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Some hazmat trains rerouted since March

(The following article by Spencer S. Hsu was posted on the Washington Post website on November 1.) WASHINGTON — Three Democratic House members said yesterday that CSX Corp. has redirected rail shipments of hazardous materials away from Washington since the March...

Cleanup nears end after 2001 CSX spill

(The following story by Corydon Ireland appeared on the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle website on October 30.) CHARLOTTE, N.Y. — Nearly three years after a scorching train wreck spilled thousands of gallons of solvents, the final step of the cleanup could come...

CSX freight train derails in central New York

(The Associated Press circulated the following story on October 30.) LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — Two passing freight trains were involved in an early morning derailment Saturday that left 25 cars off the track and the rails closed for at least 24 hours, authorities...

Freight train derails in Northeast Washington, D.C.

(Washington television station NBC 4 posted the following article on its website on October 31.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eight cars on a CSX freight train with 61 cars derailed Saturday morning, delaying Amtrak service for dozens of passengers, authorities said. The...

CSX swings to profit after spinoff gain

(Reuters circulated the following article by Reshma Kapadia on October 28.) NEW YORK — CSX Corp. on Thursday swung to a quarterly profit from a year-ago, as a gain related to the spinoff of Conrail helped offset service disruptions, some from storms, that...

CSX posts drop in Q3 operating income

(The following article by Padraic Cassidy was posted on the CBS MarketWatch website on October 28.) NEW YORK — Shares of railroad CSX Corp. faltered in early trading Thursday but then finished higher after reporting third-quarter earnings before items fell about...

CSX reports third-quarter earnings

(CSX issued the following news release on October 28.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX – News) today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2004. * Net earnings were $123 million, or 57 cents per share, including a net gain...

OmniTRAX leases CSX Transportation’s Fulco Branch Line

(OmniTRAX issued the following news release on October 26.) DENVER — OmniTRAX, an affiliate of The Broe Companies, has announced that it has concluded a lease of CSXT’s Fulco Branch Line near Atlanta, Ga., effective at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, October 23,...

Working on the railroad

(The following story by Matthew Phillips appeared at Richmond.com on October 21.) RICHMOND, Va. — In 2000, The Virginia General Assembly gave CSX Corp. $65.7 million of state money to fund rail improvements to the freight conglomerate’s tracks between Richmond...