NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP
SC 13E3/A, 1997-09-26
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         AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON
         SEPTEMBER 26, 1997
                                                                       
                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549   
                                  SCHEDULE 13E-3
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 6)
                         RULE 13e-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT
         (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(e) 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
                                 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
              NOTICE AND COMMUNICATIONS ON PERSONS FILING STATEMENT)
                                    COPIES 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          MEAGHER & 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

                             ________________________
                                 AUGUST 22, 1997
         (DATE TENDER OFFER FIRST PUBLISHED, SENT OR GIVEN TO SECURITY
         HOLDERS)

            THIS STATEMENT IS FILED IN CONNECTION WITH A TENDER OFFER

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              This Amendment No. 6 to the Transaction Statement on
         Schedule 13E-3, filed jointly by DOCP Acquisition LLC, a New
         York limited liability company ("Purchaser"), CSX Corporation,
         a Virginia corporation ("CSX"), Norfolk Southern Corporation, a
         Virginia corporation ("NSC") and Walter G. Rich (with any
         amendments, supplements, exhibits or schedules thereto, this
         "Schedule 13E-3"), relates to the offer by Purchaser to pur-
         chase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.125
         (the "Shares"), of Delaware Otsego Corporation, a New York cor-
         poration (the "Company"), at a price of $22.00 per Share, net
         to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to the condi-
         tions 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 Trans-
         action Statement on Schedule 13E-3 filed prior hereto.  Unless
         otherwise indicated all capitalized terms used herein shall
         have the same meanings as set forth in the Offer to Purchase.

         ITEM 16.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                   Item 16 of the Statement is herby amended by the ad-
         dition 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, Sep-
              tember 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 the
         addition of the following:

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












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                                    SIGNATURES

              After due inquiry, and to the best of my knowledge, I cer-
         tify 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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         (d)(11)   Press Release issued on September 26, 1997.
















































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                                         EXHIBIT (d)(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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