NS
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003941
The reporting mark for Norfolk Southern Railway, a major Class I railroad operating in the Eastern United States. This two-letter code, required on all rolling stock, identifies the owner of locomotives and freight cars for interchange and billing purposes. The company was formed in 1982 through the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and the Southern Railway.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-003941 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Rail equipment |
| Translations | German: NS; Spanish: NS; French: NS |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-003941",
"term": "NS",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The reporting mark for Norfolk Southern Railway, a major Class I railroad operating in the Eastern United States. This two-letter code, required on all rolling stock, identifies the owner of locomotives and freight cars for interchange and billing purposes. The company was formed in 1982 through the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and the Southern Railway.",
"subject": "Rail equipment",
"translations": {
"de": "NS",
"es": "NS",
"fr": "NS"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ns/"
}
Record 4,322 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.