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CSX work crew complains of breathing problems

Hazmat crews near Annapolis, Md., were inspecting a CSX freight train stopped in Jessup this afternoon after railway work crews complained of feeling sick. Battalion Chief Michael Cox, Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman, said the CSX train was northbound...

CSX chugs along, but its stock needs a push

(The following report by Kelly Evans appeared on the Wall Street Journal website on October 12, 2010.) NEW YORK — Warren Buffett called his railroad purchase last year an “all-in wager on the economic future of the United States.” He probably should have...

CSX puts new face on S. Baltimore park

(The following story by Childs Walker appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on October 9, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — As she looked at the freshly painted benches and leafy new trees, Betty Bland-Thomas said she felt a little more alive. “People need space,”...

CSX touts plans for NY-Midwest rail route

(The following story by Joseph Bonney appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on October 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation and New York-New Jersey port officials say the opening of a section of track to trains carrying double-stacked, high-cube...

Cleanup Starting in Logan County Derailment

(The following story appeared on the MetroNews website on October 8, 2010.) CHAPMANVILLE, W.V. — A train which derailed in Logan County Friday morning had only left its loading point a few minutes before the accident. A CSX spokesman says the train originated in...

Emergency vehicles can use CSX bridge during project

(The following story by Kim Ring appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on October 7, 2010.) Buses also OK on Route 148, residents told BROOKFIELD, Mass. — The raising of a railroad bridge on Route 148 won’t prevent emergency vehicles or school buses from...

New Albany, CSX reach agreement over major Grant Line project

(The following story by Daniel Suddeath appeared on The Evening News and Tribune website on October 6, 2010.) Construction to include new lanes, addition of sidewalks NEW ALBANY — It won’t include an overpass, but New Albany is aspiring to begin improving a portion of...

Man struck by train in Prince George’s

(The following story by Debbi Wilgoren appeared on The Washington Post website on October 6, 2010.) GEORGE’S COUNTY, Maryland — An unidentified man was struck by a freight train in Prince George’s County before dawn Wednesday, police said, and is hospitalized with...

CSX CEO: Rail is ready for more

(The following story by Kevin Turner appeared on The Florida Times-Union website on October 6, 2010.) Michael Ward says by train now most efficient way to move freight. JACKSONVILLE, Flor. — Above one of the doors at the CSX headquarters building is a likeness of a...