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Toxic gas traveling circuitous rail route

(The following story by Spencer Hunt appeared on the Columbus Dispatch website on March 8, 2009.) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Deadly chlorine destined for northern Ohio, Michigan and Iowa routinely is sent through Cincinnati and Columbus so a railroad company can maximize...

CSX says $11 million shareholder settlement approved

(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 8, 2009.) NEW YORK — CSX Corp. said a New York Federal Court has approved a settlement in which the railroad operator will be paid $11 million by two activist shareholder hedge funds over alleged securities law...

CSX engineer sues police over breath test

(The following story by Rusty Marks appeared on the West Virginia Gazette website on March 9, 2009.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A railroad engineer forced to take a breath test for alcohol after a fatal train accident in Montgomery is suing Montgomery police and the Kanawha...

CSX train derails in Mount Holly

(The following story by Diane Turbyfill appeared on the Gaston Gazette website on March 3, 2009.) MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — Nineteen coal cars jumped off track Tuesday morning in Mount Holly. The derailment happened at 10:15 a.m. causing little fanfare, according to Public...

CSX closes Framingham Southside rail yard

(The following story by Dan McDonald appeared on The MetroWest Daily News website on March 2, 2009.) FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — CSX Corp has shut one of its rail yards in town, ceasing operations at its southernmost train port, which had acted as a hub of car freight for...

2 charged with stealing CSX train

(The following appeared at www.news4jax.com on February 26, 2009.) MIAMI, Fla. — Miami-Dade detectives arrested two men who they said stole a CSX locomotive on Monday morning. The investigation began when a CSX security officer reported the locomotive stolen from a...

Locomotive thieves sought

(The Sun Sentinel posted the following article on its website on February 24.) MIAMI — Authorities are asking for the public’s help to find those who stole a CSX 120-ton locomotive over the weekend, a CSX Railroad spokesman said Tuesday. The diesel locomotive...

The Wild West in South Florida: Freight train stolen

(The South Florida Sun-Sentinel posted the following article on its website on February 24.) MIAMI-DADE COUNTY — Authorities in Miami-Dade don’t yet know who took a 120-ton freight train for a weekend joy ride, CBS 4 is reporting. The CSX diesel locomotive...

Thief steals CSX locomotive from siding

(The following article was posted on the CBS4 website on February 24.) HOMESTEAD, Fla. — You lock a car, but you don’t lock a locomotive. After all, where can you take it? Sounds logical, but logic didn’t stop a thief from stealing a CSX Locomotive sometime...

New Orleans rail returns

(The following article by John D. Boyd was posted on the Traffic World website on February 23.) WASHINGTON — Union Pacific Railroad and CSX Transportation resumed their train movements through New Orleans, which had been disrupted for weeks after a CSX bridge...