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Concerns, complaints bring action by police

(The following story by Christina Hall and David Patch appeared on the Toledo Blade website on December 26.) TOLEDO, Ohio — The train cars sit motionless on the tracks, separated from the waiting vehicles by red, blinking lights on crossbucks or on crossing...

CSX vows to ‘soften’ effect of rail cars

(The following article by Jennifer Lin was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on December 21.) PHILADELPHIA — CSX officials came to City Council yesterday with a promise for angry Center City residents who don’t like trains’ blocking access...

Bridge not at fault for accident

(The Marietta Times posted the following article on its website on December 20.) MARIETTA, Ohio — State and federal railroad inspectors have ruled out a faulty bridge as the cause of Monday morning’s derailment of eight coal-filled rail cars on Virginia Street...

Opinion: CSX finally faces fire of angry Council

(The following article by Ronnie Polaneczky was posted on the Philadelphia Daily News website on December 20.) PHILADELPHIA — Today, if all goes as planned – which is not a given – some bigwigs from CSX will finally answer many probing questions from...

CSX bridge collapse investigated

(The following article by Jolene Craig and Justin McIntosh was posted on the Parkersburg News website on December 20.) MARIETTA, Ohio — An inspection five months ago on the Marietta railroad bridge that collapsed early Monday sending coal cars tumbling onto...

CSX train derails; bridge out at Marietta

(The following article by Justin McIntosh was posted on the Marietta Times website on December 19.) MARIETTA, Ohio — Eight CSX rail cars filled with coal derailed from their tracks near Ohio 7 outside Marietta early this morning, sending several of them crashing...

Board approves projects for rails

(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on December 16.) RICHMOND, Va. — Planned improvements of the state’s rail system moved ahead yesterday, along with a related rail project rolled in by Gov. Mark R....

CSX hands over operation of northern Michigan rail lines

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 12.) MUSKEGON, Mich. — A sign taped to the door of the North Yard building is all there is to suggest that Mid-Michigan Railroad Inc. has replaced CSX Transportation Inc. in this western Michigan...

Study: Overhaul Baltimore’s rail lines

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 30.) BALTIMORE — A U.S. study commissioned after the 2001 Howard Street Tunnel fire recommends an overhaul of the city’s convoluted passenger and freight systems, saying it is the only way...

Derailed train cars are moved

(The following article by Charles McChesney was posted on the Syracuse Post-Standard website on November 22.) SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The emergency at the CSX train derailment near Central Square is over, according to Terry Bennett, emergency services coordinator for...