, US Birmingham, US see more | Locations Montréal, CA HQ Montreal, CA | Locations Auckland, NZ HQ | Locations Washington, US HQ | Locations Omaha, US HQ Bloomington, US Bloomington, US Brownsville, US City Of Commerce, US City Of Industry, US Council Bluffs, US see more |
Employees | Employees 19,3002% decrease | Employees 33,6463% decrease | Employees 23,0002% decrease | Employees 23,8392% decrease | Employees 308 | Employees 13,576 | Employees 29,2873% decrease |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 57.1 b | Valuation ($) 18.1 b | Valuation ($) 64.5 b | Valuation ($) 69.8 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 140.6 b |
Financial | |||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $12.2b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $12b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $14.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $17.3b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $3.4b (FY, 2018) | Revenue (est.) $24.5b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $5.9b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $7.7b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $4.1b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $10.8b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $6.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $6.4b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $13.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $13.7b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income $2.9b (FY, 2025) | Net income $598.3m (FY, 2025) | Net income $2.9b (FY, 2025) | Net income $4.7b (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income ($817.2m) (FY, 2018) | Net income $7.1b (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | |||||||
Bridges | Bridges N/A | Bridges N/A | Bridges N/A | Bridges N/A | Bridges 1.4 k (FY, 2018) | Bridges 1.4 k (FY, 2016) | Bridges N/A |
Carloads Shipped | Carloads Shipped N/A | Carloads Shipped N/A | Carloads Shipped 1.6 m (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped 1.5 m (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped N/A | Carloads Shipped N/A | Carloads Shipped N/A |
Carloads Shipped (Coal) | Carloads Shipped (Coal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Coal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Coal) 183 k (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped (Coal) 100 k (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped (Coal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Coal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Coal) N/A |
Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) 752 k (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) 691 k (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) N/A |
Chassis | Chassis 33.9 k (FY, 2019) | Chassis 95.6 k (FY, 2022) | Chassis N/A | Chassis N/A | Chassis N/A | Chassis N/A | Chassis 44.4 k (FY, 2020) |
Containers | Containers 18.9 k (FY, 2019) | Containers N/A | Containers 17.4 k (FY, 2020) | Containers N/A | Containers N/A | Containers N/A | Containers 53 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars | Freight Cars 50.6 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars N/A | Freight Cars 49.8 k (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars 64.6 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars 4.6 k (Jun, 2018) | Freight Cars N/A | Freight Cars 52.9 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Box) | Freight Cars (Box) 5.2 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars (Box) N/A | Freight Cars (Box) 4.2 k (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Box) N/A | Freight Cars (Box) N/A | Freight Cars (Box) N/A | Freight Cars (Box) 8.9 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) 6.3 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) 7.8 k (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) 21.6 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Flat) | Freight Cars (Flat) 2 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars (Flat) N/A | Freight Cars (Flat) 658 (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Flat) N/A | Freight Cars (Flat) N/A | Freight Cars (Flat) N/A | Freight Cars (Flat) 3 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Gondola) | Freight Cars (Gondola) 25.6 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars (Gondola) N/A | Freight Cars (Gondola) 18.7 k (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Gondola) N/A | Freight Cars (Gondola) N/A | Freight Cars (Gondola) N/A | Freight Cars (Gondola) 7.4 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Open Hopper) | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) 7 k (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) 7 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Other) | Freight Cars (Other) 1.6 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars (Other) N/A | Freight Cars (Other) 242 (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Other) N/A | Freight Cars (Other) N/A | Freight Cars (Other) N/A | Freight Cars (Other) 270 (FY, 2020) |
Locomotives | Locomotives 3.9 k (FY, 2019) | Locomotives N/A | Locomotives 3.5 k (FY, 2020) | Locomotives N/A | Locomotives 243 (FY, 2018) | Locomotives 381 (FY, 2015) | Locomotives 7.6 k (FY, 2020) |
Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) 178 (FY, 2019) | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) N/A | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) 178 (FY, 2020) | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) N/A | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) N/A | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) N/A | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) N/A |
Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) 3.7 k (FY, 2019) | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) N/A | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) N/A | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) N/A | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) N/A | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) N/A | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) 7.3 k (FY, 2020) |
Locomotives (Switching) | Locomotives (Switching) 17 (FY, 2019) | Locomotives (Switching) N/A | Locomotives (Switching) 219 (FY, 2020) | Locomotives (Switching) N/A | Locomotives (Switching) N/A | Locomotives (Switching) N/A | Locomotives (Switching) 174 (FY, 2020) |
Passengers | Passengers N/A | Passengers N/A | Passengers N/A | Passengers N/A | Passengers 1 m (FY, 2018) | Passengers 31.7 b (FY, 2018) | Passengers N/A |
Railway Network, route miles | Railway Network, route miles N/A | Railway Network, route miles N/A | Railway Network, route miles N/A | Railway Network, route miles 19.5 k (Q2, 2021) | Railway Network, route miles N/A | Railway Network, route miles N/A | Railway Network, route miles 32.3 k (FY, 2020) |
Revenue per Carload | Revenue per Carload N/A | Revenue per Carload N/A | Revenue per Carload $1.9k (Q2, 2021) | Revenue per Carload $2.4k (Q2, 2021) | Revenue per Carload N/A | Revenue per Carload N/A | Revenue per Carload N/A |
Track Miles Operated | Track Miles Operated N/A | Track Miles Operated N/A | Track Miles Operated 35.5 k (FY, 2020) | Track Miles Operated N/A | Track Miles Operated N/A | Track Miles Operated 21 k (Aug, 2019) | Track Miles Operated N/A |
Tunnels Owned | Tunnels Owned N/A | Tunnels Owned N/A | Tunnels Owned N/A | Tunnels Owned N/A | Tunnels Owned 98 (FY, 2018) | Tunnels Owned 18 (FY, 2016) | Tunnels Owned N/A |
Funding | |||||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 1b | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 15.4m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A |
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