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CSXT official in new position to succeed

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation President Michael Ward was named president of the railroad’s parent company, CSX Corp. Inc., setting the stage for his election to the corporation’s top job next year and increasing the likelihood that it would...

CSX declares dividend

RICHMOND, Va. — 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 Sept. 13, 2002, to shareholders of record on Aug. 23, 2002.

Kelly named to CSX Board Of Directors

RICHMOND, Va. — CSX Corporation today announced the election of Edward. J. (Ned) Kelly, III to its board of directors. Kelly serves as president and chief executive officer of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation in Baltimore. Prior to assuming his current role in...

CSX Corp names Michael Ward president

RICHMOND, Va. — U.S. railway operator CSX Corp. said on Wednesday that Michael Ward, already president of its major business unit, has been named president of the corporation as well, according to a wire service. He is replacing John W. Snow, who remains...

CSX to hold second-quarter earnings meeting

RICHMOND, Va. — CSX Corporation will hold its second quarter 2002 earnings meeting for analysts on Thursday, July 25, 2002, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be held in the JP MorganChase building at 270 Park Avenue in New York. CSX expects to issue its...

Two men killed by freight train in Pa.

LANGHORNE, Pa. — According to a wire service, two men were struck and killed by a freight train after ignoring warnings that the train was bearing down on them, authorities said. The train, carrying 68 cars of garbage, hit the men Sunday afternoon on a straight...

CSX transportation boosts emergency responder outreach

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation, the largest railroad in the eastern United States, is boosting its initiative to keep emergency responders prepared for rail-based accidents. A comprehensive new CSXT emergency planning guide is now in place in more than...

Coke, coal chemicals industry recognizes CSXT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute (ACCCI) granted a special Service Award to CSX Transportation (CSXT) in recognition of the railroad’s leadership, innovation and continuing partnership with the coke and coal chemicals...

CSX to apologize over BLE billboard flap

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — CSX officials yesterday told Trains.com that it will apologize to the BLE for the removal of an anti-remote control billboard that BLE Division 532 placed overlooking the railroad’s Acca Yard in Richmond, Va. CSX says it should not have asked...

Rail tax relief dies in budget, CSX ready to sue

ALBANY, N.Y. — CSX Corp. plans to pursue a federal lawsuit challenging the way its railroad property is assessed in New York state after the Legislature derailed a plan for tax relief in the state budget, reports the Albany Times-Union. The railroad company will...