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Fla. lawmakers may alter CSX deal

(The following story by Lindsay Peterson appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on March 2.) TAMPA, Fla. — For more than two years, the state Department of Transportation has been fashioning a deal with CSX Transportation to buy its railroad tracks in the Orlando area...

CSX train derails in Tenn.

(The following story by Tonya Smith-King appeared on the Jackson Sun website on February 29.) MILAN, Tenn. — Part of a cargo train that was carrying hazardous materials derailed Thursday night in Milan, but none of the hazardous materials leaked out, according to a...

CSX chief, wife issue $1 million challenge

(The following story by David Hunt appeared on The Florida Times-Union website on February 27.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation CEO Michael Ward and his wife, Terry, are challenging the First Coast to donate $1 million to fight domestic violence. That’s...

TCI to face Congressional grilling over CSX

(The following story by Stephanie Kirchgaessner and James Mackintosh appeared on the Financial Times website on February 26.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Politicians will enter the increasingly bitter feud between one of London’s most powerful hedge funds and CSX, one of the...

Children’s Investment Fund gets bad shock in Japan

(The following story by Helen Power appeared at Telegraph.co.uk on February 25.) LONDON — Christopher Hohn, the activist hedge fund manager who is one of Britain’s biggest charitable donors, is facing a loss of tens of millions of pounds after a major punt on...

CSX, Amtrak to meet on train depot

(The following story by James Hawver appeared on the Democrat and Chronicle website on February 26.) LYONS, N.Y. — Officials of two railroad companies have agreed to meet with a group of Wayne County leaders, business owners and residents that has been trying for...

Obstacles to CSX Fla. deal no easy fix

(The following story by Lindsay Peterson appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on February 23.) TAMPA, Fla. — Only one piece of the state’s multimillion-dollar deal with CSX Transportation remains to be settled, but obstacles to the plan are mounting, because of...

Editorial: W.Va. can’t miss out on rail expansion

(The following editorial appeared on The Herald-Dispatch website on February 21.) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An article in the Wall Street Journal last week described how American railroads are spending billions of dollars to upgrade their corridors. According to the...

Fla. port plan envisions mammoth growth

(The following story by Brian Neill appeared on the Bradenton Herald website on February 21.) MANATEE, Fla. — Port Manatee officials were presented Thursday with several road maps for the port’s future that include nearly $500 million in potential development...