November 19, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(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...
November 19, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(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...
November 16, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(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,...
November 16, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
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...
November 16, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(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...
November 15, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Samira Jafari on November 14.) PIKEVILLE, Ky. — She was a 6-year-old playing in the backyard of her family’s remote home in rural Appalachia when she heard the train cross the river. That’s when Patty...
November 14, 2007 | CSX, Headlines, Railroad Security
(The following editorial appeared at AmericanProgress.org on November 13.) Last week’s CSX freight derailment in Washington, D.C. offers dramatic evidence of why the Bush administration’s existing approach to rail and chemical security is inadequate. The consequence...
November 13, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following appeared at ProgressiveRailroading.com on November 12.) On Nov. 19, CSX Intermodal plans to open a new Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) in Buffalo, N.Y. The terminal will feature more capacity, improved technology and additional service...
November 13, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Sandhya Somashekhar appeared on the Washington Post website on November 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The train that derailed and dumped possibly hundreds of tons of coal into the Anacostia River on Friday is believed to have rolled onto a damaged...
November 13, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An old railroad bridge collapsed today and several cars of a freight train dumped coal and small amounts chemicals into the Anacostia River. No one was injured, and the oil and hydraulic...
