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CSX proposing to keep trains’ speed up in floods

(The following article by Don Phillips appeared in the Washington Post on March 27.) WASHINGTON — CSX Corp., which has played havoc with Virginia and Maryland commuters by slowing or halting passenger trains during extreme weather, has proposed new operating...

Minor CSX derailment ties up Fostoria streets

(The Toledo Blade published the following article on March 26.) FOSTORIA, Ohio — A five-car CSX train derailment yesterday afternoon caused no injuries but fouled up train and street traffic for hours. Five cars loaded with automobiles jumped the tracks at about...

Five CSX cars derail in Ohio

(The Toledo Blade posted the following article on its website on March 26.) FOSTORIA, Ohio — A five-car CSX train derailment yesterday afternoon caused no injuries but fouled up train and street traffic for hours. Five cars loaded with automobiles jumped the...

POW is son of CSX conductor

(CSX distributed the following e-mail news on March 25.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -– CSX Chairman Michael Ward telephoned Trainman Ronald Young Sr. on March 25 to express CSX’s support for the employee whose son was taken as a prisoner of war after his helicopter was...

CSX lauds benefits of new headquarters

(The Florida Times-Union posted the following article by Gregroy Richards on its website on March 24.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville’s business leaders got a peak into the world of CSX Corp., yesterday, when CSX head Michael Ward spoke before the...

CSX gave Snow $68.9 million when he left

(The Washington Post published the following story by David. S. Hilzenrath on its website on March 25.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Treasury Secretary John W. Snow left CSX Corp. last month with $68.9 million in deferred compensation and other pay, including a pension...

Treasury Sec’y Snow got $60.8m from CSX

(The Associated Press published the following article on March 24.) WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary John Snow, who led railroad giant CSX Corp. for 14 years, received $60.8 million in cash, stock and pension money when he resigned to join the government last...

CSX, tax breaks and fund-raising

(Newsday.com posted the following article by Jordan Rau on March 24.) ALBANY, N.Y. — State lawmakers took the long route in deciding whether to provide a tax break to CSX Corp., a Virginia-based freight hauler that owns railroad tracks throughout upstate. For...

CSX train derails in Ohio

(Fox 19 in Cincinnati published the following article on its website on March 24.) CINCINNATI — About eight cars of a CSX train derailed Sunday night in Hamilton. CSX spokesman John Hollingsworth says there were no injuries and no hazardous materials were...

Rail officials assail CSX for delays

(The Washington Post published the following article by Don Phillips on March 22.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak President David L. Gunn apologized to Virginia commuters yesterday afternoon for lengthy delays on commuter trains operated by Amtrak that were ordered to...