May 13, 2024 | BNSF, CSX, News, Railroad Safety, UP
As publicly traded railroad corporations held their annual meetings this week, the BLET criticized railroad management for opposing safety reforms that would improve railroad operations for both workers and the communities that the railroads serve. “This week, CSX,...
May 10, 2024 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board, May 8, 2024) On April 15, 2024, about 1:20 p.m. local time, northbound CSX Transportation (CSX) intermodal train I03215 collided head on with stationary, loaded rock train CSX L74314 on the Jesup Subdivision Main Track 2...
May 2, 2024 | CSX, GCA Elections, News
General Chairman Chris R. Hyde was reelected at the quadrennial meeting of the CSXT Eastern Lines General Committee of Adjustment, which was held via Zoom on April 21, 2024. Brother Hyde began serving as General Chairman on January 1, 2023, following the election of...
April 19, 2024 | CSX, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Associated Press, April 17, 2024) CSX dealt with weather challenges and the closure of the Baltimore port as the railroad saw its first-quarter profit slip 10%, but it still managed to keep most of its customers happy with reliable service. The railroad said...
April 2, 2024 | CSX, Headlines, Ports
(Source: CNBC, April 1, 2024) CSX is starting a new dedicated freight rail service between Baltimore and New York for its clients on Tuesday to help mitigate the trade disruption as a result of the closure of the Port of Baltimore after the cargo vessel Dali collided...
March 28, 2024 | CSX, Headlines, NS, Ports
(Source: Supply Chain Dive, March 27, 2024) When the collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge disrupted operations at the Port of Baltimore on Tuesday, major railroad carriers kept freight flowing despite the inevitable risk of delays. CSX and Norfolk Southern are...
March 27, 2024 | CSX, Headlines, NS, Ports, Shippers
(Source: International Railway Journal, March 26, 2024) Class I railroads CSX and Norfolk Southern (NS) say that their customers should expect delays with some shipments following the tragic collapse of the I-695 Francis Scott Key Bridge, which spans the Patapsco...
March 12, 2024 | Contract Agreement, CSX, News, Short Line
On March 7, BLET members ratified a new contract with the Berkshire & Eastern Railroad (B&E). The agreement governs rates of pay, benefits and work rules for 32 members. It was ratified by a vote of 26 in favor, one against. Some of the contractual...
February 15, 2024 | CSX, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Freight Waves, February 14, 2024) An investigation is underway after a CSX worker was killed on the job Tuesday in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. on CSX’s Northend Subdivision, according to the Roanoke Rapids Police...
February 15, 2024 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines, NS, STB
(Source: Trains.com, February 13, 2024) In the latest step in its ongoing investigation into on-time performance for Amtrak’s Sunset Limited, the Surface Transportation Board has asked the passenger operator and the train’s host railroads to answer a series of...
