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CSX receives nine bids for railroad track

(The Associated Press distributed the following article on August 15.) CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — CSX Transportation has received nine bids for 530 miles of railroad track, mostly in West Virginia. The line from Cumberland, Md., to Brooklyn Junction, just south of New...

Train crossings call for vigilance

(The following article by Robin Fitzgerald was posted on the Biloxi Sun Herald website on August 13.) GULFPORT, Miss. — A driver looks ahead and sees a railroad crossing but no stop sign. Should the driver stop? That depends. For most drivers, the correct answer...

CSX Corporation to delist from London stock exchange

(CSX issued the following news release on August 10.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) announced today that it intends to delist its common shares from the London Stock Exchange. The decision to discontinue the company’s secondary listing...

Commission to oppose CSX rail line lease

(The following story by Darlene J. Taylor appeared on the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram website on July 30.) CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Harrison County Commission voted Thursday to send letters to state and federal legislators stating its opposition to CSX leasing...

Richmond rail yard carries heavy load

(The Associated Press circulated the following story on July 30.) RICHMOND, Va. — John Benck boarded an Amtrak train in downtown Richmond and almost instantly regretted it. Inching along, the locomotive took a half hour to travel eight miles north to the next...

CSX train derails, causes power outage

(The following story by Katie O’Connor and Dan Kelley appeared on the Times Herald website on July 29.) EAST NORRITON, Pa. — A freight train derailed at about 3 a.m. Thursday near Timberlake Apartments, spilling tons of grain onto the ground and causing a...

Covington, Ky., wants CSX bridge fixed

(The following article by Cindy Schroeder was posted on the Cincinnati Enquirer website on July 29.) COVINGTON, Ky. — CSX Transportation has violated the city’s nuisance code and must come up with a plan by Nov. 10 to fix a railroad bridge that has...

CSX earnings fall 6 percent in 2Q

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 28.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Railroad giant CSX Corp. reported Wednesday that second-quarter earnings fell 6 percent as the company completed a restructuring of its management staff. In the three months...