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Rains slow derailment cleanup in Indy.

(The following story by Rebecca Neal appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on January 9.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. —‘ Heavy rains today slowed cleanup of spilled chemicals on Indianapolis’ Far Westside after a weekend train accident. Rain is a concern for crews...

Broken rail caused N.Y. derailment; CSX followed standards

(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 8.) ONEIDA, N.Y. — An undetected broken rail jarred a CSX train from its tracks last March, triggering the explosion of four liquid propane tankers just outside this upstate New York city, according to a...

Idling locomotive riles neighbors

(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 7.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — There’s been a big headache for people in a Columbia neighborhood. A train with its engine running has been on the tracks near their homes for the past four days. They want to know...

CSX spill more severe than first thought

(The following story by Rebecca Neal and Josh Duke appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on January 8.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Cleanup from the Far-Westside train crash will take longer than expected after state officials learned Monday that far more chemicals than...

Authorities investigating explosive devices on CSX tracks

(The following story by Cindy Clayton appeared on The Virginian-Pilot website on January 7.) NEWPORT NEWS — Authorities are continuing an investigation after two crudely built explosive devices were found at CSX railroad tracks in the area of North Avenue on Saturday....

2 hurt in CSX wreck near Indy

(The following report appeared on the Indianapolis Star website on January 6.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A CSX freight train bound for Avon slammed into a runaway line of cars from the Avon rail yards early today, sending dozens of cars off the tracks and injuring two rail...

CSX to hold 4Q earnings call on Jan. 22

(CSX Corporation issued the following on January 3.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation will present its fourth-quarter 2007 and year-end earnings on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time via teleconference and live internet webcast. The company...

CSX fine linked to DeWitt rail fatality

(The following story by Mark Weiner appeared at Syracuse.com on January 4.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CSX Transportation will have to pay about $350,000 in penalties for federal rail safety violations uncovered, in part, because of an investigation launched after a fatal train...

CSX pays nearly $350,000 in safety fines

(The following appeared at CNN.com on January 3.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government has imposed $349,265 in civil penalties on CSX Corp. (CSX) for violating a number of federal rail-safety regulations. The amount was reached in a settlement conference on 141...

‘Railroad’ gets $480K tax break

(The following story by Allan Appel appeared on the New Haven Independent website on January 3.) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “It sucks,” said Jorge Perez. Arlene DePino said she was uncomfortable, and recused herself. The two aldermen sit on the city’s Litigation Settlement...