April 12, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Tim Latshaw appeared on the Post-Journal website on April 12.) DUNKIRK, N.Y. — Standing on the scene of Monday’s CSX train derailment in Dunkirk, U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins said he is warning railroads to police themselves before the federal...
April 11, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Prentiss Findlay appeared on the Post and Courier website on April 11.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration and CSX Transportation have launched an investigation into the structural safety of the CSX railroad bridge near...
April 10, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the News Enterprise website on April 10.) ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — For Kentucky communities along CSX railroad tracks, the Federal Railroad Administration’s investigation into the corporation’s safety compliance must be disturbing....
April 10, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Josh Funk on April 9.) OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company recently invested in three railways, and in the process, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. became the largest shareholder in the Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
April 9, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Billy Townsend appeared on the Tampa Tribune website on April 8.) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The state has called it the “mother of all rail yards,” the vital cog in a plan for Orlando commuter rail. CSX Transportation Inc. calls it an...
April 9, 2007 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Dave Gustafson appeared on the Charleston Gazette website on April 5. CSX’s call to 911 is available here: http://webad.cnpapers.com/trainderail) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A set of train tracks in western Kanawha County might reopen as soon as today...
April 9, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following story on April 9.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroad CSX Corp. rose more than 4 percent before the bell on Monday after CNBC television reported that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had bought stakes in two unidentified...
April 4, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Prentiss Findlay was posted on the Post and Courier website on April 4.) CHARLESTON, S.C. — Focused inspections in January showed that CSX railroad committed four hazardous materials handling violations in South Carolina, but a federal...
April 4, 2007 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 4.) CHARLESTON, WVa. — A boulder the size of a city bus is blamed for a train derailment Wednesday that left a locomotive partially submerged in the Coal River near St. Albans. No injuries were...
April 4, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 3.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A train derailment that ignited a large, toxic blaze that forced residents from their homes for days was caused by a broken bolt, the rail company said Tuesday. The National...
