Exhibit 12

Norfolk Southern Corporation and Subsidiaries Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
		Year ended December 31,
		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
				($ in millions)
EARNINGS
Income from continuing operations before income   taxes as reported	$	2,965	$	2,758	$	2,918	$	2,367	$	1,622
Add (subtract):
Total interest expenses (as detailed below)		576		546		504		517		499
Amortization of capitalized interest		12		10		9		8		7
Income of partially owned entities(1)		(51)		(45)		(39)		(43)		(36)
Total earnings	$	3,502	$	3,269	$	3,392	$	2,849	$	2,092
FIXED CHARGES
Interest expense on debt	$	525	$	495	$	455	$	462	$	467
Interest expense on unrecognized tax benefit		1		(1)		(9)		1		(6)
Other interest expense		11		10		12		16		1
Calculated interest portion of rent expense(2)		39		42		46		38		37
Total interest expenses		576		546		504		517		499
Capitalized interest		18		20		19		15		17
Total fixed charges	$	594	$	566	$	523	$	532	$	516
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		5.90		5.78		6.49		5.36		4.05
(1) Represents undistributed income of equity investees included in income from continuing operations before           income taxes as reported.
(2) Interest component of leases includes one-third of rental expense which approximates the interest component           of operating leases.