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Derailment could cost CSX $10 million

(The Associated Press circulated the following article by Dylan T. Lovan on February 1.) BROOKS, Ky. — The derailment of a CSX train south of Louisville two weeks ago, which ignited chemical fires and also forced evacuations, could cost the company more than $10...

10 CSX cars derail in N.J.

(The following story by Charles Hack appeared on the Jersey Journal website on January 26.) NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — A northbound freight train derailed just north of the Paterson Plank Road rail bridge on the Conrail tracks near Tonnelle Avenue around 7:30 a.m....

CSX names new VP-Human Resources

(CSX issued the following news release on January 25.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today announced the appointment of Alison Brown as vice president, Human Resources, effective immediately. The position reports to Bob Haulter, CSX Corporation’s senior...

Some Ky. residents could be evacuated for weeks

(The following story by Brandy Warren appeared on the The Courier-Journal website on January 26.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anna Garcia used to spend her days chasing around her energetic son Dominic, nearly 3, in their spacious home on Huber Station Road. But since the CSX...

CSXT names Jim Marks as Vice President-Safety

(CSX Transportation issued the following news release on January 24.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation (CSXT) has named Jim Marks as vice president, Safety, effective immediately. In his new role, Marks will report to Tony Ingram, executive vice president and...

CSX challenging D.C. ban on hazmats

(The following story by Henri E. Cauvin appeared on the Washington Post website on January 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fate of a District law banning rail shipments of hazardous materials was back before a federal judge yesterday, nearly two years after the...

Judge weighs D.C. ban on hazardous rail shipments

(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Sarah Karush on January 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lawyers for the District of Columbia and the Sierra Club argued Tuesday in federal court that the city’s ban on trains carrying hazardous cargo does not...

CSX chugging right along

(The following story by Timothy J. Gibbons appeared on The Florida Times-Union website on January 24.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Betting that the trucking industry will continue to face a tight labor market and rising equipment costs, CSX Corp. thinks it will retain its...

CSX predicts double-digit growth in 2007

(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Ron Word on January 23.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Railroad operator CSX Corp. says it’s expecting a double-digit increase in earnings this year after reporting its fourth-quarter profit rose 46 percent, due in...

CSX profit up but shares down

(Reuters circulated the following story by Nick Carey on January 22.) CHICAGO — U.S. railroad CSX Corp. reported a higher quarterly net profit on Monday that met Wall Street expectations, but sent shares down 3 percent in after hours trading. The company also...