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Over the past 12 months, NSC has underperformed S&P 500, delivering a return of +13% compared to S&P 500's +15% growth.
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Norfolk Southern Corp
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Norfolk Southern is a major freight railroad in the eastern United States. It owns and runs rail lines, terminals, and related equipment that move goods such as coal, chemicals, cars, metals, agriculture products, and consumer goods. The company sits in the middle of the supply chain, carrying heavy freight over long distances between factories, ports, warehouses, and other rail networks. Its main customers are manufacturers, miners, farmers, exporters, logistics companies, and other businesses that need to move large volumes of freight efficiently. Norfolk Southern makes money by charging to transport railcars and intermodal containers, which are shipping containers that move by both truck and train. It also earns from related services tied to rail transportation and terminal handling. What makes Norfolk Southern different is that railroads are hard to replace once the network is built. Its value comes from owning a large, connected rail system that can move bulky cargo at lower cost per ton than trucks over long distances. That makes the company especially important for industries that depend on steady, heavy, and predictable freight movement.