Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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Information About Our Executive Officers

Our executive officers generally are elected and designated annually by the Board of Directors (Board) at its first meeting held after the annual meeting of stockholders, and they hold office until their successors are elected. Executive officers also may be elected and designated throughout the year as the Board considers appropriate. There are no family relationships among our officers, nor any arrangement or understanding between any officer and any other person pursuant to which the officer was selected. The following table sets forth certain information, at February 1, 2021, relating to our officers.


Name, Age, Present Position			Business Experience During Past Five Years

James A. Squires, 59, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer			Present position since October 1, 2015.

Ann A. Adams, 50, Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer			Present position since April 1, 2019. Served as Vice President Human Resources from April 1, 2016 to April 1, 2019. Served as Assistant Vice President Human Resources from July 1, 2012 to April 1, 2016.

Vanessa Allen Sutherland, 49, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer			Present position since April 1, 2020. Served as Senior Vice President Government Relations and Chief Legal Officer from August 16, 2019 to April 1, 2020. Served as Senior Vice President Law and Chief Legal Officer from April 1, 2019 to August 16, 2019. Served as Vice President Law from June 25, 2018 to April 1, 2019. Prior to joining Norfolk Southern, served as Chairman of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board from August 2015 to June 2018.

Mark R. George, 53, Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer			Present position since November 1, 2019. Prior to joining Norfolk Southern, served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer at segments of United Technologies Corporation. The positions were Vice President Finance, Strategy, IT and Chief Financial Officer at Otis Elevator Company from October 2015 to May 2019, and Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Carrier Corporation from June 2019 until joining Norfolk Southern.

Cynthia M. Sanborn, 56, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer			Present position since September 1, 2020. Prior to joining Norfolk Southern, served as served as Vice President Network Planning & Operations at Union Pacific from May 2019 to September 2020 and as Regional Vice President – Western Region from February 2018 to May 2019. Previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at CSX from September 2015 to November 2017.

Alan H. Shaw, 53, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer			Present position since May 16, 2015.

Clyde H. Allison, Jr., 57, Vice President and Controller			Present position since June 1, 2020. Served as Vice President and Treasurer from February 1, 2017 to June 1, 2020. Served as Vice President Internal Audit from November 1, 2013 to February 1, 2017.

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PART II

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

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