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CSX talks with Md. on cargo

(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on December 5.) BALTIMORE, Md. — CSX Transportation, which operates trains that carry hazardous freight through the heart of Baltimore, has assured the city’s members of Congress that...

Supreme Court rules for railroads in tax case

(The Associated Press issued the following on December 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that railroads may challenge state methods for determining the value of their property, a decision that could lower some railroad tax bills. The...

Officials press CSX over hazmat cargo

(The following report by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on November 29) Company urged to halt shipments during stadium events after recent derailment The five members of Congress who represent Baltimore are urging CSX Corp., whose tracks run...

Florida to Pay CSX $491 Million for Commuter Rail

(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 29.) WINTER PARK, Fla. — The state will pay CSX Transportation Inc. nearly half a billion dollars for a commuter rail in central Florida, officials said Thursday. The Deland to Kissimmee route will cost...

CSX: In case of emergency

(The following appeared on the Baltimore Sun editorial page November 29, 2007) With the Army-Navy game scheduled for Saturday and last weekend’s train derailment near M&T Bank Stadium still fresh in everyone’s minds, city officials are understandably...

Opinion: Workers kicking habit good for business

(The following column by Kenneth A. Glover appeared on the Sun-Sentinel website on November 27. Glover is director of health and wellness at CSX Transportation.) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The decision to quit smoking is one of the hardest challenges a person can tackle....

Baltimore out to learn what’s in CSX cars

(The following story by Sumathi Reddy and Stephen Kiehl appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on November 27.) BALTIMORE, Md. — The derailment of a CSX freight train carrying hazardous materials through Baltimore has again pushed to the forefront concerns about...

12 CSX cars derail in Baltimore near stadium

(The following story by Madison Park and James Drew appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on November 25.) BALTIMORE, Md. — Federal investigators are trying to determine why 12 railcars of a CSX freight train jumped the track yesterday morning near M&T Bank...

Santa Claus comes to town

(The following story by Carrie Moore appeared on the Appalachian News-Express website on November 20.) PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Santa Train rolled through Pike County early Saturday morning, and hundreds braved frigid temperatures to greet it. “It’s cold out here!” said...

CSX Fla. plan review may take some time

(The following story by Bill Rufty appeared on The Lakeland Ledger website on November 17.) LAKELAND, Fla. — The Development of Regional Impact review for the proposed CSX rail freight terminal, if it holds to past DRIs, could take anywhere from eight months to 3 1/2...