Exhibit 99


April 3, 2000

Norfolk Southern To Record Workforce Reduction Charge

    NORFOLK, VA - Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) said it will
record a one-time workforce reduction charge in first quarter 2000,
currently estimated to be $100 million, equal to approximately 16 cents
per diluted share, to recognize the cost of its voluntary early
retirement program and other adjustments that more nearly match
workforce size to business needs.

    Of 1,180 eligible non-union employees, 919 participated in the
early retirement program. Benefits under the program will be paid
principally from the over-funded portion of the Corporation's pension
plan.

    Norfolk Southern Corporation, a Virginia-based holding company with
headquarters in Norfolk, owns a major freight railroad, Norfolk
Southern Railway Company, which operates approximately 21,800 miles of
road in 22 states, the District of Columbia and the Province of
Ontario.

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Media Contact: Bob Fort, Norfolk, 757-629-2710
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