May 22, 2023 | 2-man Crews, CSX, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Reuters, May 17, 2023) CSX CEO Hinrichs said the railroad industry does not want two-person crews written into rail safety legislation because technology could evolve to improve safety to the point where one person would be equally safe. Full story:...
May 12, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Television station WREG, May 11, 2023) MASON, Tenn. — A CSX train derailed near the intersection of Liles Road and Old L&N Road in Mason, Tennessee on Thursday. According to Tipton County Sheriff’s Department, around 4:20 a.m., a CSX train derailed while...
May 5, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Lawsuit, NS
(Source: Reuters, May 4, 2023) Norfolk Southern Railway Co and another freight carrier that were sued by CSX Transportation Inc over its push for access to a key East Coast marine terminal have asked a U.S. court to award them legal fees for defeating their...
April 28, 2023 | BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, KCS, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Press release from the National Counsel for Occupational Safety and Health, April 26, 2023) The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) announced today the “Dirty Dozen” list of employers who put workers and communities at risk due...
April 24, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Associated Press, April 20, 2023) CSX hauled in 15% more profit in the first quarter as the railroad’s higher rates and fuel surcharges offset its higher costs. The railroad said on April 20 that it earned $987 million. That’s up from $859 million a year ago....
April 6, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Greenville News, April 1, 2023) According to a call to police from a CSX conductor, a suspect described as an “armed gunman” was seen standing on the tracks near the train. It appears to the caller that this was an attempt to get the train to stop and...
April 5, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, SMART-TD
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 3, 2023) CSX Transportation has reached a tentative agreement with the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division B&O union to provide trainmen and conductors with paid sick leave benefits. Pending...
March 28, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave
(Source: Railway Age, March 23, 2023) CSX on March 22 reported reaching an agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) for paid sick leave. According to CSX, this is the seventh agreement between the Class I and rail unions in recent...
March 10, 2023 | Contract Agreement, CSX, News, NS, Short Line
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 10 — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) employed by the Springfield Terminal Railway Company (ST) (an affiliate of Pan Am Railways) today ratified a New York Dock Implementing Agreement with the ST and...
March 9, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, March 9, 2023) SANDSTONE, W.Va. — An empty coal train hit a rockslide along tracks in West Virginia on Wednesday morning, causing a fiery derailment that injured three crewmembers, CSX Transportation said in a statement. Full story: National...
