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CSX considers closing Fostoria switching tower

(Source: Toledo Blade, February 2, 2015) FOSTORIA, Ohio — A vestige of railroading history at this hub of railroad activity may soon come to an end. CSX Transportation, which operates what once were the Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio rail lines...

Two locomotives derail in CSX’s Selkirk rail yard

(Source: Albany Times Union, January 21, 2015) BETHLEHEM, N.Y. — Two locomotives were derailed Wednesday night after sideswiping one another in CSX Transportation’s Selkirk yard, said CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle. Full story: Albany Times...

CSX layoffs to follow management buyouts

(Source: Florida Times-Union, January 14, 2015) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. will have to lay off workers to meet its goal of eliminating 300 management jobs, CEO Michael J. Ward said in a phone interview on Wednesday. Fewer than 100 people will be laid off, he...

Man sets fire to CSX locomotive

(Source: Herald-Dispatch, December 23, 2014) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A man was charged with second-degree arson Monday afternoon in connection to a fire that damaged a parked CSX locomotive, according to Huntington Fire Marshal Steve Ellis. Full story:...