T-Cubed announces fiber optic conduit sale and lease to Dominion Telecom NORFOLK, VA. - T-Cubed, the telecommunications subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), today announced it has entered into a major long-term transaction with Dominion Telecom sm, a telecommunications subsidiary of Dominion (NYSE: D), to build and provide telecommunications infrastructure along Norfolk Southern's eastern United States right of way.  Under the 25-year agreement, Dominion will sublease right of way and purchase fiber optic conduit along two corridors totaling 1,030 miles. Construction is under way on a corridor between Chicago and Northern Virginia, with fiber routes that will serve Toledo, Ohio; Cleveland; Youngstown, Ohio; Pittsburgh; Harrisburg, Pa.; Hagerstown, Md., and Alexandria, Va., and on a second segment between Toledo and Detroit. Both projects are expected to be complete by mid-year 2001.  The agreement includes options for additional routes including Cleveland to Atlanta; Atlanta to Jacksonville; Atlanta to Raleigh, and Chattanooga to Memphis.  The agreement will enable Dominion to expand its northeastern network into the Midwest. At the same time, T-Cubed will be able to develop infrastructure for itself and other telecommunications companies, while Norfolk Southern will be able to use the infrastructure to upgrade and add capacity to signaling and communications systems on its rail system.  T-Cubed President Wick Moorman said, "We are excited to have been able to negotiate this transaction and look forward to continuing our venture with Dominion Telecom. They share our strategy of quickly and efficiently building new fiber optic corridors."  Thoroughbred Technology and Telecommunications, or T-Cubed, is Norfolk Southern's full service telecom infrastructure provider. In cooperation with its partners in the telecommunications industry, T-Cubed is building an eastern U.S. fiber optic conduit and dark fiber network along NS' rail right of way. The initial phase of the T-Cubed network is approximately 3,300 miles in length and connects major cities in addition to many Tier II, III and IV markets in the eastern U.S. More information is available at www.t3inc.com.  Norfolk Southern Corporation, a Virginia-based holding company with headquarters in Norfolk, owns a major freight railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, which operates approximately 21,800 miles of road in 22 states, the District of Columbia and the Province of Ontario. More information is available at www.nscorp.com.  Dominion Telecom is a facilities-based, inter-exchange and emerging local carrier providing broadband solutions (private line, Internet and collocation) to wholesale customers throughout the eastern United States. The company expects to have more than 700,000 fiber miles and 7,000 route miles within the next 18 months.  Dominion, headquartered in Richmond, Va., is the nation's largest fully integrated electric power and natural gas company. Dominion has a power generation portfolio of more than 19,000 megawatts, which is expected to grow to more than 28,000 megawatts by 2005. Dominion is also one of the largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in North America, with 2.8 trillion cubic feet of equivalent reserves. The company  has - MORE - - 3 - 7,600 miles of inter-state natural gas pipeline with more than 650 billion cubic feet of annual natural gas throughput. Dominion also serves 3.8 million retail natural gas and electric customers. For more information, visit Dominion's website at www.dom.com.  Norfolk Southern Corporation, a Virginia-based holding company with headquarters in Norfolk, owns a major freight railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, which operates approximately 21,600 miles of road in 22 states, the District of Columbia and the Province of Ontario.  Forward looking statements: This document may contain statements about expected future events and financial results that are forward looking in nature, and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Scheduled completion of network segments may not be met because of factors, such as construction, permitting or licensing delays. Actual results may differ materially from those projected by management. For such statements, we claim the safe harbor for "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.