The company said the Eastern Ohio derailment incident (the Incident) resulted in $1.1 billion of expenses, mainly for environmental cleanup and remediation at and around the site, related legal proceedings, and other Incident-related costs, in February 2023. The amount includes $101 million recovered from insurance claims.

1. 01

   The company said the Eastern Ohio derailment incident (the Incident) resulted in $1.1 billion of expenses, mainly for environmental cleanup and remediation at and around the site, related legal proceedings, and other Incident-related costs, in February 2023. The amount includes $101 million recovered from insurance claims.

2. 02

   The company said railway operating revenues declined 5% in 2023 from the prior year, a decrease of $589 million, and cited lower average revenue per unit and lower volume as the factors. Its railway operating ratio was 76.5%.

3. 03

   The company issued $600 million (5.05% senior notes due 2030) and $1.0 billion (5.35% senior notes due 2054) in August 2023, and $400 million (5.55% senior notes due 2034) and $600 million (5.95% senior notes due 2064) in November. Its debt-to-total capitalization ratio was 57.3% on December 31, 2023 and 54.4% on December 31, 2022.

4. 04

   The company said its 2023 share repurchases totaled $622 million, which retired 2.8 million shares, and that $6.9 billion remained authorized for repurchase by its Board of Directors as of December 31, 2023. It also said the total purchase price for the approximately 337-mile railway line acquisition is about $1.7 billion, and the transaction is scheduled to close on March 15, 2024.

Key figures

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Revenue

$12.2B

Operating income

$2.9B

Net income

$1.8B

EPS

$8.02

Operating cash flow

$3.2B

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