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CSX adopts majority voting standard

(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 12.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Railroad operator CSX Corp. on Thursday said its board has adopted a majority-voting standard for directors in uncontested elections. Under the new standard, a nominee will be elected...

High heat may cause MARC train delays

(The following report appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on July 9.) BALTIMORE — Due to high heat, MARC trains on the Brunswick and Camden lines will operate 20 mph below their normal speed but not below 40 mph, which may cause delays, the MTA announced today. In...

CSX trains will speed up in N.C.

(The following report by Melinda Johnston appeared on the Charlotte Observer website on July 5.) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If you think the trains are going faster through downtown Matthews later this month, you’ll be right. On July 15, the train speed will increase...

CSX shipping 300 jobs out of Jacksonville

(The following story by Urvaksh Karkaria appeared on The Times-Union website on July 1.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. plans to idle up to 300 local jobs as it shunts the majority of its train dispatch operations outside the state. The Jacksonville work will, over...

Ringleader gets 11 years for theft of copper wire

(The following report by Robert Gavin appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on June 27.) ALBANY, N.Y. — The reputed mastermind of a crime ring that stole tons of high-priced copper wire from National Grid substations and the CSX rail yard was sentenced Tuesday to...

CSX prepares employees, trains for hurricane season

(The following article by Max Marbut was posted on the Jacksonville Daily Record website on June 19.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With 22,000 miles of railroad track and more than 4,000 employees in Jacksonville alone, CSX Corporation has put a lot of time and effort...

CSX hires lobbyist for energy issues

(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroad operator CSX Corp. hired Bracewell & Giuliani LLP to lobby the federal government, according to a federal disclosure form. The firm will lobby on energy and environmental...

Forum on tap today on proposed CSX Fla. hub

(The following story by Billy Townsend appeared on the Tampa Bay Tribune website on June 11.) LAKELAND, Fla. — The ad hoc government and business group focusing on the Lakeland effects of the proposed CSX hub in Winter Haven will hold its first forum at 3 p.m. today...

Bullet strikes windshield of CSX locomotive in Ohio

(The following report appeared on the Toledo Blade website on June 6.) DEFIANCE, Ohio — A gunshot fired at a CSX Transportation Corp. train near here yesterday afternoon struck the locomotive’s windshield, causing no injury but prompting the railroad to halt...