September 9, 2004 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Michael Wagner appeared on the Fayetteville Observer website on September 9.) ABERDEEN — Railroad investigators were still trying to figure out Wednesday why a freight train derailed in downtown Aberdeen Tuesday morning. A spokesman for...
September 8, 2004 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on September 7.) ABERDEEN, N.C. — A northbound CSX train derailed early Tuesday, leaving rail cars piled up in the center of Aberdeen’s historic business district, missing a historic depot by less than...
September 2, 2004 | CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Dan Geringer was posted on the Philadelphia Daily News website on September 2.) PHILADELPHIA — Russell Meddin biked onto the new $14 million Schuylkill River Park Trail at 23rd and Race streets, headed south and was hit by a wave of...
September 2, 2004 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on September 2.) RICHMOND, Va. — Paul Higgs usually helps Amtrak keep its trains running on time. Yesterday, he just wanted to get its lights back on. Staples Mill Station has...
September 2, 2004 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Sheila McLaughlin was posted on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on September 1.) LOVELAND, Ohio — The mess is cleaned up and highway opened, but CSX officials aren’t ready to say what caused the train derailment near the...
August 31, 2004 | Amtrak, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Jonathan D. Jones appeared on the Staunton News Leader website on August 31.) STAUNTON, Va. — Amtrak and a railroad workers’ union are expressing concern about a short-line railroad operator’s ability to maintain 200 miles of...
August 31, 2004 | CSX, Headlines
(Genesee & Wyoming issued the following news release on August 30.) GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) announced today that its subsidiary, Golden Isles Terminal Railroad Inc. (GITM), has acquired the Savannah Wharf Branch rail line...
August 31, 2004 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on August 30.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Monday that it signed a 20-year agreement to lease the assets of the Peoria and Pekin Union Railway Co. through a new...
August 30, 2004 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(CSXT and Norfolk Southern issued the following news release on August 30.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) announced today that they have closed both their...
August 30, 2004 | CSX, Headlines
(CSX and OmniTRAX issued the following news release on August 27.) DENVER — OmniTRAX, one of North America’s leading transportation services companies, announced today its partnership with CSX Transportation (CSXT), a business unit of CSX Corporation...
