The Norfolk Southern Railway owns and operates A vast network of rail lines in the United States east of the Mississippi River. In addition to lines inherited from predecessor railroads, Norfolk and Western, and the Southern Railway, it acquired many lines as part of the split of the Conrail system in 1999.

List of current lines (both owned and not owned)

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Central Division

In 2017, the Central Division was split up among the Georgia, Alabama and Piedmont Divisions.

Midwest Division

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Great Lakes Division

!District !From !To !Notes !colspan=4| See Dearborn Division Track Chart, 2008. !colspan=4|

Georgia Division

!District !From !To !Notes !colspan=4| See Georgia Division Track Chart, 2002. !colspan=4|

Alabama Division

!District !From !To !Notes !colspan=4| See Alabama Division Employee Timetables, 2008. !colspan=4|

Keystone Division

!District !From !To !Notes !colspan=4| See Harrisburg Division Track Chart, 2008. !colspan=4|

Great Lakes Division

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Piedmont Division

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Pittsburgh Division

!District !From !To !Notes !colspan=4| See Pittsburgh Division Track Chart, 2008 and Pittsburgh Division Employee Timetable, 2008 !colspan=4|

Pocahontas Division

!District !From !To !Notes ! colspan="3" |Former Virginia Division ! The line from Lamberts Point to Canal Drive, Norfolk was separated from the Norfolk District and became a new rail line called Norfolk Terminal. The Norfolk District is part of the Lamberts Point to Roanoke rail corridor. At one time the line's original name was restored as a timetable name and the line was grouped with the Norfolk Terminal in that one timetable.

List of defunct lines

===Defunct Norfolk Southern lines or lines that don't have their own employee timetable ===

Defunct Norfolk and Western lines (later Norfolk Southern)

Defunct Norfolk and Western lines (regular)

Defunct Virginian lines (later Norfolk and Western)

Defunct Virginian lines (regular)

Defunct Wabash lines (later Norfolk and Western and Norfolk Southern)

Defunct Wabash lines (regular)

Defunct Central of Georgia lines

Misc.

Examples of extra trackage not owned by Norfolk Southern (only some are included)

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