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It’s 25 years and counting for Norfolk Southern Corp. On Friday, the Class I marked its silver anniversary.

NS was “born” June 1, 1982, after the consolidation of the Southern Railway and Norfolk and Western Railway, both of which date back to the early 1800s.

Looking back over the past 25 years, NS officials note several achievements. In 1989, the railroad received its first Group A gold E.H. Harriman safety award — a top honor NS hasn’t relinquished for 18-straight years. The Class I took home the gold again last month.

And in 1999, NS acquired a portion of Conrail, expanding the railroad’s service territory into additional northeastern markets. Today, the Class I operates 1,800 trains daily, compared with 1,066 trains in 1982, and serves more than 6,400 customer locations.

“It is Norfolk Southern’s good fortune to have been led by visionary railroaders, such as Bob Claytor, Arnold McKinnon and David Goode,” said NS Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Wick Moorman in a prepared statement. “They guided the company through the earliest days of deregulation, the growth of true rail competition and marketing, the rise of computerized operations [and] complicated merger transactions.”