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Opinion: Can this railroad run any faster?

(The following column by Fred W. Frailey appeared at Kiplinger.com on December 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sometimes you just can’t win. That’s probably how CSX chairman Michael Ward feels. In 2007, his railroad beat profit forecasts, boosted its dividend by...

Baltimore, CSX meet to discuss safety concerns

(The following report by Mike Hellgren appeared at WJZ.com on December 13.) BALTIMORE — Three recent train derailments near homes and M&T Bank Stadium alarmed Baltimore City and state leaders. They met Wednesday night with CSX about the hazardous freight rolling...

Santa is coming to town

(The following report appeared on the News Transcript website on December 12.) FREEHOLD, N.J. — Santa Claus will arrive via Conrail freight train at the Freehold bus (old railroad) station at the corner of West Main and Throckmorton streets at noon on Dec. 15. The...

Car strikes, derails train in Indy

(The following report appeared at TheIndyChannel.com on December 12.) INDIANAPOLIS — A car struck a freight train on the city’s south side Tuesday night, knocking a couple of the train’s cars off the tracks and causing no serious injuries. The CSX train...

CSX derailment adds to Baltimore’s safety worries

(The following story by Gus G. Sentementes appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on December 8.) BALTIMORE — City leaders expressed renewed concern over the safety of Baltimore’s industrial rail lines after a CSX Transportation tanker carrying motor oil tipped...

CSX delivers

(The following report appeared on the News-Herald website on December 11.) CLEVELAND — Two months after the Oct. 10 train derailment in Painesville, CSX Railroad has made good on a promise to reimburse communities and first-responding agencies for their costs incurred...

CSX train derails, no cargo spills

(The following story by Julie Scharper appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on December 9.) BALTIMORE — A CSX train carrying a flammable substance derailed in East Baltimore yesterday, the third time in less than a month that a freight train derailed in the city....

Three CSX trains derail near Baltimore in two weeks

(The following report appeared on the ABC2 News website on December 9.) BALTIMORE — It’s getting to be a bad habit. One’s an accident. Two’s a mistake. Three times we have a problem. For the third time in two weeks we are reporting on a train derailment in...

CSX cars derail in Baltimore

(The following story by Gus G. Sentementes appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on December 7.) BALTIMORE, Md. — A CSX Transportation railcar filled with motor oil derailed on tracks cutting through an office complex in Locust Point this morning. Nothing spilled, and...