NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP
SC 14D1/A, 1997-09-26
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         AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEM-
         BER 26, 1997
         ==============================================================

                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                              ----------------------

                                  SCHEDULE 14D-1
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 7)
                              TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                      (PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(d)(1) OF THE 
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)

                                   SCHEDULE 13D
                              OF CSX CORPORATION AND
                             CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 11)
                        (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(d) OF THE 
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)

                                   SCHEDULE 13D
                         OF NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 9)
                        (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(d) OF THE 
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)

                                   SCHEDULE 13D
                                OF WALTER G. RICH
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 10)
                        (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(d) OF THE 
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)

                           DELAWARE OTSEGO CORPORATION
                                 (NAME OF ISSUER)

                               DOCP ACQUISITION LLC
                                 CSX CORPORATION
                           NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
                                  WALTER G. RICH
                        (NAME OF PERSONS FILING STATEMENT)

                     COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.125 PER SHARE
                          (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                   246244 10 7
                      (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                 PETER J. SHUDTZ
                                 GENERAL COUNSEL<PAGE>







                                 CSX CORPORATION
                                 ONE JAMES CENTER
                               901 EAST CARY STREET
                          RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23219-4031
                                  (804) 782-1400
                  (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON
                AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS 
                      ON BEHALF OF PERSONS FILING STATEMENT)

                                 WITH A COPY TO:

            PAMELA S. SEYMON                  RONALD B. RISDON 
     WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ        KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP 
          51 WEST 52ND STREET                 101 PARK AVENUE 
       NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10178 
      TELEPHONE:  (212) 403-1000          TELEPHONE:  (212) 808-7800

             J. GARY LANE                     ERIC J. FRIEDMAN
       GENERAL COUNSEL CORPORATE            SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE,
      NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION            MEAGER & FLOM LLP
        THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE                919 THIRD AVENUE
      NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23510-9241        NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
       TELEPHONE: (757) 629-2600          TELEPHONE: (212) 735-3000<PAGE>







                   This Amendment No. 7 to the Tender Offer Statement on
         Schedule 14D-1, and Amendment No. 11 to the Schedule 13D of CSX
         Corporation, a Virginia corporation ("CSX"), and CSX Transpor-
         tation, Inc., a Virginia corporation and wholly owned subsid-
         iary of CSX ("CSXT"), Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D of
         Norfolk Southern Corporation, a Virginia corporation ("NSC")
         and Amendment No. 10 to the Schedule 13D of Walter G. Rich,
         (collectively, as amended, the "Statement") relates to the of-
         fer by DOCP Acquisition LLC, a New York limited liability com-
         pany ("Purchaser") formed by CSX, NSC and Mr. Rich to purchase
         all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.125 per
         share (the "Shares"), of Delaware Otsego Corporation, a New
         York corporation (the "Company"), at a price of $22.00 per
         Share, net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to
         the conditions set forth in Purchaser's Offer to Purchase dated
         August 22, 1997 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related
         Letter of Transmittal.  This Amendment amends and supplements
         the amended Transaction Statement on Schedule 14D-1 and all
         such Schedules 13D filed prior hereto.  Unless otherwise indi-
         cated all capitalized terms used herein shall have the same
         meanings as set forth in the Offer to Purchase.  

         ITEM 10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                   Item 10 of the Statement is hereby amended by the
         addition of the following:

              On September 26, 1997 the Purchaser announced that it had
              extended the Expiration Date of the Offer until 5:00 p.m.,
              New York City time, on Friday, September 26, 1997, unless
              further extended.  Prior to such extension, the Offer was
              scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
              Thursday, September 25, 1997.  A copy of the press release
              has been filed with the Commission as an exhibit hereto
              and is incorporated herein by reference.

         ITEM 11.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

                   Item 11 of the Statement is hereby amended by addi-
         tion of the following:

         (a)(11)   Press Release issued on September 26, 1997.










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                                    SIGNATURES


                   After due inquiry, and to the best of my knowledge, I
         certify that the information set forth in this statement is
         true, complete and correct.  

                   September 26, 1997

                                       DOCP ACQUISITION LLC

                                       By:  /s/ MARK G. ARON
                                          ------------------------------
                                          Name:   Mark G. Aron
                                          Title:  Authorized Person

                                       By:  /s/ JAMES C. BISHOP, JR.
                                          ------------------------------
                                          Name:   James C. Bishop, Jr.
                                          Title:  Authorized Person

                                       CSX CORPORATION

                                       By:  /s/ MARK G. ARON
                                          ------------------------------
                                          Name:   Mark G. Aron
                                          Title:  Executive Vice
                                            President -- Law and
                                              Public Affairs

                                       NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

                                       By:  /s/ JAMES C. BISHOP, JR.
                                          ------------------------------
                                          Name:   James C. Bishop, Jr.
                                          Title:  Executive Vice
                                            President -- Law

                                       /s/ WALTER G. RICH
                                       ---------------------------------
                                       WALTER G. RICH











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                                    SIGNATURE

                   (SOLELY WITH RESPECT TO THE SCHEDULE 13D OF
                            CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.)

                   After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowl-
         edge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
         this statement is true, complete and correct.  

                   September 26, 1997

                                       CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.

                                       By:  /s/ WILLIAM M. HART
                                          ------------------------
                                          Name:   William M. Hart
                                          Title:  Vice President --
                                                  Corridor Development


































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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         (a)(11)   Press Release issued on September 26, 1997.
















































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                                         EXHIBIT (a)(11)

         NEWS RELEASE                    MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC. [logo]
                                         156 Fifth Avenue
                                         New York, NY 10010
                                         212 929-5500
                                         FAX 212 929-0308


         CONTACT:

         Daniel Burch
         MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
         (212) 929-5748

         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

                  DOCP ACQUISITION LLC EXTENDS OFFER FOR SHARES
                          OF DELAWARE OTSEGO CORPORATION


         COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK, September 26, 1997 -- DOCP Acquisition
         LLC, which has made a cash tender offer for the outstanding
         common shares of Delaware Otsego Corporation (NASDAQ: DOCP)
         announced that it has extended the expiration date of such
         tender offer to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday,
         September 26, 1997.

              According to Citibank, N.A., which is acting as depositary
         for the tender offer, approximately 1,663,614 DOCP common
         shares had been tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the
         tender offer (including 200 shares tendered by notice of
         guaranteed delivery) as of 5:00 p.m. on September 25th.

              Delaware Otsego Corporation, a New York corporation, is a
         railroad holding company, with headquarters in Cooperstown, New
         York.

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