May 29, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Maria Smith appeared on the Cumberland Times-News website on May 28.) CUMBERLAND, Md. — It’s a $700-million venture that while it may not involve construction along the rails through Cumberland, it will have an impact on them. Earlier this...
May 29, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by James Quinn appeared on The Telegraph website on May 24.) LONDON — Secretive hedge fund manager Chris Hohn is set for a court showdown with American railway operator CSX today over his Children Investment Fund’s (TCI) bid to install five...
May 29, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following on May 27.) NEW YORK — Railroad CSX Corp. on Tuesday said it sent a letter to shareholders urging them to disregard a proxy card from hedge funds seeking to nominate a slate of directors and to instead re-elect the board. The...
May 28, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 28.) WASHINGTON, D. C. – Railroad operator CSX Corp. spent nearly $1.1 million to lobby on legislation dealing with the industry’s antitrust exemptions and other issues in the first quarter of the year. The...
May 28, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following appeared in the Jacksonville Journal on May 27.) CSX Transportation Inc. is introducing two ultra-low emission GenSet locomotives at its Rougemere Yard in Dearborn, Mich. GenSet locomotives reduce nitrous oxide and particulate matter emissions by 80...
May 27, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Jay Hamburg appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on May 25.) ORLANDO, Fla. — Julie Townsend helped lead a protest against the $650 million Central Florida commuter-rail deal that included CSX’s sale of 61 miles of tracks to the state....
May 27, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by David Nitkin appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on May 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tankers filled with deadly chemicals are likely to continue to roll through Baltimore and other major cities despite new federal rules initially aimed at reducing...
May 27, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Zahery Kouwe appeared on the New York Post website on May 26.) NEW YORK — A looming decision in a heated lawsuit brought by railroad giant CSX Corp. could shut down a loophole used by activist hedge funds to hide their stake from the market....
May 27, 2008 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Fayetteville Observer website on May 26.) LUMBERTON, N.C. — An employee with CSX Railroad was killed Monday when he was crushed by tons of coal. Robeson County Sheriff Kenneth Sealey said an unidentified 46-year-old man was killed just...
May 23, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following story by Martha Graybow on May 22.) NEW YORK — Testimony concluded on Thursday in a battle between CSX Corp. and two money managers who denied in court that they secretly discussed a joint strategy to acquire stakes in the rail...