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CSX says it will acquire Pan Am Railways

(Source: Associated Press, November 30, 2020) OMAHA, Neb. — CSX is acquiring a regional railroad in New England to bolster its network in the northeastern United States, but a rival railroad says the deal could hurt competition. CSX said Monday it is acquiring Pan Am...

CSX employee killed in Fostoria rail yard

(Source: Television 13 ABC, November 22, 2020) FOSTORIA, Ohio — According to a spokesperson for CSX, an employee was “fatally injured while performing work this morning at our rail yard in Fostoria, Ohio.” Full story: www.13abc.com

COVID cases affecting CSX employees

(Source: Jacksonville Daily Record, November 19, 2020) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After the initial COVID-19 outbreak slowed freight traffic in the spring, CSX Corp. has seen increased business on its rail lines as the economy recovers. However, the recent spike in COVID...

Baltimore’s inland port takes shape on e-commerce demand

(Source: Freight Waves, November 18, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Evidence of what was once the largest steel plant on the U.S. East Coast has rapidly disappeared as distribution centers begin to cover the 3,300-acre site near Baltimore. Full story: Freight...

CSX, Pan Am, conversions to rail and train lengths

(Source: Freight Waves, November 16, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A CSX executive confirmed that CSX has talked with short line Pan Am Railways about a possible future involving both companies, but he declined to comment further on the issue. Full story: Freight...

CSX wants to buy Pan Am Railways; NS says “not so fast”

(Source: Railway Age, November 9, 2020) NEW YORK — Shades of the battle between CSX and Norfolk Southern that occurred some 25 years ago over Conrail, but on a smaller scale: CSX is in negotiations to acquire Pan Am Railways, the 1,700-mile Class II previously known...