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CSX Charity Train Ride Raises More Than $320K

(The following story appeared on the Jacksonville First Coast News website on June 15, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — More than $320,000 was raised during the 8th annual CSX Charity Train Ride. The money raised will benefit seven charities. The train ride began by...

Communities along CSX line look for ways to restore service

(The following story by Ben Zion Hershberg appeared on the Courier Journal website on June 15, 2010.) A decision last month by CSX Transportation to stop operating trains from Bedford to New Albany has drawn mixed reviews, with some residents who live near the line...

$5 million stimulus to fund port project

(The following story by Larry Rulison appeared on the Time Union website on June 15, 2010.) ALBANY — Local elected officials were at a bustling Port of Albany Monday morning to announce that they had secured $5 million in federal stimulus funding to pay for the...

Worcester councilman says CSX listens to neighbors

(The following story by Steven H. Foskett Jr. appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on June 10, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — City Councilor Philip P. Palmieri, who has raised concerns during the city and state’s talks with CSX over the company’s desire to...

CSX freight train derails in Smithsburg, Md.

(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 8, 2010.) SMITHSBURG, Md. ― An emergency services official in Smithsburg says a CSX freight train has derailed in the middle of the western Maryland town. Smithsburg Emergency Medical Services Deputy Chief James...

Last CSX ticket agent retires at Brunswick MARC station

(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on June 9, 2010.) BRUNSWICK, Md. — MARC passengers at this historic station in Western Maryland can still get tickets there, but as of today they’ll have to buy them from a machine,...

Worcester-to-Ayer rail a slow train comin’

(The following story by Priyanka Dayal appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on June 8, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — The MBTA board has approved a deal that allows the state to purchase a section of railroad track to expand commuter rail service from Worcester...

Editorial: Group effort gets CSX plans on right track

(The following editorial appeared on the St. Petersburg Times website on June 6, 2010.) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It turns out that you can fight CSX railroad — with a little help from your friends. CSX, which owns tracks crisscrossing Pinellas County, has a reputation...