Norfolk Southern Corporation

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Norfolk Southern third quarter 2025 earnings conference call. At this time, all participant lines are in the listen-only mode. Following the presentation, we will conduct a question and answer session. And if at any time during this call you require immediate assistance, please press star zero for the operator. And I would like to turn the conference over to Luke Nichols, Senior Director, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Good afternoon, 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 NorfolkSouthern.com in the investor section, along with a 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 three, I'll now turn the call over to Norfolk Southern's President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark George.

Hey, good afternoon, and thank you for joining us. With me today are John Orr, our Chief Operating Officer, Ed Elkins, our Chief Commercial Officer, and Jason Zampi, our Chief Financial Officer. We delivered another quarter that demonstrates the team's ability to deliver a quality railroad. Throughout the year, we have highlighted our continued commitment to focus on what we can control, running a safe, efficient network, improving processes, delivering solutions for our customers' most pressing needs, and supporting our people. That remains the approach today of our 20,000 thoroughbreds who deserve thanks and credit for our performance. On safety, our trained accident and employee injury rates continue to improve. That's the result of disciplined execution and continued emphasis on training. Safety is a core value, and we will never compromise on it. On service, our network is running well. Terminal dwell and car velocity remain stable, and we once again saw fuel efficiency gains, attaining a new quarterly record. These improvements are integral to delivering reliable, high-quality service for our customers, and they position us to sustain performance over the long term. Safety and service together form the foundation of our ability to serve customers at the highest level. And what truly powers this progress is our people. Across the railroad, the Thoroughbred team shows up every day with focus and determination. We are committed to building the next generation of railroaders because careers in rail continue to be among the best in the country. As we noted at recent conferences, the third quarter volume surges forecasted by partners didn't materialize as expected. and the truck market remains oversupplied. Ed will detail this. So while revenues were short of where we expected, the continued success on productivity was evident in the quarter. We also had a large land sale at the end of the quarter that helped neutralize other adverse impacts that Jason will cover. While not big in Q3, we started to see some of the revenue erosion from competitor reactions to the merger announcements. We expect the impact to grow in the fourth quarter and continue to be a challenge over the near and medium term. As we make progress toward getting approval for the proposed merger with Union Pacific, our focus remains squarely on ensuring momentum on safety and service while executing on our strategy and delivering for our customers. We've got a lot to be optimistic about. We're on a good path and we're doing what we can on the controllable side to prepare for growth. I'm proud of the progress we've made, and I'm even more excited about what's ahead. With that, I'll turn it over to John and the rest of our leadership team to walk through the quarter in more detail. John?