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CSX derailment causes rush-hour snarl

(The Indianapolis Star posted the following article on its website on April 13.) AVON, Ind. — Two empty bulk train cars lost their axles Tuesday, causing a derailment that blocked a busy road during afternoon rush hour. There were no injuries or spills, said...

CSXT announces NE Florida branch line lease

(CSX issued the following news release on April 8.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation today announced the lease of a 32-mile segment of its track from Yulee to Fernandina, Fla., and from Yulee north to Seals, Ga., to First Coast Railroad (FCRD), a...

CSX won’t discuss hazmat settlement

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 8.) WASHINGTON — Freight railroad CSX is refusing to hold talks with District government officials over their new law banning hazardous shipments through the city. In court Thursday, CSX lawyers...

CSX Corp’s annual report on website

(CSX issued the following news release on March 30.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today announced that its 2004 Annual Report is now available on the company’s website, http://www.csx.com . Also available is CSX Corporation’s...

CSX says it will reduce number of idling trains

(The following article by Brian Aberback was posted on NorthJersey.com on March 29.) TEANECK, N.J. — A freight company whose idling locomotives are the bane of some township residents has pledged to curb the trains’ rumbling engines and choking diesel...

Locomotive catches fire in Pa.

(The following article was posted on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on March 26.) PITTSBURGH — The cause of a locomotive fire in Westmoreland County early yesterday is being investigated by agents of CSX Transportation, a spokeswoman said. The crew of an...

CSX leases out W.Va. track

(The following story by Bob Withers appeared on The Herald-Dispatch website on March 24. Brother J.R. Krupinski is a member of BLET Division 481 in Parkersburg, W.Va. Brother J.J. Case is a member of BLET Division 284 in Grafton, W.Va.) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Amid...