April 16, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Leeanne Root appeared on the Oneida Dispatch website on April 15.) ONEIDA, N.Y. — CSX Transportation has 5,217 tons of soil and 3,600 tons of liquid it needs to dispose of as a result of the train derailment in March and it started getting...
April 16, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following column by John F. Collins appeared on the Buffalo News website on April 16. Brother Collins in Chairman of the BLET’s New York State Legislative Board.) BUFFALO, N.Y. — The article by Doug Turner, headlined “Congress Renews Calls for CSX Investigation,”...
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...