January 11, 2005 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 10.) CALHOUN, Ala. — Authorities are still trying to determine what caused a freight train to run off the tracks Saturday night. At least 17 cars derailed about 9 p.m. near the Calhoun community...
January 10, 2005 | CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Natalie Pompilio was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on January 10.) The quickest way for Andrew Au to get from his Center City home to most anywhere – school, work or other points west – is over the CSX railroad...
January 10, 2005 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 7.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — CSX Transportation said Friday it plans to lease a 158-mile segment of track between Grafton and Cowen to a Kansas-based transportation holding company. The lease with Watco...
January 6, 2005 | CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Lynn Anderson was posted on the Baltimore Sun website on January 6.) BALTIMORE — Federal transportation officials said yesterday that the most likely scenario behind the 2001 train derailment and fire in Baltimore’s Howard Street...
January 6, 2005 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 5.) BALTIMORE — Poor record keeping coupled with a lack of communication worsened a dangerous situation triggered by the 2001 derailment of a freight train underneath the city’s central...
January 6, 2005 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Jim Hannah was posted on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on January 6.) ELLISTON, Ky. — A train tunnel collapse caused a derailment early Wednesday in rural Grant County, the sheriff’s department reported. “While we...
January 4, 2005 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article by David Dishneau on January 2.) CUMBERLAND, Md. — There’s something special about the mahogany paneling and brass fittings in a vintage railroad dining car. And when the occasion is special as well...
December 27, 2004 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(United Press International circulated the following story on December 22.) Paris, Ill. — Fourteen cars of a CSX freight train derailed in Paris, Ill., Wednesday leaking dangerous hydrochloric acid and diesel fuel, the Chicago Tribune said. The 55-car train was...
December 22, 2004 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond RICHMOND, Va. — As Steve Powell watched two red and gray locomotives round a bend in northern Hanover County, he cracked a smile. “It’s really just a relief to be out here because...
December 17, 2004 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 17.) HULL, Fla. — Eight residents of this small southwest Florida community sued CSX Transportation Corp. on Thursday, alleging that a facility that treated lumber with preservatives released...
