FILE PHOTO - Coal trains approach Norfolk Southern's Williamson rail yard in Williamson, West Virginia at the border of Pike County, Kentucky May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Valerie Volcovici

(Reuters) - Norfolk Southern Corp NSC.N said on Wednesday it would shift its headquarters to Atlanta from Virginia, tapping a major hub for transportation.

The fourth-largest U.S. railroad joins United Parcel Services UPS.N, Coca-Cola Co KO.N and Delta Air Lines Inc DAL.N in locating its headquarters in Atlanta.

Norfolk Southern’s move to Atlanta has already begun and will take several years for the new headquarters to be completed, the company said.