January 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) has named Thomas D. Bell Jr., chairman of SecurAmerica LLC, as a director of the company.

Bell retired as chairman and chief executive officer of Cousins Properties in July 2009. He previously served as chairman and CEO of the advertising and communications firm Young and Rubicam, vice chairman and director of Gulfstream Aerospace, executive vice president of Ball, chairman of the Center for Naval Analysis, and president and CEO of the Hudson Institute.

Virginia-based Norfolk Southern is a transportation firm whose Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates around 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia.

Norfolk Southern operates an intermodal network in the East and is a transporter of coal and industrial products.

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