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Antique turntable still used to swivel rail cars

(The Raleigh News & Observer published the following article by Vicki Hyman on its website on July 16.) RALEIGH, N.C. — At the end of a rail spur high on a berm above Capital Boulevard, there is a weed-choked concrete basin more than 100 feet in diameter. A...

Three derailments spur CSX internal probe

(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published the following article by Lateef Mungin on its website on July 15.) ATLANTA — CSX officials say they are investigating their train operators, equipment and track after three trains derailed in Gwinnett in four weeks....

CSX car derails, barely misses home

(Atlanta television station WXIA posted the following story on its website on July 13.) ATLANTA — Crews cleaned up a mess from a rail car of a CSX train that jumped the tracks in Dekalb County and came precariously close to hitting a home. The accident occurred...

Berea projects to put traffic back on track

(The Cleveland Plain Dealer published the following story by Michael O’Malley on its website on July 14.) BEREA, Ohio — For more than 100 years, locomotive engineers have bounded through the heart of this quiet college town blasting whistles and horns and...

Derailments puzzle CSX

(The following article by Beth Smith appeared on the Henderson Gleaner’s website on July 11.) HENDERSON, Ky. — CSX railroad officials say they will conduct a thorough investigation into a train derailment in Henderson Wednesday night in which two cars carrying...

Quad gates to bring silence to crossings

(The following article by Guy Tridgell was posted on the Chicago Daily Southtown’s website on July 10.) CHICAGO — The blare of train horns along a major freight railroad through the South Side is close to being silenced. The Illinois Commerce Commission and CSX...

CSX declares dividend

(CSX distributed the following news release on July 9.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The board of directors of CSX Corporation today approved regular quarterly dividends on the company’s common stock. The 10 cents per share dividend is payable September 15, 2003,...

Plan calls for MBTA to expand track

(The Metro West Daily News posted the following story by Geoff Mosher on its website on July 10.) BOSTON — A railroad company recommended this week a $20 million to $30 million expansion of track that would enable the MBTA to add two more midday trains to the...

Man sues CSX for $1.5M over crash

(The Democrat and Chronicle posted the following article by Rick Armon on its website on July 10.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A Rochester man who watched his house and boat be destroyed by a runaway train in December 2001 says he now suffers from post-traumatic stress...

Derailment of chemical cars forces evacuations

(The Henderson Gleaner staff posted the following story on its website on July 10.) HENDERSON, Ky. — Two CSX rail cars carrying chemicals to Brenntag derailed in Henderson Wednesday night, prompting officials to evacuate several homes and block off an estimated...