November 29, 2004 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following Associated Press report appeared on the Nashville Tennessean website on November 26.) NASHVILLE — A train carrying hazardous materials derailed near Gibson yesterday, forcing the evacuation of about 10 homes. No one was injured when the CSX...
November 29, 2004 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 29.) RICHLAND, Fla. — Two CSX freight trains collided head-on Monday, killing one crew member, authorities said. The crash caused the derailment of about 10 cars and injured three people, said...
November 24, 2004 | CSX, Headlines, Railroad Security
(United Press International circulated the following article by Shaun Waterman on November 22.) WASHINGTON — Rail executives told a Washington, D.C., City Council hearing Monday that, despite concern about the danger of a terrorist attack, they had not been...
November 24, 2004 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 23.) WASHINGTON — Contractors are now cleaning up an oil leak in a Southeast Washington train yard. D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter says between 75 and 100 gallons of motor oil spilled...
November 19, 2004 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 18.) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — The Santa Train is ready for its 62nd run through the mountains. A lot of folks in Appalachia say the train brought the only gifts they received as children....
November 18, 2004 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Brooke Hatfield was posted on the Morgan County Citizen website on November 17.) BUCKHEAD, Ga. — A train headed south through Buckhead derailed Monday, leaving 11 cars trackside. The CSX merchandise train, numbered Q46014, was carrying...
November 15, 2004 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Saginaw News website on November 13.) SAGINAW, Mich. — Saginaw police late Friday were trying to determine how a Saginaw man, who in 1991 was dragged under a train car by his shoelaces and lost his feet, had his hand severed...
November 11, 2004 | CSX, Headlines
(CSX issued the following news release on November 10.) KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Santa Claus is delegating his North Pole duties to a team of elves so that he may make his annual railroad trip through Appalachia. On Saturday, Nov. 20, the jolly old elf will launch...
November 11, 2004 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Lori Cox appeared on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on November 11.) COVINGTON, Ky. — The Code Enforcement Board upheld citations and a possible $5,000 in fines against CSX Transportation Wednesday after the city’s deadline for the...
November 8, 2004 | CSX, Headlines, Short Line
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on November 6.) RICHMOND, Va. — A Dillwyn-based railroad’s plan to lease nearly 200 miles of CSX Corp. track across Virginia got the green light yesterday from a federal...
