The costs related to the East Palestine derailment continue to grow to reach $966 million for Norfolk Southern, but the railroad's service is improving and its insurance companies have started to pay their share of the cost of the crash in eastern Ohio early this year.
continue to grow to reach $966 million for Norfolk Southern, but the railroad's service is improving and its insurance companies have started to pay their share of the cost of the crash in eastern Ohio early this year.
The Atlanta based railroad said this year's third-quarter profit of $478 million, or $2.10 per share, was half of last year's $958 million, or $4.10 per share. The results were hurt by the derailment costs, a drop in its fuel surcharge revenue and flat volume.from the February derailment continues, the railroad collected its first $25 million payment from its insurers.
But the average speed of Norfolk Southern's trains increased during the quarter to 20.5 mph. That's higher than last year's 19.1 mph average and also up from this year's low point of 18.7 mph in the second quarter when one of its main tracks was still closed because of the derailment for most of the period. The average amount of time the railroad's trains spend inside its railyards also decreased to 23.2 hours from last year's 25.9 hours and 28.
The railroad's revenue declined 11% to $2.97 billion. That's just ahead of the $2.94 billion that Wall Street predicted. Norfolk Southern now expects revenue to be down about 4% this year after fuel surchage revenue fell $254 million in the third quarterCopyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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