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CSX bridge-tunnel projects snare $98M in U.S. funding

(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on February 18, 2010.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Bridge and tunnel projects that will support rail freight transportation between a new terminal in North Baltimore and central Pennsylvania have been chosen to receive $98...

New CSX rail terminal planned for Pittsburgh region

(The following story by Rick Stouffer appeared on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website on February 18, 2010.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A new CSX Corp. rail terminal will be built in the Pittsburgh area as part of the National Corridor project, funded in part by federal...

CSX gets stimulus funds to expand freight capacity

(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Matt Leingang on February 17, 2010.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new round of federal stimulus money will allow trains to carry more cargo from Ohio to the East Coast, helping take commercial truck traffic off highways,...

Winter storms sharply cut coal stockpiles

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 11, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The strong winter storms hitting the country this winter are sharply cutting stockpiles of coal held by electrical utilities, said Matthew K....

CSX declares force majeure on some loads

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on February 10, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week’s severe winter storms prompted CSX Transportation to invoke the force majeure clause, for events outside its control, for service...

CSX derailment cleanup in Pa. near completion

(The following appeared on the Cumberland Times-News website on February 9, 2010.) GLENCOE, Pa. — CSX Transportation rail service is expected to resume sometime this morning following derailment of 113 coal cars early Saturday not far from Meyersdale in Somerset...

CSX train traps 66-year-old Florida woman in her yard

(The following story by Larry Hannan appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on February 5, 2010.) CALLAHAN, Fla. — Aretha Brown is a 66-year old woman with back trouble who has had to crawl between two train cars almost every time she has left her yard this year....