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CSX fast tracks rail project in Southeast

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Rail operations on the CSX Transportation Inc.(CSXT) rail line from New Orleans, La., to Flomaton, Ala., will be suspended for five consecutive days this month, as more than 700 railroad employees descend on the territory to perform track...

CSX CEO was paid $10 mln in 2001

WASHINGTON — CSX Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive John Snow’s compensation package for fiscal 2001 amounted to $10 million, including $7.1 million in restricted stock awards, reports CBSMarketwatch.com. Snow’s salary for the year was $1.2 million...

CSXT engineer didn’t let idea sit idly by

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — We can all breathe a little easier thanks to Larry Biess, according to the Florida Times-Union. The 38-year-old engineer at Jacksonville’s CSX Transportation Inc. invented a device that cuts down the amount of emissions produced by...

CSX train carrying chemicals derails

ATLANTA — Eight cars of a 79-car train derailed Saturday, and at least one car was leaking a hazardous chemical, officials said. The rail line is near a major water reservoir, a wire service reported. Fire officials evacuated about 100 people from three...

Train derails in Georgia, releasing toxic chemical

ATLANTA — According to a wire service, a CSX Corp. freight train derailed on Saturday near an Atlanta water reservoir, and at least one of its cars was leaking a hazardous chemical, a company spokesman said. About seven cars of a 79-car train veered off the...

CSXT details its value to Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation announced yesterday that it helped to bring more than $1.7 billion in new plant and equipment investment and 2,284 new jobs to Florida by working with state economic development officials on 34 projects in 2001, the...

CSX names Adams Resident Vice President

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — James L. Adams has been named CSX (NYSE: CSX – news) resident vice president-state relations for Kentucky, announced Arnie Havens, senior vice president-government affairs. Adams succeeds Jay S. Westbrook, who has been named assistant...

CSX gets new sign

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation is replacing its 16-year-old sign with a new look, the Florida Times-Union reports. Workers began this week the month-long task of replacing the blue letters at the top of the downtown Water Street building. A CSXT...

Engineers protest use of remotes

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Local engineers think CSX Transportation officials are headed down the wrong track by not using locomotive engineers to expand the use of remote controlled locomotives, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. That’s the message the Brotherhood...