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Port of Savannah sets all time container record in October

(Source: Savannah Morning News, December 1, 2020) SAVANNAH, Ga. — October proved to be another busy month for the Port of Savannah with container volumes reaching 464,095 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), up 35,714 TEUs or 8.3% compared to the same month...

Georgia Port’s mega rail project hits milestone

(Source: Railway Age, December 1, 2020) NEW YORK — Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has completed track installation to link the Garden City Terminal’s Chatham and Mason Mega rail yards, which it said boosts on-terminal storage capacity 35% and helps accommodate nearly...

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...