EXHIBIT 23.2

                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors
Norfolk Southern Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of Norfolk Southern Corporation of our report dated January 23,
2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Norfolk Southern
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the
related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity
and cash flows and the related consolidated financial statement schedule,
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2000,
which report appears in the December 31, 2000, Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Norfolk Southern Corporation. We also consent to the reference to our
firm under the heading "Experts" in the Registration Statement.


/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP
Norfolk, Virginia
March 28, 2001