August 30, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Muncie Star Press, August 29, 2019) MUNCIE, Ind. — Social media has become the venting ground for local commuters annoyed by trains that are blocking major roads across the city on a regular basis. While almost everyone knows that trains crisscross Muncie...
August 30, 2019 | CN, CSX, Headlines
(Source: Television station WWNY, August 29, 2019) WATERTOWN, N.Y. — An estimated 60 CSX employees will be affected by the sale of train tracks known as the Massena rail line, which runs through Quebec and New York. Canadian National Railway Company purchased 220...
August 29, 2019 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 28, 2019) Former CSX President and Chief Executive Officer Alvin “Pete” Carpenter died last week after battling cancer. He was 77. Carpenter served as CSX president and CEO from 1992 to 1999. He also served as vice...
August 20, 2019 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Logistics Management, August 20, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — East Coast rail shippers stymied by the lack of double stack rail container option on a 125-year-old tunnel underneath Baltimore may be seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Full story: Logistics...
August 19, 2019 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: The Loadstar, August 16, 2019) LONDON — The US economy is showing signs of slowing, but remains on an upward trajectory for now – intermodal traffic, however, appears trapped in a downward spiral, with the coming peak season expected to provide only temporary...
August 15, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, UP
(Source: Reuters, August 14, 2019) NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Transportation Average is struggling to get into gear and that could be a sign the market is ready to stall further. The 20-component index of rail operators, airlines, truckers and package delivery stocks is...
August 12, 2019 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Baltimore Sun, August 9, 2019) BALTIMORE, Md. — No injuries were reported and all railway operations have resumed after a fire on the CSX railroad bridge, which spans the Susquehanna River between Harford and Cecil counties, was reported Friday afternoon....
August 9, 2019 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Television station WTHI, August 8, 2019) PARKE COUNTY, Ind. — A train derailment investigation is underway in Parke County. CSX says it happened around 5:00 on Thursday afternoon. According to CSX 15 railcars containing Coke derailed near the U.S. 41 overpass...
August 9, 2019 | CN, CSX, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, August 8, 2019) NEW YORK — Canadian Northern (CN) and CSX will join together and serve more of the northeast starting Oct. 7. The two Class 1s announced a new intermodal service offering between CN’s greater Montreal &...
August 2, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(Source: Freight Waves, August 1, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The bankruptcy of private coal company Blackjewel could result in ripple effects across the freight rail industry. Blackjewel’s bankruptcy reminded the broader industrial sector of the vulnerability of U.S....
