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Rail service may be key to luring industry

(The Leaf-Chronicle posted the following article by Tonnd Defeo on its website on February 10.) CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Rail service will likely be the key to attracting a large-scale industry to Montgomery County. And CSX, a Class I railroad operating in Guthrie,...

Tracks cleared, repaired after CSX derailment

(The following story appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on February 9.) BALTIMORE — Thirty-four derailed cars of a CSX train carrying freight and hazardous materials were cleared off the tracks yesterday afternoon in North East, and service through the area...

CSX acid train derails in Maryland

(United Press International circulated the following story on February 7.) TIMBERBROOK, Md. — Residents of Timberbrook, Md., were evacuated Saturday when a freight train carrying phosphoric acid jumped the tracks near the small town. About 20 cars of the CSX...

CSX train derails in N.Y.

(The following article by Lauren Stanforth was posted on the Rochester Democrat-Chronicle website on February 8.) GATES, N.Y. — Seven cars of a CSX freight train derailed just west of Interstate 390 Saturday afternoon, the second incident in five days involving...

CSX cuts workforce by 120 jobs

(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Times-Union website on February 6.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. reduced its workforce by about 120 jobs Thursday — roughly 100 from its Jacksonville headquarters — as the railroad continued...

CSX Transportation pleased with STB’s Duke decision

(CSXT issued the following news release on February 4.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT) is pleased with the findings of the Surface Transportation Board (STB), upholding CSXT’s tariff rates charged to Duke Energy Corporation for rail...

Agency rules CSXT didn’t overcharge for shipping

(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on February 5.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation Inc. did not overcharge one of its main customers by boosting coal shipping rates 45 percent, a federal agency ruled...

CSX admits signals faulty at crossing

(The following story by Steve Orr and Greg Livadas was posted on the Democrat and Chronicle website on February 5.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — CSX officials admitted Wednesday that warning signals at a train crossing in Henrietta were faulty prior to a crash that claimed...

CSX readies for second stage of job cuts

(The following story by Gregory Richards appeared on The Florida Times-Union website on February 4.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. will announce a second round of job cuts Thursday, part of a management restructuring plan announced last in November to cut the...