Squires, Dimino and Drake Named to Senior Positions; Woods Retiring at Norfolk Southern

NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has named three people to senior positions in its finance, law and engineering departments. The changes are effective April 1.

James A. Squires (photo left) has been named executive vice president finance, Joseph C. Dimino has been named vice president compliance, and Timothy J. Drake has been named vice president engineering. Drake succeeds Gary W. Woods, who is retiring.

Squires joined Norfolk Southern in 1992 as an attorney and served in positions of increasing responsibility before being named senior vice president law in 2004 and senior vice president financial planning in 2006. Squires received a degree from Amherst College and a law degree from the University of Chicago. He reports to Henry C. Wolf, vice chairman and chief financial officer, and is headquartered in Norfolk.

Dimino (photo right) joined Norfolk Southern in 1976 as an attorney, was named senior general counsel in 2002 and vice president and corporate counsel in 2006. Dimino received his political science degree from the University of Rochester and his law degree from the University of Virginia. He reports to James A. Hixon, executive vice president law and corporate relations, and is headquartered in Norfolk.

Drake (photo left) joined Norfolk Southern in 1976 as an assistant track supervisor and served in a range of engineering positions, including chief engineer line maintenance, before being named assistant vice president maintenance of way and structures in 2006. Drake received his civil engineering degree from Ohio Northern University. He reports to Stephen C. Tobias, vice chairman and chief operating officer, and is headquartered in Atlanta.

Drake succeeds Gary W. Woods, (photo right) who is retiring after a 40-year career with Norfolk Southern, having joined the company as a rodman in Roanoke, Va., and then serving in a variety of engineering positions across the rail system. “Norfolk Southern’s record as a safe, well-maintained railroad is a reflection of Gary’s leadership,” said NS Chief Executive Officer Wick Moorman. “The dedication and skill of our engineering and maintenance of way employees have firmly positioned us to handle more and more freight as the country’s dependence on rail transportation grows.”

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

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Norfolk Southern contacts:
(Media) Bob Fort, 757-629-2710, (rcfort@nscorp.com)
(Investors) Leanne Marilley, 757-629-2861 (leanne.marilley@nscorp.com)