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Military stumped by stolen box of armor-piercing grenades

(Source: Associated Press, June 15, 2021) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The green, metal box was stuffed inside a bright pink pillowcase and stashed in the bushes behind Christopher Zachery’s house. He hauled it out for a better look. Stenciled on the box: “Cartridges for...

CSX plan to buy Pan Am Railways rejected

(Source: Transport Topics, June 7, 2021) SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Federal regulators recently rejected CSX’s plan to buy Pan Am Railways Inc., which operates 1,200 miles of track. In its ruling, the federal Surface Transportation Board cited concerns that the CSX-Pan Am...

How St. Louis relies on a Port of Virginia rail connection

(Source: Railway Age, May 26, 2021) NEW YORK — The St. Louis region relies heavily on its Norfolk Southern- and CSX-served rail connection with the Port of Virginia, hundreds of miles away on the East Coast, to maintain its position “as one of the premier multimodal...

CSX buys chemical trucking business

(Source: Associated Press, May 12, 2021) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX railroad is buying a trucking company that specializes in hauling liquid chemicals. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad said Wednesday that it had agreed to buy Quality Carriers Inc. to help it...

CSX Director Hilal sells $50 million in company stock

(Source: Market Beat, May 3, 2021) NEW YORK — CSX Co. Director Paul C. Hilal sold 500,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 30. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.40, for a total transaction of $50,200,000.00....

Ohio Supreme Court hears case on crossings blocked by CSX

(Source: Television station WBNS, April 28, 2021) MARYSVILLE, Ohio — Union County homeowners west of Marysville say they’re tired of seeing trains sit idle at intersections, sometimes for longer than an hour, preventing them from getting to where they need to be. Full...