1 EXHIBIT (a)(10) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Conrail Inc. Abernathy MacGregor Group Craig MacQueen Joele Frank/Dan Katcher (215) 209-4594 (212) 371-5999 HEARING SCHEDULED ON PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION MOTION Philadelphia, PA, (October 24, 1996)--Conrail Inc. [NYSE:CRR] announced today that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has scheduled a hearing for November 12, 1996 on Norfolk Southern Corp.'s [NYSE:NSC] request for a preliminary injunction. Conrail again stated that Norfolk Southern's claims are entirely without merit. Conrail, with corporate headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, operates an 11,000-mile rail freight network in 12 northeastern and midwestern states, the District of Columbia, and the Province of Quebec.