Wimbush Leads Norfolk Southern's Sustainability Efforts

NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 13, 2007 -- Norfolk Southern Corp. has named F. Blair Wimbush vice president real estate and corporate sustainability officer, effective today. He will report to Daniel D. Smith, senior vice president energy and properties, and his office will be in Norfolk.

As sustainability officer, Wimbush will lead the corporation's efforts to enhance relationships with environmental stakeholders and to measure and minimize the railroad's environmental footprint. He will work with Norfolk Southern's Environmental Policy Council, with the company's safety and environmental department, and across the organization to integrate sustainability.

"Railroads are the most environmentally friendly means of moving the goods that move the economy," said NS Chief Executive Officer Wick Moorman. "With a coordinated effort under Blair's leadership, our goal will be to lead the industry in fuel conservation, emissions reduction, efficient energy use, recycling, use of renewable materials, and environmental partnerships."

Wimbush joined Norfolk Southern in 1980 as an attorney and has held key positions in the law department, including senior general counsel. He was named vice president real estate in 2004 and in his new position keeps that responsibility. Wimbush earned degrees in political science from the University of Rochester and in law from the University of Virginia. In 2004, he completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation's premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serving every major container port in the eastern U.S. and providing superior connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is the nation's largest rail carrier of automotive parts and finished vehicles.

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