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Rains collapse bridge; train stranded

(The following story appeared on the Newark Advocate website on January 5.) ST. LOUISVILLE, Ohio — Part of a bridge that had been washed over by a creek collapsed this afternoon as a CSX train drove over it, officials said. No one was injured and no train cars...

CSX tracks down driver for bill

(The following story by John Murawski appeared on the Palm Beach Post website on December 24.) DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Elizabeth Thomas didn’t mean to get lost, or stop a freight train, or cause any problems. But she certainly didn’t expect to be billed...

Derailed train ties up traffic

(The following article by Peter Reuell was posted on the Metro West Daily News website on December 23.) FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — A derailed train snarled commuter traffic in downtown Framingham yesterday as crews worked to right nearly a dozen tanker cars and...

CSX says no decision made on selling track

(The following article by Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on December 22.) RICHMOND, Va. — CSX Corp. is in the “very preliminary stages” of considering the possible sale or lease of a 200-mile stretch of track that arcs...

Train derails; No injuries reported

(Boston television station WCVB posted the following article on its website, TheBostonChannel.com, on December 22.) BOSTON — A train derailment in Framingham, Mass., overnight has not caused any delays on the commuter rail Monday morning. The freight train...

Alexandria derailment ties up commute

(The following article by Lyndsey Layton was posted on the Washington Post website on December 19.) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A CSX freight train derailed in Alexandria yesterday morning, twisting about 1,000 feet of track and severely interrupting service for about...

Train derails in Alexandria

(The following story by Fred Barbash appeared on the Washington Post website on December 18.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A CSX freight train derailed this morning south of Alexandria, disrupting Virginia Railway Express and Amtrak service in the area and causing an...

CSX loses lawsuit over four bridges

(The News Journal posted the following article by Marty Allen on its website on December 16.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Delaware can require a national railroad company to repair four deteriorating bridges that cross over its tracks, under a federal judge’s...

CSX aiming to get back on track

(The following article by Don Phillips was posted on the Washington Post website on December 16.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX is not John Snow’s railroad anymore. In the 11 months since Snow left the eastern railroad system to become Treasury secretary, his...