CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call October 19, 2023 4:30 PM ET

Company Participants

Matt Korn - Head of Investor Relations

Joe Hinrichs - President and Chief Executive Officer

Mike Cory - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Kevin Boone - Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer

Sean Pelkey - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Chris Wetherbee - Citigroup

Brian Ossenbeck - JPMorgan

Brandon Oglenski - Barclays

Jonathan Chappell - Evercore ISI

Scott Group - Wolfe Research

Justin Long - Stephens

Amit Mehrotra - Deutsche Bank

Tom Wadewitz - UBS

Allison Poliniak - Wells Fargo

Ken Hoexter - Bank of America

Bascome Majors - Susquehanna

Jason Seidl - TD Cowen

Jordan Alliger - Goldman Sachs

David Vernon - Bernstein

James McGarragle - RBC Capital Markets

Ravi Shanker - Morgan Stanley

Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Krista, and I'll be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Third Quarter 2023 CSX Corporation Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

Thank you. Mr. Matt Korn, Head of Investor Relations, you may begin your conference.

Matt Korn

Thank you, Krista. Hello, everyone, and welcome to our third quarter earnings call.

Joining me this afternoon are Joe Hinrichs, President and Chief Executive Officer; Mike Cory, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; Kevin Boone, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer; and Sean Pelkey, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

In the presentation accompanying this call, you will find our forward-looking disclosure on Slide 2, followed by our non-GAAP disclosure on Slide 3.

And with that, it is now my pleasure to introduce Mr. Joe Hinrichs.

Joe Hinrichs

All right. Thank you, Matthew, and hello, everyone. Thank you for joining our conference call today.

Over this last year, CSX mission and message have remained clear and consistent. We have seen great progress with our ONE CSX initiatives, which are helping to build a focused, collaborative culture that enables all of our employees to feel engaged, energized and focused on working better together. At the same time, our service levels continue to lead the industry. These successes go hand in hand. And as our customers see that CSX is truly dedicated to providing consistent, reliable service over the long term, they're responding positively. As we look forward to all the opportunities ahead, we are confident that these efforts we are making will drive clear, sustainable, profitable growth.