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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Norfolk Southern
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol NSC)
Headquartered in: Virginia
Major Industry: railroads
Specific Industry: railroads
Penalty total since 2000: $981,856,789
Number of records: 1,810
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
environment-related offenses$932,041,78927
employment-related offenses$32,998,79010
safety-related offenses$16,816,2101,773
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
environmental violation$609,721,75616
water pollution violation$321,437,9336
employment discrimination$31,908,5217
railroad safety violation$16,687,0401,766
benefit plan administrator violation$1,000,0001
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyenvironmental violation2024private lawsuit-federal$600,000,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companywater pollution violation2024EPA$310,000,000
Norfolk Southernemployment discrimination2000private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANYenvironmental violation2010EPA$8,067,500
Norfolk Southern Corp.water pollution violation2007PA-ENV$7,350,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companywater pollution violation2010EPA$4,000,000
Norfolk Southernemployment discrimination2020EEOC$2,500,000
Norfolk Southern Corporationbenefit plan administrator violation2007private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COenvironmental violation2003PA-ENV$845,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyair pollution violation2007PA-ENV$575,000
Norfolk Southern Corp.employment discrimination2016OFCCP$492,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyenvironmental violation2011OH-ENV$465,000
Norfolk Southern Railwayemployment discrimination2016private lawsuit-federal$396,521
Norfolk Southern Corporationemployment discrimination2020EEOC$350,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY-BROSNAN YARD PIPELINEpipeline safety violation2011PHMSA$126,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companemployment discrimination2014EEOC$110,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY-BROSNAN YARD PIPELINEpipeline safety violation2010PHMSA$98,600
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$95,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Corp.workplace whistleblower retaliation2020OSHA$85,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$78,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyenvironmental violation2023EPA$77,640
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY-BROSNAN YARD PIPELINEpipeline safety violation2011PHMSA$77,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Corporationemployment discrimination2011EEOC$60,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Company - DeButts Yardwater pollution violation2019TN-ENV$59,933
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$56,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$53,900
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2017FRA$53,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$52,950
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$51,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Co.environmental violation2018VA-ENV$50,290
CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPenvironmental violation2004PA-ENV$50,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATIONworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$49,111
Norfolk Southern Railwayrailroad safety violation2010FRA$45,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2019FRA$45,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2017FRA$44,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2000FRA$43,500
Consolidated Rail Corporationrailroad safety violation2001FRA$41,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2001FRA$35,100
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$34,540
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$33,750
Norfolk Southern Railwayrailroad safety violation2011FRA$32,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$32,500
Norfolk Southern Railwayrailroad safety violation2014FRA$32,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Co.environmental violation2016VA-ENV$30,231
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2000FRA$30,100
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$29,700
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$29,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2020FRA$29,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$28,725
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$28,650
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2000FRA$28,600
Consolidated Rail Corporationrailroad safety violation2012FRA$28,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$28,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$27,950
Consolidated Rail Corporationrailroad safety violation2018FRA$27,904
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyenvironmental violation2023VA-ENV$27,300
Norfolk Southern Railwayrailroad safety violation2011FRA$27,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2018FRA$27,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$26,875
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$26,550
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2001FRA$26,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$26,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$26,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$25,850
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$25,820
Norfolk Southern Railwayrailroad safety violation2011FRA$25,600
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$25,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2021FRA$25,424
Norfolk Southern Railwayrailroad safety violation2012FRA$25,000
Norfolk Southern Railwayrailroad safety violation2012FRA$25,000
Consolidated Rail Corporationrailroad safety violation2003FRA$25,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$25,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2006FRA$25,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2020FRA$25,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2020FRA$25,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$25,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (NSRC)environmental violation2015EPA$25,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2009FRA$24,850
Norfolk Southern Railwayrailroad safety violation2010FRA$24,800
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$24,675
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$24,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2007FRA$24,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$24,500
Consolidated Rail Corporationrailroad safety violation2009FRA$24,200
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2021FRA$24,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$23,800
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$23,600
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$23,525
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$23,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$23,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2003FRA$23,250
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2008FRA$23,110
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2002FRA$23,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$22,950
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2023FRA$22,800
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2005FRA$22,500
NORFOLK SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATIONSenvironmental violation2022NJ-ENV$22,500
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$22,450
Norfolk Southern Railwayrailroad safety violation2012FRA$22,000
Norfolk Southern Railway Companyrailroad safety violation2004FRA$22,000
Norfolk Southern Railwayrailroad safety violation2013FRA$21,850
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.