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New life pumped into CSX proposal

(The following story by Rick Rousos appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on June 29, 2009.) LAKELAND, Fla. — To anybody who thought the deal for Orlando-area commuter rail had been permanently derailed: Think again. The proposed agreement for the state to buy 61...

CSX Transportation brings cleaner air to city of New York

(CSX issued the following on June 29, 2009.) NEW YORK — CSX Transportation (CSXT) today unveiled four ultra-low emission GenSet locomotives to operate full-time at its Oak Point Yard in Bronx, New York, just hours after becoming the first major transportation provider...

CSX train derails in Rocky Face, Ga.

(The following story by Misty Watson appeared on the Daily Citizen website on June 29, 2009.) DALTON, Ga. — No one was injured when 10 to 15 train cars overturned Sunday evening on the CSX tracks near Old Chattanooga Road in Rocky Face, officials said. The cars that...

CSX proxy fight remains in the news

(The following story by Mark Basch appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on June 29, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp.’s proxy fight with two hedge funds ended in September with four nominees from The Children’s Investment Fund Management LLP and 3G Capital...

No hazmat hauling increase on rails, CSX CEO says

(The following story by Joseph Deinlein appeared on the York Daily Record website on June 25, 2009.) YORK, Pa. — In a response to a letter from U.S. Sens. Arlen Specter and Bob Casey and Congressman Todd Platts, the CEO of CSX Transportation said work being done on a...

GM owes a combined $17 million to UP, CSX

(The following story by Chris Isidore appeared at CNN.com on June 21, 2009.) NEW YORK — General Motors owes hundreds of millions of dollars to major suppliers who have never made an auto part, rubber tire or sheet of steel — and they’re not likely to get...

Pa. lawmakers press CSX about hazardous materials

(The following story by Joe Deinlein appeared on the York Daily Record website on June 19, 2009.) YORK, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators and Congressman Todd Platts have sent a letter to the chief executive officer of a train company that some suspect...