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Wisconsin land owner injured in ground collapse sues CSX

(The following story by Kelly Holleran appeared on the Madison/St. Clair Record website on November 20, 2009.) MADISON, Wisc. — A Troy man claims the ground collapsed beneath him into a sinkhole due to defective drainage a railroad company installed on his land. Denis...

Rail grinding stirs some confusion

(The following story by Christopher Behnan appeared on the Daily Press & Argus website on November 20, 2009.) LIVINGSTON, Mich. — Images of a moving train fully engulfed in flames from the 2005 remake of “War of the Worlds” may have been conjured in...

CSX introduces ultra-low emission locomotives in Indiana

(CSX issued the following on November 19, 2009.) AVON, Ind. — CSX Transportation (CSXT) today unveiled two ultra low-emission GenSet locomotives, which will operate full-time at its Avon Yard in the Town of Avon, outside of Indianapolis. CSXT is the first railroad in...

Opinion: New locomotives are green machines

(The following story by Bruce C. Smith appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on November 20, 2009.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The two newest movers and shakers in fast-growing Avon weigh in at more than 13 tons each. And they’re green. Railroad company CSX...

Judge: CSX not negligent in Ohio derailment

(The following story by Tracey Read appeared on the News- Herald website on November 19, 2009.) PAINESVILLE, Ohio — A federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit on behalf of more than 200 people who were displaced from their homes and businesses when a train...

‘Elves’ gather to pack goodies for CSX Santa Train

(The following story by John Osborne appeared on the Times-News website on November 18, 2009.) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Hundreds of volunteer “elves” converged at Food City on North Eastman Road on Wednesday, transforming both sides of the store’s front entry area into a...

CSX raises Philadelphia bridge clearances

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on November 17, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pennsylvania’s governor joined with Philadelphia’s mayor and the chairman, president and CEO of eastern-U.S. rail giant CSX Transportation to...

Baltimore, CSX finalize agreement on bridges

(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on November 16, 2009.) BALTIMORE — The Dixon administration is expected to bring two contracts before the Board of Estimates Wednesday cementing its 2-year-old accord with CSX under which...

Philadelphia-area CSX work to add jobs

(The following story by St. John Barned-Smith appeared on the Philadelphia Daily News website on November 17, 2009.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A series of railroad-track improvements will create more than a thousand jobs in the Philadelphia region, Gov. Rendell, Mayor...