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27 CSX employees to be furloughed

(The following story by Sean Bailey appeared on the Times Tribune website on May 20, 2009.) CORBIN, Ky. — Twenty-seven employees of the CSX locomotive shop in Corbin learned Monday they would be furloughed for an indefinite amount of time. CSX spokesperson Garrick...

CSX questions addition to asbestos form

(The following story by Steve Korris appeared on the West Virginia Record website on May 12, 2009.) WHEELING, W.Va. — Someone added six words to a questionnaire that former CSX Transportation employee Earl Baylor filled out for asbestos lawyers in Pittsburgh, and...

Big rig kills railroad worker in Pa.

(The following appeared on the Trentonian website on May 12, 2009.) MIDDLETOWN TWP., Pa. — A tractor-trailer driven by a 56-year-old New Jersey man yesterday struck and killed a railroad worker who was rewiring a flashing railroad crossing light at the tracks on Big...

Family says worker died at CSX rail yard

(The following story by Bob Gardinier appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on May 11, 2009.) BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Officials are investigating a fatal accident Sunday in the CSX rail yard. A worker there identified by family members as Jerod Boehlke died after he was...

CSX Transportation supports wind power industry

(CSX Transportation issued the following on May 7, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation (CSXT) representatives are attending WINDPOWER 2009 Conference and Exhibition, the world’s largest annual wind conference and exhibition, to reinforce the company’s...

Radiologist doesn’t recall key X-ray, CSX claims

(The following story by Steve Korris appeared on the West Virginia Record website on May 6, 2009.) WHEELING, W.Va. — Radiologist Ray Harron doesn’t remember the X-ray at the heart of CSX Transportation’s fraud conspiracy suit against him and Pittsburgh...

CSX Corporation declares quarterly dividend

(CSX issued the following on May 6, 2009.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Board of Directors of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today approved a $0.22 per share quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2009, to shareholders of...

U.S. worker productivity likely increased in first quarter

(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Bob Willis on May 7, 2009.) NEW YORK — U.S. worker productivity probably rose in the first quarter as the worst recession in at least half a century prompted companies to squeeze more out of remaining staff, economists...