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CSXT, chemical shipper complete track upgrades

(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on November 5, 2009.) Earlier this week, CSX Transportation and INVISTA marked the completion of expanded track and other infrastructure improvements at the chemical manufacturer’s Spartanburg, S.C.,...

Fire chief describes CSX diesel spill

(The following story by Dan Sokil appeared on the website on The Reporter November 5, 2009.) LANSDALE, Pa. — The circumstances around a diesel fuel spill by railway giant CSX last month, and Lansdale Borough’s detailed and comprehensive response to the spill,...

UP, CSXT introduce joint ‘RailChem Connect’ service

(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on October 28, 2009.) A day after Union Pacific Railroad announced it launched an expedited chemical service with Norfolk Southern Railway, the Class I said it formed a new expedited chemical service with...

BLET locomotive engineer thankful no one hurt in CSX accident

(The following story by Chloe Morrison appeared on The Daily Times website on October 29, 2009. Brother W.S. Murphy is a member of BLET Division 782 in Etowah, Tenn.) ETOWAH, Tenn. — CSX train engineer W. Scott Murphy said he was shaken and scared after the train he...

Diesel stockpiles could derail crude’s rally

(The following story by of the Financial Times appeared at ninemsn.com.au on October 19, 2009.) NEW YORK — For many months, crude has fluctuated between $65 and $75 a barrel even as other risky assets, from stocks to gold, have taken off. But last week oil broke free,...

Patriot Transportation emerges from Wall Street shadows

(The following story by Mark Basch appearec on the Florida Timrs-Union website on October 19, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For most of the past two decades since it was spun off from Florida Rock Industries Inc., Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. has lived in the...

Firefighter’s lawsuit related to CSX derailment in Ohio

(The following story by Tracey Read appeared on the News-Herald website on October 15, 2009.) CLEVELAND — A Concord Township firefighter is the latest person to sue CSX Corp. in connection with a Painesville train derailment. Firefighter Robert Bambrick filed a...