Property Access

At Norfolk Southern, safety is our top priority - the safety of our employees, the communities we serve, and the people who need to come onto railroad property to perform work. If you need access to railroad property, you must submit an application and secure right of entry approval by Norfolk Southern. No verbal authorization is valid.

Many entries on railroad property will also require that a railroad flagman be present onsite if the parties are within 25 feet of a railroad track. If this is the case, a cost of $500 per day for the flagman should be considered for your project budget.

Although right of entry requests may require the input of several Norfolk Southern departments, your application will be processed most efficiently if you direct all application materials as follows:

Environmental Rights of Entry

Applicants seeking access to Norfolk Southern property for environmental purposes should submit their application to our Law Department:

Ms. Pauline Foreman (757) 823-5434
Law Department, Box 241
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Three Commercial Place
Norfolk , Virginia 23510

 Right of Entry Application

Non-Environmental Rights of Entry Within 50 Feet of a Railroad Track

For rights of entry onto property lying within 50 feet of a railroad track, please refer to the Division Map below to determine the appropriate Division Superintendent’s office to contact.

 Right of Entry Application

Other Non-Environmental Rights of Entry

For all other rights of entry, please submit the application to:

Norfolk Southern Corporation
Real Estate Department
Attn: Right of Entry Application
1200 Peachtree Street, NE, 12th Floor
Atlanta , Georgia 30309

If your application is approved, Norfolk Southern will then require that a formal right of entry agreement be entered into between the parties. Environmental rights of entry may require fees and information in addition to that required by the application form for approval to enter the property. Because rights of entry can sometimes require a lengthy process that involves several operating departments of our railroad, we ask that all requests be submitted to us well in advance of your requested entry date so proper planning can be made.

 Right of Entry Application

Division Contacts for Property Access

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