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CSX project to replace miles of ties in Michigan

(The following story by Scott Davis appeared on the Lansing State Journal website on July 24, 2010.) LANSING, Mich. — More than a century ago, gangs of burly men would lay railroad ties at a snail’s pace, driving them in with sledgehammers. Today, the work...

Saginaw Railway Museum to keep access to main line

(The following story by Lindsay Knake appeared on The Saginaw News website on July 20, 2010.) SAGINAW, Mich. — The Saginaw Railway Museum is no longer in danger of being landlocked. CSX Transportation came to an agreement with Saginaw Bay Southern Railway to leave in...

Va. woman sues CSX for husband’s lung cancer, death

(The following story by Kyla Asbury appeared on the West Virginia Record website on July 20, 2010.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Virginia woman is suing CSX Transportation after her late husband developed lung cancer. Eugene Floyd was employed by CSX Transportation from 1967...

What’s at stake in North Charleston rail debate

(The following story by Daniel Brock appeared on the Charleston Regional Business Journal website on July 19, 2010.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — On a warm evening in early July, North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey grabbed a microphone and laid out a plan to save his city....

CSX sees economic recovery in a few years

(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Samantha Bomkamp on July 17, 2010.) NEW YORK — The top executive at CSX Corp., the nation’s third largest railroad, on Tuesday predicted it could take another year or two for shipping volume to recover to...

CSX sees further gains from economic recovery

(Reuters circulated the following on July 13, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Railroad company CSX Corp (CSX.N) expects to build on its better-than-expected second-quarter profit with good gains in the current quarter, as the economic recovery gains momentum, company...

CSX announces second quarter 2010 earnings

(CSX issued the following on July 12, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today announced second quarter earnings from continuing operations of $414 million, or $1.07 per share, versus $282 million, or $0.71 per share, in the same period last year. This...

CSX profit rises 36 percent to $414 million

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on July 13, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Major eastern-U.S. railroad CSX posted a $414 million profit in the second quarter. That was up 36 percent from the 2009 period, while its $2.663...