Norfolk Southern Railway

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation's premier
transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates
approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia,
serving every major port in the eastern United States and providing superior
connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive
intermodal network in the East and is North America's largest rail carrier of metals
and automotive products.

Norfolk & Southern Historical Society, Incorporated
was organized on April 20th, 2002, under the laws of the State of North Carolina. A seven-member Board of Directors, which includes the following four officers, governs the organization: (1) President, (2) Vice-President, (3) Secretary, and (4) Treasurer. Members of the Board of Directors serve for terms of three years each, elected in a rotating schedule so that no more than 3 members' terms expire in any year. This is certainly a great idea for an encore career.

The Society is organized to study the history and educate the public about the history of the original Norfolk (&) Southern Railroad/Railway as a charitable and educational organization, within the meaning of Sections 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and to receive gifts which qualify under section 170 of that code, or the corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal Revenue Code. The office 2222 West Club Boulevard, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.
NOTE:
It is important to note that the railroad which the organization studies is NOT the current Norfolk Southern Railway, but only a small portion of that railway, specifically that portion which was chartered in the state of North Carolina as the Elizabeth City and Norfolk Railroad in January 1870, was renamed the Norfolk Southern Railroad in January 1883, and again renamed the Norfolk and Southern Railroad in 1891, then subsequently reorganized and expanded a few times, and merged into the Southern Railway System January 1st, 1974.

The Society holds an annual meeting, usually the third Saturday in April, at a location, which is selected by the Board of Directors at the previous year's annual meeting. Previous meetings have been held as such:

2009 - Bonsal, NC (with New Hope Valley Railway as partners)
2008 - Belhaven, NC (PCS Phosphate tour with Carolina Coastal Railway engine display at Belhaven Depot)

Talk about a great encore career for some of you over 55.
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