Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) reported quarterly earnings of $3.30 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.19 by 3.51 percent. This is a 1.54 percent increase over earnings of $3.25 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.100 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.109 billion by 0.28 percent. This is a 1.61 percent increase over sales of $3.051 billion the same period last year.