401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Norfolk Southern Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$960M
Total assets
12,487
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$76,914
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies · Sponsored by Norfolk Southern Corporation · Georgia · Management of Enterprises

$960M in assets, 12,487 participants

Norfolk Southern Corporation's Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies reported $960M in total assets and 12,487 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #1,075 in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies covers 12,487 participants in Georgia, 11x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $960M.

$960M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
12,487
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$76,914
avg assets per participant

Where Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies sits by total assets

Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$960,427,792 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies reported net income rose from -$190M in the plan year 2022 filing to $85M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies end-of-year assets rose from $877M in the plan year 2022 filing to $960M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies reported participants fell from 12,606 in the plan year 2022 filing to 12,487 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Participants vs Georgia filers

In Georgia, the average filing covers about 1,096 participants across 3,635 plans. Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies reports 12,487 participants - 11x that state average ($960M EOY assets).

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$877M
Net Assets (End of Year)$960M
Net Income$85M
Employer EIN521188014
Plan Effective Date1995-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Norfolk Southern Corporation)

$4B$4.5B$5B$5.5B 202220232024 $4.45B $5.14B ▲ +15.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Norfolk Southern Corporation plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 22,376 $4.5B
2023 3 22,583 $4.9B
2024 3 22,262 $5.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Georgia

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -2000000200000400000600000 05101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Thoroughbred Retirem…The Teamster - UPS N…Delta 401(k) Retirem…Delta 401(k) Retirem…UPS 401(k) Savings P…The Home Depot Futur…
Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies

Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies reports $960M in end-of-year assets across 12,487 participants (0.008% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $76,914 per participant (56% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $85M.

This plan identity (EIN 521188014, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $877M to $1.0B (+19.5%) while covered participants moved from 12,606 to 12,078 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 12,606 $877M Open filing
2023 12,487 $960M This page
2024 · index core 12,078 $1.0B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies assets move in 2023?
Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies grew at a solid clip - up 9.5% during 2023, from $877M to $960M. Reported net income was $85M.
How have Norfolk Southern Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Norfolk Southern Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 15.5%, from $4.5B to $5.1B.
Where does Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Citrix Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan in FL ($960M, 2,821 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies's numbers.

  • By total assets, Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Georgia. Compare plans
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have grown 15.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Management of Enterprises plans