Norfolk Southern Names Graab VP Mechanical; Heilig Retires NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Donald D. Graab has been named vice president mechanical for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), headquartered in Atlanta, effective March 1. He will be responsible for maintenance and repair of the railroad's motive power and rolling stock. Graab succeeds Tim A. Heilig, who retires after 41 years with Norfolk Southern. Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120228/PH61327 Graab began his railroad career in 1975 as a management trainee in the mechanical department of Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. He joined Norfolk and Western Railway Company (a Norfolk Southern predecessor) in 1978 as a training instructor and advanced through a number of positions in the mechanical department and was named assistant vice president mechanical in 2007. He holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Purdue University and a master's degree in Business from Lynchburg College. Heilig, a graduate of Georgia Tech, joined Southern Railway Company (a Norfolk Southern predecessor) in 1971 and served in management information, intermodal, engineering, mechanical and transportation positions before being named vice president mechanical in 2006. "Tim Heilig's leadership of the mechanical department enabled Norfolk Southern to achieve remarkable technological progress and efficiencies in our rolling stock fleet," said Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman. We're grateful for his decades of outstanding service, and we wish him well. Connect with NS http://www.nscorp.com/ http://www.facebook.com/NorfolkSouthern http://www.flickr.com/photos/norfolksouthern http://www.twitter.com/nscorp http://www.youtube.com/user/norfolksoutherncorp