Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) reported quarterly earnings of $2.65 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.51 by 5.58 percent. This is a 1.49 percent decrease over earnings of $2.69 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.998 billion which met the analyst consensus estimate. This is a 0.17 percent increase over sales of $2.993 billion the same period last year.