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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...

CSX CEO sees ’07 freight volumes flat to down

(The following report by Nick Carey appeared at Reuters.com on September 6.) CHICAGO — U.S. railroad CSX Corp expects freight volumes to be flat or down a bit in 2007 due to softness in some parts of the U.S. economy, the company’s top executive said on...

CSX plans to sell $1 billion in notes

(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 6.) NEW YORK — Railroad operator CSX Corp. plans to sell $1 billion in notes, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. The offering is comprised of $400 million in 5.75 percent notes...

CSX works to restore Va. rail service

(The following report appeared on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on September 3.) RICHMOND, Va. — CSX hopes to restore freight and passenger rail service through Southside Virginia by 9 p.m. Monday after a coal train derailed in Emporia early Monday morning. The...

FRA finds CSX crossings in Fla. defective

(The following story by Billy Townsend appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on September 4.) LAKELAND, Fla. — A federal inspection of 400 railroad crossings from West Palm Beach to St. Petersburg found more than two-thirds failed to comply with federal law, officials...

Consultant: CSX plan to cost Fla. county $729,789

(The following story by Tom Palmer appeared on The Lakeland Ledger website on August 30.) BARTOW, Fla. — Growth doesn’t pay for itself and forces local officials to choose between increasing taxes or cutting services, a Tallahassee consultant told county...

BLET Engineer gives lessons in railroad safety

(The following story by Mike Rosier appeared on the Index-Journal website on August 29. Terry Erwin is a member of BLET Division 498 in Abbeville, S.C.) GREENWOOD, S.C. — Terry Erwin has been there. Between the realization and the impact. And it’s a very scary place....

Florida on track for deal with CSX

(The following story by Michael Turnbell appeared on the South Florida Sun-Sentinel website on August 25.) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tri-Rail would gain greater control over whether passengers are held up by freight trains if an agreement announced Friday is carried...