Mr. Tobias was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company in October 2001. Mr. Tobias has served as the vice chairman and chief operating officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation since July 1998 and as the vice president of Norfolk Southern Railway Company since May 2000, having served previously as executive vice president-operations of Norfolk Southern Corporation and vice president and chief operating officer of Norfolk Southern Railway Company. Mr. Tobias also serves as a director of Norfolk Southern Railway Company.