Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Norfolk Southern Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $2.2B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 4,832
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $464,372
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies · Sponsored by Norfolk Southern Corporation · Georgia · Management of Enterprises
$2.2B in assets, 4,832 participants
Norfolk Southern Corporation's Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies reported $2.2B in total assets and 4,832 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- #1,169 in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)
Coverage in Georgia
Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies covers 4,832 participants in Georgia, 4.4x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $2.2B.
- #1,169
- in Management of Enterprises (1,193 peers)
- -21.3%
- assets change YoY
- 23×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $606M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies's outsized position by total assets
Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$2,243,846,234 Highest reported value at or above every one of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies lands in the large band (4,832 participants).
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 521188014 · Norfolk Southern Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies · $2.2B · 4,832 · 100th
- IND $2.2B
- IND 4,832
- IND 100th
- IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
- IND near Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2
- IND ind #1169
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →
Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies in the asset neighbourhood
Georgia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.9B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.2B |
| Net Income | -$606M |
| Employer EIN | 521188014 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1982-06-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Norfolk Southern Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Norfolk Southern Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $5.1B 15.479197036018032% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 22,376 | $4.5B |
| 2023 | 3 | 22,583 | $4.9B |
| 2024 | 3 | 22,262 | $5.1B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- UPS Retirement Plan $22.0B · 52,821
- The Southern Company Pension Plan $14.8B · 25,663
- UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan $11.9B · 68,592
- UPS Pension Plan $9.6B · 151,682
- Delta Retirement Plan $7.4B · 15,951
Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 in IL ($2.2B); by covered participants it is Pactiv Evergreen Pension Plan in IL (4,834 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2.2B here).
- Electrical Contractors Assoc. of the City of Chgo Local Union 134, IBEW Joint Pension Trust of Chgo Pension Plan #2 (IL) $2.2B · 6,769
- Transamerica Pension Plan (IA) $2.2B · 6,789
- Monsanto Company Pension Plan (MO) $2.3B · 4,817
- Saint-Gobain Retirement Income Plan (PA) $2.3B · 11,456
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,832 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Pactiv Evergreen Pension Plan (IL) 4,834 · 2 off
- Wa State Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Pension Plan (WA) 4,860 · 28 off
- Salt River Project Employees' Retirement Plan (AZ) 4,802 · 30 off
- Disney Salaried Pension Plan a (CA) 4,802 · 30 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.