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Four CSX cars derail in Md.

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 31.) CROOM, Md. — Authorities say four train cars carrying coal have jumped off the tracks in Croom. Prince George’s County Fire and Rescue spokesman Mark Brady says there are no reports of...

CSX reports earnings drop by half on port sale charges

(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Florida Times-Union on January 26.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Earnings at railroad giant CSX Corp. fell 46 percent in the fourth quarter because of costs associated with the pending sale of its international...

CSX 4Q earnings fall on charges from sale

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 25.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Railroad and transportation conglomerate CSX Corp. reported Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings dropped by about half, mostly because of charges from the planned sale of...

CSX reports fourth quarter 2004 earnings

(CSX issued the following news release on January 25.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2004. * Net earnings were $66 million, or 30 cents per share, including international terminal’s...

No blame assigned in 2001 Baltimore tunnel fire accident

(The following story by Doug Donovan appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on January 15.) BALTIMORE — Three and a half years after the 2001 train derailment and fire in Baltimore’s Howard Street tunnel, federal investigators have issued their final report...

CSX train derails in Tenn.

(The following article by Deborah Highland was posted on the Gallatin News Examiner website on January 16.) GALLATIN, Tenn. — CSX Railroad officials continued to clear away debris Sunday and investigate the cause of a nine-car train derailment just off of Ross...

Cause of fire in rail tunnel is not found

(The following article by Matthew Wald was posted on the New York Times website on January 13.) WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that it could not determine the cause of a freight train accident in 2001 that closed parts of...

Computer glitch stalls CSX trains in 6 states

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 12.) WASHINGTON — A computer glitch affecting a major freight railroad stalled trains in six states and the District of Columbia for about 90 minutes Wednesday and delayed service on about a dozen...

Two CSX engines collide in Banks

(The following story by Russell Sellers appeared on The Messenger website on January 12.) TROY, Ala. — A CSX freight train collided with a stationary CSX train Tuesday morning around 5 a.m. in the Banks community. The wreck occurred in front of the Banks Primary...