MOVE NSC FORWARD 

Ancora and the participants in its solicitation believe Norfolk Southern's Board has failed to hold management accountable for sustained operational issues, safety lapses and share price underperformance.

The case for immediate changes in leadership, safety and strategy is clear.

We have nominated seven highly qualified, independent candidates for election to Norfolk Southern’s Board. They possess the necessary experience in governance, finance, legislative and regulatory affairs, strategic transformations, transportation and the railroad sector.

We have identified a proposed management team that includes Jim Barber, a proven transportation network leader and former executive at UPS, as CEO and Jamie Boychuk, a career railroader and former executive at CSX, as COO.

With the right Board, management and strategy, we believe Norfolk Southern can achieve its full potential as a safe, reliable and top-performing railroad for all stakeholders.

Key Issues Norfolk Southern Faces Today

INEFFECTIVE CEO

INEFFECTIVE CEO

INEFFECTIVE CEO

CEO Alan Shaw is a 30-year insider who lacks relevant experience and has a track record of failing to deliver growth.

INEFFECTIVE CEO

INEFFECTIVE CEO

INEFFECTIVE CEO

INEFFECTIVE CEO

CEO Alan Shaw is a 30-year insider who lacks relevant experience and has a track record of failing to deliver growth.

INEFFECTIVE CEO

INEFFECTIVE CEO

FAILED STRATEGY

FAILED STRATEGY

FAILED STRATEGY

Leadership’s operating plan has resulted in higher costs, shrinking margins and a worse operating ratio.

FAILED STRATEGY

FAILED STRATEGY

FAILED STRATEGY

FAILED STRATEGY

Leadership’s operating plan has resulted in higher costs, shrinking margins and a worse operating ratio.

FAILED STRATEGY

FAILED STRATEGY

OPERATIONAL UNDERPERFORMANCE

OPERATIONAL UNDERPERFORMANCE

OPERATIONAL
UNDERPERFORMANCE

Under Mr. Shaw’s leadership, Norfolk Southern has underperformed Class I railroad peers on every relevant operating metric.

OPERATIONAL UNDERPERFORMANCE

OPERATIONAL UNDERPERFORMANCE

OPERATIONAL UNDERPERFORMANCE

OPERATIONAL UNDERPERFORMANCE

Under Mr. Shaw’s leadership, Norfolk Southern has underperformed Class I railroad peers on every relevant operating metric.

OPERATIONAL UNDERPERFORMANCE

OPERATIONAL UNDERPERFORMANCE

LACK OF LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT

LACK OF LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT

LACK OF
OVERSIGHT

The Board has failed to hold management accountable for its widening peer gap, lax operating culture and increasing rate of accidents.

LACK OF LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT

LACK OF LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT

LACK OF LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT

LACK OF LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT

The Board has failed to hold management accountable for its widening peer gap, lax operating culture and increasing rate of accidents.

LACK OF LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT

LACK OF LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT

TONE-DEAF CRISIS RESPONSE

TONE-DEAF CRISIS RESPONSE

TONE-DEAF CRISIS RESPONSE

Norfolk Southern’s insufficient response to the East Palestine derailment is the product of a failed strategy, poor accountability and a lack of leadership oversight.

TONE-DEAF CRISIS RESPONSE

TONE-DEAF CRISIS RESPONSE

TONE-DEAF CRISIS RESPONSE

TONE-DEAF CRISIS RESPONSE

Norfolk Southern’s insufficient response to the East Palestine derailment is the product of a failed strategy, poor accountability and a lack of leadership oversight.

TONE-DEAF CRISIS RESPONSE

TONE-DEAF CRISIS RESPONSE

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Perspectives on the East Palestine Derailment

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The way that the response from Norfolk Southern and government officials has unfolded has deepened a conviction among many here that they have been treated as expendable victims of powerful forces.

In Ohio Town Where Train Derailed, Anxiety and Distrust Are Running Deep
The New York Times

‘It’s Norfolk Southern’s responsibility to keep its workers safe on the job,’ said Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat. ‘And this company has failed to do its job over and over and over.’

Norfolk Southern CEO Apologizes, Pledges Change at Senate Hearing on Ohio Train Derailment
The Wall Street Journal

‘This derailment was entirely avoidable,’ the attorney general, Dave Yost, said at a news conference in Columbus announcing the suit. ‘I’m concerned that Norfolk Southern is putting profits for their own company above the health and safety of the cities and communities that they operate in.’

Ohio Attorney General Sues Norfolk Southern Over Derailment
The New York Times

‘I think they’ve handled it terribly,’ said Warren Buffett when asked about Norfolk Southern’s response to the East Palestine derailment. ‘They were tone deaf.’

Warren Buffett on Norfolk Southern train derailment response: I think they handled it terribly
CNBC