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Floods disrupt Memphis rail service from Chicago, East Coast

(The following story by Wayne Risher appeared on the Memphis Commercial-Appeal website on May 8, 2010.) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — High water and flood damage slowed rail service into Memphis from Chicago and the East Coast this week. Flooding west of Nashville heavily damaged...

CSX Nashville-Memphis line flooded out for weeks

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 7, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last weekend killer storms that flooded out Nashville and other parts of Tennessee and killed at least 30 people in several states will also keep a CSX...

Memphis rail link to Nashville closed due to flooding

(The following appeared on the Tennessean website on May 7, 2010.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The main railroad between Memphis and Nashville has been knocked out of service, as the flood damaged five bridges along the route. The Memphis line has been shut down since Sunday,...

CSX GenSet locomotive featured at National Train Day

(CSX issued the following on May 6, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of CSX Transportation’s GenSet locomotives will be on display Saturday at Washington’s Union Station, part of the third annual National Train Day event to celebrate the 141st anniversary of...

One month later, CSX cleanup continues in Baltimore

(The following story by Arthur Hirsch appeared on The Baltimore Sun website on April 30, 2010.) BALTIMORE, Md. — A month after eight freight cars slipped off the tracks in Patapsco Valley State Park, the rail company says it is about to clean up the last of the...