Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Norfolk Southern Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-07-24

$2.5B
Total assets: 5,090
Participants: 99th
Percentile by assets: $499,738
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies · Sponsored by Norfolk Southern Corporation · Georgia · Management of Enterprises

$2.5B in assets, 5,090 participants

Norfolk Southern Corporation's Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies reported $2.5B in total assets and 5,090 participants in its 2024 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 116,472 plans)

Coverage in Georgia

Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies covers 5,090 participants in Georgia, 4.5x the typical Georgia plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $2.5B.

$2.5B
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 5,090
covered participants: 99th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans): $499,738
avg assets per participant

Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies reported net income fell from $251M in the plan year 2023 filing to $49M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies reported participants rose from 4,761 in the plan year 2023 filing to 5,090 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies end-of-year assets rose from $2.5B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.5B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State

Georgia

Industry

Management of Enterprises

Participants vs Georgia filers

In Georgia, the average filing covers about 1,126 participants across 3,470 plans. Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies reports 5,090 participants - 4.5x that state average ($2.5B EOY assets).

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$2.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$2.5B
Net Income	$49M
Employer EIN	521188014
Plan Effective Date	1982-06-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Norfolk Southern Corporation)

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 Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

UPS Retirement Plan $21.2B · 43,465
The Southern Company Pension Plan $15.3B · 25,843
UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan $12.2B · 69,627
UPS Pension Plan $9.3B · 157,587
Delta Retirement Plan $7.3B · 15,222

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies by total assets, not by location.

The Hcsc Employee Pension Plan (TX) $2.5B · 24,258
The Hcsc Employee Pension Plan (TX) $2.5B · 24,258
The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Flight Attendants (TX) $2.5B · 9,218
Frontier Communications Pension Plan (CT) $2.6B · 13,220

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies assets move in 2024? ▼

Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies edged up modestly - up 2.0% during 2024, from $2.5B to $2.5B. Reported net income was $49M.

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 Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Hcsc Employee Pension Plan in TX ($2.5B, 24,258 participants).

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Filing takeaways

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

By total assets, Retirement 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) 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

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 521188014.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.