Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 22, 2024 8:45 AM ET
Company Participants
Luke Nichols - Senior Director of IR
Mark George - President and CEO
John Orr - COO
Ed Elkins - Chief Marketing Officer
Jason Zampi - CFO
Conference Call Participants
Chris Wetherbee - Citigroup
Brian Ossenbeck - JPMorgan
Ken Hoexter - Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Scott Group - Wolfe Research
Tom Wadewitz - UBS
Brandon Oglenski - Barclays
Jonathan Chappell - Evercore ISI
Jeff Kauffman - Vertical Research
Jordan Alliger - Goldman Sachs
Ravi Shanker - Morgan Stanley
David Vernon - Bernstein
Ben Nolan - Stifel
Operator
Good morning. Ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Norfolk Southern Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
I would now like to turn the conference over to Luke Nichols. Please go ahead.
Luke Nichols
Good morning, everyone. Please note that during today's call, we'll 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 disclosure of those risks and uncertainties we view as most important.
Our presentation slides are available at norfolksouthern.com in the investor section, along with our reconciliation of any non-GAAP measures used today to the comparable GAAP measures, including adjusted or non-GAAP operating ratio. Please note that all references to our prospective operating ratio during today's call are being provided on an adjusted basis.
Turning to Slide 3, it's now my pleasure to introduce Norfolk Southern's President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark George.
Mark George
Good morning, everyone, and thanks for joining us. Here with me today are John Orr, our Chief Operating Officer, Ed Elkins, our Chief Marketing Officer, and Jason Zampi, our recently appointed Chief Financial Officer. I've had the privilege of working closely with Jason during my five-year tenure at Norfolk Southern, and he brings incredible talent, experience, and leadership to our executive team.
Over the last few weeks, it's been energizing to connect with labor leaders, regulators, customers, and my fellow railroaders across the Norfolk Southern network. We have a strong franchise with diversified markets, high-quality customers and partners, as well as skilled employees who are committed to successfully executing on our strategy and delivering for our shareholders, customers, colleagues, and communities.