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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...

Ammonia vapor cloud from CSX car in Waycross contained

(The following story by Teresa Stepzinski appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on July 13, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A loose valve allowed anhydrous ammonia to escape and form a vapor cloud above a tank car parked at CSX Transportation’s Rice Yard in...

CSXT completes annual coal line trackwork

(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 8, 2010.) Earlier this week, CSX Transportation capped off its annual track maintenance work along a key Appalachian coal line used by as many as 50 trains daily. About 1,000 workers completed the...

No pattern seen in Va. CSX accidents

(The following story by Kelly Hannon appeared on the Free Lance-Star website on July 9, 2010.) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Two earlier freight train derailments occurred on the same rail line where three railcars carrying coal overturned in Stafford County on Tuesday, but...

Worcester City Council backs expansion of CSX freight yard

(The following story by Nick Kotsopoulos appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on June 30, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — The City Council has overwhelmingly approved in concept CSX’s plan to expand its freight yard between Shrewsbury and Franklin streets...

CSX service reduction in N.Y. not likely to hurt Alcoa

(The following story by Laura Bomyea appeared on the Watertown Daily News website on June 30, 2010.) MASSENA, N.Y. — Alcoa says it will not likely be hurt by a move by CSX Transportation to reduce daily rail service through the north country, but local officials are...

Tentative OK given to CSX rail yard site in Worcester

(The following story by John Dyer appeared on the Boston Globe website on June 30, 2010.) BOSTON — The City Council approved a proposal Tuesday by railroad giant CSX to move its freight yards from Boston’s Allston section to Worcester, a key part of a $100 million...