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CSX seeks public aid amid growing profits

(The following story by Lindsay Peterson appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on October 10.) TAMPA, Fla. — Times have never been better for America’s major railroads. Profits are rising. Stock prices are up. And so are subsidies from taxpayers. State...

CSX train derails in Ohio, burns overnight

(The following story by Maggi Martin appeared on the Cleveland Plain Dealer website on October 11.) PAINESVILLE, Ohio — About a dozen CSX freight cars continued to burn Wednesday night after a Buffalo-bound train derailed just after noon, forcing the evacuation of...

CSX train derails, cars catch fire in northeast Ohio

(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 10.) PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Several cars from a CSX train derailed in Painesville in northeast Ohio on Wednesday, setting off a large, smoky fire. Authorities were evacuating a half-mile area, which included...

CSX train derails in Nashville

(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 8.) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — CSX railroad workers are putting nine cars back on the tracks after an early morning derailment in Nashville. Railroad spokeswoman Meg Sacks in Jacksonville, Florida, says there are no...

CSX amendment filed in Fla. to make a point

(The following report appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on October 6.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — State Sen. Al Lawson, D-Tallahassee, filed an amendment to the proposed state budget cuts heard in the Florida Senate on Friday that would have cut $491 million in state...

CSX to grapple with endangered species, traffic in Fla.

(The following story by Tom Palmer appeared on The Lakeland Ledger website on October 5.) BARTOW, Fla. — CSX officials will have to deal with endangered species and traffic impacts to get approval for a planned Winter Haven rail freight terminal, according to a...

CSX spent $1.6M lobbying

(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rail shipper CSX Corp. spent over $1.6 million in the first half of 2007 to lobby the federal government, according to a recent disclosure form. The company lobbied on issues related to...

Talladega considers lawsuit against railroads

(The following story by Chris Norwood appeared on the Daily Home website on October 3.) TALLADEGA, Ala. — The City Council explored the possibility Monday night of contacting the Alabama League of Municipalities to instigate a class action lawsuit against CSX and...

CSX closes Florida land purchase

(The Associated Press circulated the following on October 1.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Railroad operator CSX Corp. said Friday its affiliate Evansville Western Railway Inc. closed the purchase of 318 acres of land from the city of Winter Haven, Fla., to be used for an...