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2 hurt as CSX freight train derails in North Carolina

(The following appeared on the Fayetteville Observer website on August 17.) COUNCIL, N.C. — A CSX Corp. train derailed Saturday morning in Bladen County, sending two railroad employees to the hospital with minor injuries. The 138-car freight train was traveling...

CSX shares climb after analyst upgrades to ‘buy’

(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 14.) NEW YORK — Shares of CSX Corp. rose Thursday after an analyst upgraded the railroad company to “Buy,” saying the stock is attractively priced and is likely to gain on the back of the...

Virginia family files FELA suit in Madison County

(The following story by Steve Gonzalez appeared on the Madison County Record website on August 13.) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The estate of a Charlottesville, Va., man filed a Federal Employers’ Liability Act complaint in Madison County Circuit Court against CSX...

What’s next for CSX project

(The following appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on August 13.) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Central Florida Regional Planning Council has recommended conditions for the CSX rail terminal project that it hopes the city of Winter Haven will adopt. This is what will...

Public hearing on CSX project in Winter Haven, Fla.

(The following story by Tom Palmer appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on August 12.) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The long-debated CSX freight terminal in Winter Haven will face its first local public hearing Wednesay before the Central Florida Regional Planning Council....

Two North Carolina men arrested for stealing railroad tracks

(The following report appeared on The Raleigh Telegram website on August 11.) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, two men were arrested for stealing railroad tracks as a rash of metal thefts continues across the state. Debbie...

Proposed new Cleveland port looks to CSX and NS for service

(The following story by Peter Krouse appeared on the Plain Dealer website on August 5.) CLEVELAND — Meet the new port — not the same as the old port. A conceptual draft for a proposed new Port of Cleveland, to be located at East 55th Street, was revealed today. Gone...

Opinion: Is it full steam ahead for CSX?

(The following appeared at SeekingAlpha.com on August 5.) CSX Corporation (CSX) is still refusing to seat two of four dissident director nominees as it hopes an appeals court decision will disqualify a block of shares voted by activist hedge fund Children’s Investment...

Man attempts suicide on CSX track, police say

(The following story by Craig Myers appeared on the Press-Register website on August 5.) MOBILE, Ala. — A 46-year-old man apparently tried to commit suicide with the help of a CSX Corp. train in Bay Minette early Saturday, police said. Michael Bryan Merch of U.S. 31...