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CSX, Md., plan new train routes

(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 21.) HAGERSTOWN, Md. — CSX Corp. and state transportation officials are closing in on plans for rerouting some freight trains around Baltimore’s century-old Howard Street Tunnel, the site of a...

Fla. port hopes rail brings growth

(The following story by Brian Neill appeared on the Bradenton Herald website on September 20.) MANATEE, Fla. — Port hopes rail brings growth: Proposed Winter Haven CSX terminal first facility of its kind east of the Mississippi River Port Manatee officials are excited...

Railroads lay track on Fla. taxpayers’ backs

(The following story by Lindsay Peterson appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on September 19.) TAMPA BAY, Fla. — Florida officials decided four years ago that the state needed to do more with its transportation taxes than build highways. The railroads, they said,...

CSX declares dividend

(CSX Corp. issued the following on September 12.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Board of Directors of CSX Corporation today approved a $0.15 per share quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on December 14, 2007, to shareholders of...

Rising global coal demand seen lifting U.S. mining companies

(The Canadian Press circulated the following on September 14.) NEW YORK — There are signs of hope for U.S. coal mining companies that have endured a year of rising costs and depressed coal prices. Strong international demand appears likely to help tighten the U.S....

Train-hoppers charged with misdemeanors, jailed

(The following report appeared on the Knoxville News Sentinel website on September 12.) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two homeless men who hopped onto a CSX railroad engine Tuesday night and demanded to be carried out of town have been charged with misdemeanors, a Knoxville...

Pair arrested for allegedly trying to take over CSX train

(The following report appeared on the Knoxville News Sentinel website on September 12.) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Maybe it was the booze, or perhaps the paranoia. Or maybe it was some volatile mixture of the two — combined with the gleaming allure of a shiny steel CSX...

CSX reiterates 2007 pricing, cash flow forecast

(Reuters circulated the following story by Nick Carey on September 7.) CHICAGO — Railroad company CSX Corp. on Thursday reiterated its pricing and cash flow forecast for 2007. Speaking at an investor conference in New York that was broadcast over the Web, Chief...

CSX shares fall

(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 7.) NEW YORK — Shares of CSX Corp. fell more than 4 percent Friday as the broader market slipped and analysts expressed concern about the railroad operator’s near-term outlook. Stifel Nicholaus analyst...

Some raising a stink over CSX mess

(The following story by Stephen Gurr appeared on The Gainesville Times website on September 7.) GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Each weekday morning when Gloria Chandler drops off her twin 3-year-old girls at the Faith Christian Academy day care on Candler Highway, the...