Exhibit 12.1
| NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ended | Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| EARNINGS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income fromcontinuingoperations beforeincome taxes asreported | $ | 515 | $ | 2,367 | $ | 1,622 | $ | 2,750 | $ | 2,237 | $ | 2,230 | |||||||||||
| Add (subtract): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total interestexpenses (asdetailed below) | 127 | 517 | 499 | 491 | 520 | 548 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortizationof capitalizedinterest | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Income ofpartially ownedentities(1) | (6 | ) | (43 | ) | (36 | ) | (40 | ) | (57 | ) | (48 | ) | |||||||||||
| Total earnings | $ 638 | $ 2,849 | $ | $ 2,092 | $ 3,207 | $ 2,706 | $ 2,735 | ||||||||||||||||
| FIXEDCHARGES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interestexpense ondebt | $ | 112 | $ | 462 | $ | 467 | $ | 444 | $ | 441 | $ | 476 | |||||||||||
| Interestexpense onunrecognizedtax benefit | (2 | ) | 1 | (6 | ) | (15 | ) | 12 | -- | ||||||||||||||
| Other interestexpense | 4 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Calculatedinterest portionof rent expense(2) | 13 | 38 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total interestexpenses | 127 | 517 | 499 | 491 | 520 | 548 | |||||||||||||||||
| Capitalized interest | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total fixedcharges | $ | 131 | $ | 532 | $ | 516 | $ | 506 | $ | 534 | $ | 561 | |||||||||||
| RATIO OFEARNINGSTO FIXEDCHARGES | 4.87 | 5.36 | 4.05 | 6.34 | 5.07 | 4.88 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Represents undistributed income of equity investees included in income from continuing operations before income taxes as reported. |
| (2) | Interest component of leases includes one-third of rental expense which approximates the interest component of operating leases. |