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Opinion: CSX deal boosts passenger trains

(The following column by Nick Kotsopoulos appeared on the Worcester Telegram & Gazette website on March 7, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — Make no mistake about it, the most important thing about CSX Corp.’s plans to more than double the size of its freight yard on...

Fire reported on tracks at Harpers Ferry, W.Va.

(The following story by Edward Marshall appeared on The Journal website on March 5, 2010.) HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — A MARC service commuter train was rerouted on the Brunswick Line near the train station in Harpers Ferry Thursday night after a fire broke out on a...

In Winter Haven, CSX industrial park moves forward

(The following story by Tom Palmer appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on March 2, 2010.) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Winter Haven Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to revise the city’s growth map to accommodate the planned next phase of the...

CSX also considers interstate alternative

(The following story by James Heffernan appeared on the Northern Virginia Daily website on March 1, 2010.) STRASBURG, Va. — For those who envision rail as a viable solution to getting tractor-trailers off Virginia’s interstates, the light at the end of the...

House gets stuck on CSX railroad tracks

(The following appeared on The Tennessean website on February 26, 2010.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A portion of Stones River Road in La Vergne was shut down early Friday morning after a house became stuck on the CSX railroad tracks. La Rue Moving Company purchased the...

Former CSX workers say asbestos exposure caused lung cancer

(The following story by Shelley Rossetter appeared on the St. Petersburg Times website on February 26, 2010.) TAMPA, Fla. — Four former employees of CSX sued the railroad company Wednesday, alleging exposure to asbestos on the job led to lung cancer. In the lawsuit,...

CSX launches private note exchange offers

(The Associated Press circulated the following on February 22, 2010.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Railroad operator CSX Corp. said Monday it launched private offers to exchange some of its outstanding debt for a combination of new debt and cash. CSX is offering to eligible...

Editorial: Worcester’s ticket to the future

(The following editorial appeared on the Worcester Telegram & Gazette website on February 21, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — When most of us go to a big-box store and buy a big-box item such as a wide-screen TV, we’re thinking about getting it home — not how it got to...

CSX to double size of its freight yard in Worcester, Mass.

(The following story by Nick Kotsopoulos appeared on the Telegram & Gazette website on February 20, 2010.) WORCESTER, Mass. — CSX Corp. plans to more than double the size of its freight yard on Franklin Street and make the city its new freight hub for New...