April 10, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following letter to the editor by Michael Ward appeared in the Huntington Dispatch website on April 9. Mr. Ward is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of CSX Corporation.) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The letter to the editor in the April 4 Herald-Dispatch...
April 10, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Paige Winfield appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on April 10.) CHICAGO — Dozens of local municipal and county leaders are gathering Friday to organize their battle against the hotly disputed sale of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern...
April 10, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Susanne Retka Schill appeared on the Ethanol Producer website on April 9.) Several ethanol plants have received the CSX Chemical Safety Excellence Award for their commitment to rail car maintenance and safety, as well as safe loading practices....
April 10, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Ralph Ranalli appeared on the Boston Globe website on April 10.) BOSTON — All 12 members of the state’s congressional delegation have sent a strongly worded letter to the CSX Corp., threatening legislation if the rail-freight giant...
April 10, 2008 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Aaron Deslatte and John Kennedy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on April 10.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Central Florida’s commuter-rail deal survived an assault in the state Senate Wednesday, as lawmakers scrambled to find cash in an...
April 9, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by John O’Brien appeared on the Legal Newsline website on April 8.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Facing the threat of a lawsuit, CSX Corp. agreed Monday to pay nearly $500,000 to the State of Alabama. State Attorney General Troy King said the...
April 8, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Toledo Blade website on April 8.) TOLEDO, Ohio — A CSX railroad conductor was seriously hurt Tuesday morning when a tractor trailer collided with the train in Cedar Business Park just before 1 a.m., the Ohio Highway Patrol said. Joseph...
April 7, 2008 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 3.) PALMYRA, N.Y. — An 18-car section of a freight train derailed in western New York early Thursday, spilling tons of coal onto the tracks and disrupting Amtrak passenger service as far away as Chicago. The...
April 7, 2008 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(The following appeared on the Akron Beacon Journal website on April 4.) CLEVELAND, Ohio — Trains rumble through Lorain County and Cleveland’s western suburbs more than 50 times a day, and their horns wake residents and stop business in downtowns across the...
April 7, 2008 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(The following column by Mike Thomas appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on April 6.) ORLANDO, Fla. — We bungled away light rail in the 1990s. Could we now lose commuter rail in the 2000s? Here is the short answer: All things are possible, and in this state, that...
