May 12, 2008 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Lindsay Peterson appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on May 11.) TAMPA — In the days after the collapse of the state’s $649 million deal with CSX Transportation, both supporters and opponents said the same thing: The goal of creating a...
May 9, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Cara Bailey appeared on the West Virginia Record website on May 9.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia man has filed a suit against 47 companies, claiming he was exposed to asbestos and other harmful dusts while working on the railroad. John...
May 8, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following editorial by Carl Howard appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on May 7. Mr. Howard teaches fourth grade in Orlando.) ORLANDO — My $600 economic-stimulus check is on the way, and a friend of mine wants me to buy beer with it. His logic is sound, if...
May 8, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by John O’Brien appeared on the West Virginia Record website on May 7.) WHEELING, W.Va. — A railroad giant is again trying to bring to light what it feels is fraud on the part of asbestos lawyers who have filed thousands of claims in West...
May 8, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on May 8.) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — While a planned CSX Transportation rail terminal near North Baltimore, Ohio, will employ only about 100 people, thousands more jobs will arrive when...
May 7, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following appeared at CFnews13.com on May 6.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — CSX Transportation said Tuesday it was in a holding pattern as it waited for the next move from the state on commuter rail. CSX was supposed to build a terminal in Polk County and move several...
May 7, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following story by Scott Malone on May 6.) BOSTON — Activist investor group The Children’s Investment Fund sent a letter to shareholders of U.S. railroad CSX Corp (CSX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday urging them to support a...
May 6, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(CSX issued the following on May 5.) BREWTON, Ala. — As part of its commitment to safety, CSX Transportation (CSXT) will hold several railroad safety awareness activities on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in conjunction with the Brewton Police Department, the Brewton Fire...
May 6, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by A.J. Panian appeared on the Tribune Review website on May 6.) PITTSBURGH — Two freight trains that derailed Sunday in Westmoreland County caused the cancellation of several Amtrak trains slated to arrive at or depart from the agency’s...
May 6, 2008 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Jay Hamburg and Aaron Deslatte appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on May 6.) ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida commuter-rail supporters are preparing to spend as much as $52 million in the next year to keep their plan on track, despite the...
