Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call October 25, 2023 8:45 AM ET

Company Participants

Luke Nichols - Senior Director of Investor Relations

Alan Shaw - President & Chief Executive Officer

Mark George - Chief Financial Officer

Paul Duncan - Chief Operating Officer

Ed Elkins - Chief Marketing Officer

Conference Call Participants

Chris Wetherbee - Citigroup

Amit Mehrotra - Deutsche Bank

Ken Hoexter - Bank of America

Scott Group - Wolfe Research

Tom Wadewitz - UBS

Brian Ossenbeck - JPMorgan

Justin Long - Stephens Inc

Jonathan Chappell - Evercore ISI

Allison Poliniak - Wells Fargo

Brandon Oglenski - Barclays

Jordan Alliger - Goldman Sachs

Jason Seidl - TD Cowen

Ravi Shanker - Morgan Stanley

Bascome Majors - Susquehanna International Group

Ben Nolan - Stifel

David Vernon - Bernstein

Operator

Greetings. Welcome to the Norfolk Southern Corporation's Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

It's now my pleasure to introduce Luke Nichols, Senior Director of Investor Relations. Thank you, Mr. Nichols. You may now begin.

Luke Nichols

Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Please note that during today's call, we will make certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or future performance of Norfolk Southern Corporation, which are subject to risks and uncertainties and may differ materially from actual results.

Please refer to our annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC for a full discussion of those risks and uncertainties we view as most important. Our presentation slides are available at nscorp.com in the Investors section, along with a reconciliation of any non-GAAP measures used today to the comparable GAAP measures.

Turning to Slide 3; it's now my distinct honour to introduce Norfolk Southern's President and Chief Executive Officer, Alan Shaw.

Alan Shaw

Good morning, and welcome to our discussion of third quarter earnings. Here with me are Mark George, our Chief Financial Officer; Paul Duncan, our Chief Operating Officer; and Ed Elkins, our Chief Marketing Officer.

I want to begin by thanking my Norfolk Southern colleagues for working safely, serving our customers, and driving our strategic plan forward. When we charted a new course in the industry, we understood unlocking the full potential of our powerful franchise would require an enhanced focus on resilience and operational excellence across every aspect of our business.