ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $759 million.

On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of $3.37. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions and non-recurring costs, came to $3.62 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.48 per share.

The railroad posted revenue of $3.53 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.46 billion.

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