Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) reported quarterly earnings of $3.22 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.76 by 16.58 percent. This is a 5.92 percent increase over earnings of $3.04 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.000 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.001 billion by 0.03 percent. This is a 0.79 percent decrease over sales of $3.024 billion the same period last year.