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CSX continues to investigate cause of Fla. derailment

(The following story by Deborah Buckhalter appeared on the Jackson County Floridan website on October 22.) GRAND RIDGE, Fla. — CSX started running trains through the Grand Ridge area around 9 p.m. Sunday, roughly 36 hours after a derailment sent five locomotives and...

Town chamber critical of CSX project

(The following story by Jeremy Maready appeared on The Lakeland Ledger website on October 23.) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Is the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce taking a stand against the proposed CSX Integrated Logistics Center in Winter Haven? It might appear that way...

CSX wins environmental award

(CSX Transportation issued the following on October 22.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation (CSXT) today announced that it has received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Excellence Award, which recognizes freight carriers that have made...

De-railed

(The following story by Megan Woolhouse appeared on the Boston Globe website on October 21.) BOSTON — Whether it’s high-stakes efforts to expand commuter rail service across the state or more modest plans to convert old railroad beds into bicycle trails, state...

CSX train derails near Grand Ridge, Fla.

(The following story by Kate McCardell appeared on The Floridan website on October 20.) MARIANNA, Fla. — Another train has derailed in the Grand Ridge area, leaving some residents concerned for their safety. The incident occurred Saturday around 9 a.m., off Old...

CSX will pay overtime costs for derailment cleanup

(The following story by John Arthur Hutchison appeared on the News-Herald website on October 18.) PAINESVILLE, Ohio — CSX Railroad has agreed to pay for costs incurred by first responders to the Oct. 10 train derailment in Painesville, U.S. Rep. Steven C. LaTourette...

CSX not blowing smoke

(The following report by Andrew Farrell appeared at Forbes.com on October 17.) NEW YORK — CSX responded with the perfect counter to a major shareholder’s criticisms of lackluster performances: better-than-expected results that pushed the railroad’s shares...

Fires burning, sludge oozing at CSX cleanup

(The following story by Maggi Martin appeared on the Cleveland Plain Dealer website on October 17.) PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Residents may be back in their homes, but chemical-laden bonfires blazed and sludge was still oozing at the site of the CSX derailment just west of...

Activist hedge fund calls for change at CSX Corp.

(Reuters circulated the following story by Scott Malone on October 16.) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — An activist hedge fund on Tuesday called on railroad company CSX Corp to make a number of management changes, including separating the roles of chairman and chief executive and...