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Boulder causes derailment in West Virginia

(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...

CSX: Broken bolt caused Ky. derailment

(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...

Brush fire closes CSX tracks

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 3.) GERMANTOWN, Md. — MARC has canceled some trains through tomorrow’s morning commute due to a brush fire that firefighters are still trying to put out. Train 872 out of Brunswick and number...

Rail bridge’s safety questioned

(The Charleston Post and Courier posted the following article by Prentiss Findlay on its website on April 3.) RAVENEL, S.C. — Patrick Frazier has a good life. A two-story house, a long dock on the Wallace River, a sportfishing boat, a loving family. But he...

CSX CEO received $16.8 million in 2006

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 30.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Michael J. Ward, CSX Corp.’s chairman, president and chief executive, received 2006 compensation the railroad operator valued at $16.8 million, according to a company proxy...

CSX tells shareholders to deny offer

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on March 28.) NEW YORK — Railroad operator CSX Corp. Wednesday urged its shareholders reject an offer from TRC Capital Corp., a Canadian investment manager, to buy 3 million outstanding shares at $35.50 per...

CSXT pledges prompt, aggressive safety response

(CSX issued the following news release on March 28.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Michael Ward, chairman and chief executive officer of CSX Corporation, has assured Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Boardman that CSX Transportation will move promptly and...

FRA finds 199 violations by CSX

(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Alan Zibel on March 28.) WASHINGTON — Federal railroad officials said Tuesday that an investigation found more than 3,500 problems with CSX Corp. railroad properties in 23 states, a probe started in response to...

CSX says it won’t compromise on safety

(The Associated Press circulated the following article by James M. Amend on March 22.) NEW YORK — CSX Corp. Chief Executive Michael J. Ward said Thursday the railroad operator won’t sacrifice capital spending, especially on projects related to safety, to improve...

Federal agency to inspect CSX tracks

(The following article by Ken Belson was posted on the New York Times website on March 20.) NEW YORK — The Federal Railroad Administration said yesterday that it was speeding up inspection of 1,300 miles of track in New York operated by CSX Transportation after...