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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...

CSX and hedge fund square off

(The following article by Michael J. de la Merced appeared on the New York Times website on November 17.) NEW YORK — Directors at CSX, the railroad operator, publicly supported management Friday and rebutted criticisms by a hedge fund that the company had overspent...

CSX Santa Train a return to magic of childhood

(The following story by J.H. Osborne appeared on the Kingsport, Tenn., Times-News website on November 17. Brother Alf Peoples, a member of BLET Division 781 in Erwin, Tenn., was the locomotive engineer on the Santa Claus Special.) ABOARD THE SANTA CLAUS SPECIAL — More...

CSX derailment: Was it the bridge, or the train?

(The following story by David Hunt appeared on The Florida Times-Union website on November 16.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is pushing Jacksonville-based CSX Transportation for answers after a bridge derailment Nov. 9 that dumped coal into Washington,...

CSX Board defends management’s performance

Dow Jones Newswire circulated the following story by Kathy Shwiff on November 16.) NEW YORK — The board of CSX Corp. (CSX), in a letter to activist shareholder The Children’s Investment Fund, defended the company’s management and financial performance. The...

With CSX’s letter, showdown with hedge fund looms

(The following report appeared on the New York Times website on November 16.) NEW YORK — CSX’s board on Friday publicly backed management and rebutted criticisms by a hedge fund that the railroad operator has overspent and failed to improve its stock’s performance. In...