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Worcester puts CSX zoning petitions on hold

(The following story by Nick Kotsopoulos appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on Weptember 22, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — Action on proposed zoning changes, a road closing and modifications to street layouts needed for CSX Corp.’s plan to expand its freight...

Senator warns CSX to fix Ohio’s crumbling RR bridges

(The following story by Richard Payerchin appeared on the Morning Journal website on September 21, 2010.) LORAIN, Ohio — CSX Corp. needs to clean up its act when it comes to crumbling railroad bridges, Sen. Sherrod Brown said. Citing debris falling from Lorain’s 28th...

New CSX terminal in Ohio to bypass Chicago

(The following story by Bill Mongelluzzo appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A key component of CSX Transportation’s northern tier strategy will come into play in early 2011 with the opening of the Northwest...

Va. town receives rail hazmat information

(The following story by Kelly Hannon appeared at Fredericksburg.com on September 17, 2010.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — If a hazardous material incident ever unfolds in a CSX Corp. rail yard in Fredericksburg, directions to residents on where to go and what to do would vary...

CSX blames maintenance crews for falling railroad spikes

(The following story by Barry M. Horstman appeared on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on September 15, 2010.) CINCINNATI – CSX Transportation officials said Wednesday they hope that “better housekeeping” by their railroad maintenance crews will...

CSXT, Florida utility co-op settle rate case

(The following story appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on September 15, 2010.) Florida – CSX Transportation announced yesterday that it has settled a rate case with Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc., which filed a motion with the Surface...

Railroad asked to repair bridge in Martinsburg

(The following story by Matthew Umstead appeared on The Herald-Mail website on September 12, 2010.) Martinsburg, W.Va. — Citing a 1921 agreement, city leaders in Martinsburg have asked CSX Transportation to help make repairs to deteriorating walls and abutments around...

Commercial rail summit converges on Charleston

(The following story by Daniel Brock appeared on the Charleston Business Journal website on September 10, 2010.) Charleston, SC — State officials never intended for a summit on commercial rail to end the discussion on the increasingly contentious issue. But the...

S.C. lawmakers wrestle with rail access to new port

(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 9, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers began wrestling Thursday with providing rail access to a new $525 million port terminal as the state works to regain its competitive position among other...