July 20, 2011 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, July 19, 2011) NEW YORK — The Associated Press reports that CSX’s second-quarter earnings rose 22 percent as the railroad made up for slow volume growth by charging its customers higher prices. Full story: Associated...
July 18, 2011 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Journal of Commerce, July 15, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation has begun transporting coal for a new shipper: Corsa Coal out of Somerset, Pa. Additionally, the railroad announced last week it is buying more railcars to haul more export coal. Full...
July 18, 2011 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Baltimore Sun, July 16, 2011) BALTIMORE, Md. — Ten years ago, a CSX train derailed and caught fire in a 100-year-old tunnel in downtown Baltimore. The derailment and fire paralyzed the city and brought freight traffic to a halt along the East Coast. According...
July 14, 2011 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: CSX press release, July 13, 2011) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The CSX Corporation Board of Directors today authorized an increase in 2011 capital investment for certain asset purchases — primarily railcars to meet the growing near- and long-term demand for export...
July 11, 2011 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading magazine, July 11, 2011) In its latest issue, Progressive Railroading magazine explores CSX’s “Grow to 65” initiative, a drive to lower the railroad’s operating ration to the mid-60s level by 2015. According to...
July 11, 2011 | CSX, Headlines, UP
(Source: Bloomberg News, July 9, 2011) NEW YORK — Filling a gap created when flooding interrupted Australian coal supplies, the United States stands to export the highest levels of coal since 1992. It is a boon for railroads such as Union Pacific and CSX...
July 7, 2011 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Syracuse Post Standard, July 7, 2011) DeWITT, N.Y. — Two CSX train workers were injured after they jumped out of a moving locomotive moments before it rear-ended another train in DeWitt, N.Y. Both crew members were taken to local hospitals. The rear-end...
July 5, 2011 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, July 3, 2011) BROOKS, Ky. — CSX is offering a $10,000 reward for information regarding a truck driver who the railroad says damaged its tracks and caused a derailment. Full story: The Republic
July 1, 2011 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: CSX press release, June 30, 2011) SELKIRK, N.Y. — Public and private sector representatives today unveiled the state’s second ultra-low emission GenSet locomotive at an event at CSX Transportation’s Selkirk Yard. Jointly funded by the U.S....
July 1, 2011 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Office of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, June 30, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) applauded the opening of the new CSX Intermodal Terminal in Northwest Ohio. The new facility spans 500 acres in Wood County, and according to CSX, will...
