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CSX train tips over

(The following story appeared on the Newton Daily News Tribune on January 27.) FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Two train cars containing loads of paper went off the track yesterday at about 9:30 a.m. behind the BankNorth ATM on California Avenue. The CSX train was traveling...

D.C. may ban hazardous shipments

(The following story by Spencer S. Hsu appeared on the Washington Post website on January 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An anti-terrorism proposal before the District would ban shipments of most dangerous classes of hazardous materials by road or rail through the...

CSX to test hybrid ‘Green Goat’ locomotives

(RailPower Technologies and CSX issued the following news release on January 21.) VANCOUVER — RailPower Technologies Corp. and CSX Corporation jointly announced today a 90-day lease trial for three Green Goat(R) hybrid yard locomotives in 2004 as part of...

CN, CSXT to offer instantaneous interline pricing

(CN and CSX issued the following news release on January 21.) MONTREAL & JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In a rail industry first, CN and CSX Transportation today announced a jointly developed electronic tool offering customers instantaneous interline prices for...

Residents return home after derailment

(The following story by Richard Edwards appeared on The Daily Post-Athenian website on January 20.) CALHOUN, Tenn. — Residents in 11 homes were allowed to return to their homes early this morning after railroad cars carrying a chemical substance derailed Monday...

3 cars at CSX yard derail; no one injured

(The following story by Christian Bottorff appeared on the Nashville Tennessean website on January 20.) TENNESSEE — Railroad crews spent several hours yesterday placing three train cars — one of them carrying methanol, a highly flammable material —...

New CSX rail site program a magnet for growth

(CSX issued the following news release on January 14.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Working to facilitate economic growth, CSX Corporation and local communities are developing industrial sites adjacent to rail as part of CSX Transportation Inc.’s (CSXT) innovative...

CSX sues over Del. bridges

(The following story by Mary Allen appeared on the News Journal website on January 14.) WILMINGTON, Del. — CSX Transportation has filed a new lawsuit rejecting ownership of four deteriorating bridges that cross over its tracks, continuing the debate about who...

Anytime is train time, police. CSX warn motorists

(The following story by Lance Martin appeared on the Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Daily Herald website on January 13.) WELDON, N.C. — Lose points. Lose money. Lose life. That’s what happens when motorists try to beat trains at railroad crossings. The offense will...

CSX tightens security at Greenbrier

(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 5.) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Safety concerns have prompted The Greenbrier resort to close its doors to people who aren’t registered guests, club members or their guests. While they have received no...