The
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway was leased by the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad on December 1, 1949, and merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway on September 16, 1988.
The
Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railway was leased by the Norfolk and Western Railway on October 16, 1964, and merged January 1, 1982. Its remaining lines were spun off to the new Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway on May 17, 1990.
The
Wabash Railway was leased by the Norfolk and Western Railway October 16, 1964 before becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Norfolk & Western in December 1991. In 1997, the Wabash was merged into NS along with its parent, the N&W.
The
Virginian Railway merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway on December 1, 1959.