Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) operating KPIs

NSCNYSERailroads, Line-Haul OperatingFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 22, 2026Score 11/3040% above fair value

$342.64+0.45 (+0.13%)

Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $76.96BP/E 29.3Yield 1.58%

Norfolk Southern system (NS) cars on line

Monthly figures from Norfolk Southern's filings and investor materials

Latest, Sep 2026

32,231

Period ended Sep 30, 2026

Change on a year earlier

-5.2%

33,993 in Sep 2025

History

93 months

Since Jan 2019

Sources

Documents cited below

Monthly history

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Period	Ended	System (NS) cars on line	Year on year	Source
Sep 2026	Sep 30, 2026	32,231	-5.2%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2026) ↗
Aug 2026	Aug 31, 2026	32,111	-6.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2026) ↗
Jul 2026	Jul 31, 2026	32,243	-5.7%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2026) ↗
Jun 2026	Jun 30, 2026	32,831	-3.7%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2026) ↗
May 2026	May 31, 2026	33,568	-1.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2026) ↗
Apr 2026	Apr 30, 2026	33,109	-2.6%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2026) ↗
Mar 2026	Mar 31, 2026	32,803	-3.0%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2026) ↗
Feb 2026	Feb 28, 2026	33,085	-3.2%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2026) ↗
Jan 2026	Jan 31, 2026	33,385	-2.5%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2026) ↗
Dec 2025	Dec 31, 2025	33,464	-1.4%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
Nov 2025	Nov 30, 2025	33,606	-1.8%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
Oct 2025	Oct 31, 2025	33,591	-3.4%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
Sep 2025	Sep 30, 2025	33,993	-1.4%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
Aug 2025	Aug 31, 2025	34,195	-0.8%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
Jul 2025	Jul 31, 2025	34,201	-0.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
Jun 2025	Jun 30, 2025	34,075	-1.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
May 2025	May 31, 2025	33,948	-1.8%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
Apr 2025	Apr 30, 2025	33,977	-0.9%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
Mar 2025	Mar 31, 2025	33,813	-1.7%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
Feb 2025	Feb 28, 2025	34,190	-2.6%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
Jan 2025	Jan 31, 2025	34,255	-2.4%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2025) ↗
Dec 2024	Dec 31, 2024	33,953	-2.4%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
Nov 2024	Nov 30, 2024	34,230	-2.5%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
Oct 2024	Oct 31, 2024	34,778	-0.9%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
Sep 2024	Sep 30, 2024	34,489	-0.7%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
Aug 2024	Aug 31, 2024	34,454	+1.6%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
Jul 2024	Jul 31, 2024	34,237	-0.5%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
Jun 2024	Jun 30, 2024	34,467	-0.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
May 2024	May 31, 2024	34,576	-0.3%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
Apr 2024	Apr 30, 2024	34,281	-2.9%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
Mar 2024	Mar 31, 2024	34,412	-2.5%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
Feb 2024	Feb 29, 2024	35,090	0.0%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
Jan 2024	Jan 31, 2024	35,085	+0.8%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2024) ↗
Dec 2023	Dec 31, 2023	34,793	+1.2%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
Nov 2023	Nov 30, 2023	35,118	+2.2%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
Oct 2023	Oct 31, 2023	35,101	+2.8%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
Sep 2023	Sep 30, 2023	34,726	+1.7%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
Aug 2023	Aug 31, 2023	33,904	-2.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
Jul 2023	Jul 31, 2023	34,397	-1.4%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
Jun 2023	Jun 30, 2023	34,514	-1.0%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
May 2023	May 31, 2023	34,697	-1.7%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
Apr 2023	Apr 30, 2023	35,319	-0.8%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
Mar 2023	Mar 31, 2023	35,296	-0.8%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
Feb 2023	Feb 28, 2023	35,094	-2.3%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
Jan 2023	Jan 31, 2023	34,813	-4.2%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2023) ↗
Dec 2022	Dec 31, 2022	34,384	-5.0%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
Nov 2022	Nov 30, 2022	34,375	-5.5%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
Oct 2022	Oct 31, 2022	34,131	-5.6%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
Sep 2022	Sep 30, 2022	34,149	-4.0%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
Aug 2022	Aug 31, 2022	34,614	-2.3%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
Jul 2022	Jul 31, 2022	34,878	-1.7%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
Jun 2022	Jun 30, 2022	34,875	-2.5%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
May 2022	May 31, 2022	35,309	-1.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
Apr 2022	Apr 30, 2022	35,615	-1.8%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
Mar 2022	Mar 31, 2022	35,570	-1.7%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
Feb 2022	Feb 28, 2022	35,930	+0.9%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
Jan 2022	Jan 31, 2022	36,323	-0.5%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2022) ↗
Dec 2021	Dec 31, 2021	36,211	-2.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
Nov 2021	Nov 30, 2021	36,360	-2.6%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
Oct 2021	Oct 31, 2021	36,159	-4.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
Sep 2021	Sep 30, 2021	35,574	-6.2%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
Aug 2021	Aug 31, 2021	35,423	-8.2%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
Jul 2021	Jul 31, 2021	35,476	-10.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
Jun 2021	Jun 30, 2021	35,770	-11.5%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
May 2021	May 31, 2021	35,691	-13.0%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
Apr 2021	Apr 30, 2021	36,283	-10.0%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
Mar 2021	Mar 31, 2021	36,172	-9.7%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
Feb 2021	Feb 28, 2021	35,612	-12.9%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
Jan 2021	Jan 31, 2021	36,506	-12.7%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2021) ↗
Dec 2020	Dec 31, 2020	37,000	-12.4%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
Nov 2020	Nov 30, 2020	37,319	-11.8%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
Oct 2020	Oct 31, 2020	37,688	-11.9%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
Sep 2020	Sep 30, 2020	37,936	-12.5%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
Aug 2020	Aug 31, 2020	38,569	-12.8%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
Jul 2020	Jul 31, 2020	39,441	-11.5%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
Jun 2020	Jun 30, 2020	40,439	-11.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
May 2020	May 31, 2020	41,022	-11.1%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
Apr 2020	Apr 30, 2020	40,310	-12.9%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
Mar 2020	Mar 31, 2020	40,052	-13.4%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
Feb 2020	Feb 29, 2020	40,893	-12.9%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
Jan 2020	Jan 31, 2020	41,826	-25.0%	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2020) ↗
Dec 2019	Dec 31, 2019	42,239	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗
Nov 2019	Nov 30, 2019	42,313	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗
Oct 2019	Oct 31, 2019	42,758	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗
Sep 2019	Sep 30, 2019	43,369	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗
Aug 2019	Aug 31, 2019	44,206	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗
Jul 2019	Jul 31, 2019	44,571	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗
Jun 2019	Jun 30, 2019	45,498	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗
May 2019	May 31, 2019	46,133	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗
Apr 2019	Apr 30, 2019	46,266	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗
Mar 2019	Mar 31, 2019	46,234	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗
Feb 2019	Feb 28, 2019	46,935	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗
Jan 2019	Jan 31, 2019	55,741	–	NSC Monthly AAR Performance Report (2019) ↗

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Norfolk Southern System (NS) cars on line, monthly Jan 2019–Sep 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Norfolk Southern SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/nsc/kpis/col-own-sys

See every metric in the Norfolk Southern KPI table. Data updated Oct 31, 2026.

Where these numbers come from

Parsed from the XBRL in Norfolk Southern's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC
Per-share figures adjusted for the 3-for-1 split on Oct 10, 1997
Fourth quarters derived from the annual report minus nine months
Every figure in the statements links to its source filing