Exhibit 99

Form Last Updated by the NYSE on April 28, 2006

NYSE Regulation

Domestic Company
  Section 303A
  Annual CEO Certification

As the Chief Executive Officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) and as required by Section 303A.12( a) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, I hereby certify that as of the date hereof I am not aware of any violation by the Company of NYSE's corporate governance listing standards, other than has been notified to the Exchange pursuant to Section 303A.12(b) and disclosed on Exhibit H to the Company's Domestic Company Section 303A Annual Written Affirmation.

This certification is:

[X]	Without qualification
	or
[ ]	With qualification

By:   /s /   Charles W. Moorman

Print Name: Charles W. Moorman
Title: Chairman, President and CEO
Date: Jun 04, 2008

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