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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...

CSX would allow double-stack trains through Mid-Atlantic

(The following story by Jean Tarbett Hardiman appeared on The Herald-Dispatch website on November 14, 2009.) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As Prichard and southwestern West Virginia get ready Norfolk Southern Corp.’s double-stacked trains to move through, the eastern part...

CSX derailment near Richmond, Va. blocks Amtrak

(The following report by Peter Bacqué appeared on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on November 13, 2009.) RICHMOND, Va. — A CSX freight train derailment in Henrico County yesterday blocked Amtrak service but caused no injuries or other hazards. According to...

CSXT continues to invest in new technologies, reduce emissions

(CSX issued the following on November 9, 2009.) CHICAGO — CSX Transportation (CSXT) continues to invest in technology to make its fleet of more than 4,000 locomotives as efficient as possible. Efficient locomotives, pulling an average of 7 million carloads of freight...

CSX Executive VP & CFO Oscar Munoz sells 75,000 shares

(The following appeared at GuruFocus.com on November 10, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Executive VP & CFO of CSX Corp. (CSX) Oscar Munoz sells 75,000 shares of CSX on 11/06/2009 at an average price of $48.01 a share. CSX Corporation’s unique combination of...

Opinion: Anti-union rant clouds SunRail facts

(The following column by Mike Williams appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on November 8, 2009. Mr. Williams is president of the Florida AFL-CIO.) ORLANDO, Fla. — On Nov. 1 in his My Word column, Mark P. Wylie quoted Orlando Sentinel reporter Dan Tracy’s...