...A. Our merchandise business remained steady, and our coal shipments were very strong. B. Our domestic intermodal volumes are growing well compared to last year, while our international intermodal business though down year-over-year has stabilized. C. First, we moved over 1.5 million carloads this quarter, which was down just slightly from a year ago with flat year-over-year performance in merchandise and 9% growth in coal. D. Our operating ratio ticked up in the low 60s and as we face challenges that we have been talking about all year, with lower fuel recovery, reduced intermodal storage revenue, lower export coal prices and higher cost of inflation, most notably with our labor contract. E. As in previous quarters, our margin does include the impact of the quality carriers trucking business. F. Second, we generated $3.6 billion in revenue, which was 8% lower than the previous year. G. Last year, we benefited from high diesel prices and record export coal benchmarks that were both much...
