April 17, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Freight Waves, April 16, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — CSX achieved an operating ratio of less than 60 percent in the first quarter amid continued efforts to employ precision scheduled railroading (PSR) throughout its network. First-quarter net earnings totaled...
April 17, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: CSX press release, April 16, 2019) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation today announced first quarter 2019 net earnings of $834 million, or $1.02 per share, versus $695 million, or $0.78 per share in the same period last year (an earnings per share increase...
April 16, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, Historic/Steam
(Source: Television station WTVQ, April 15, 2019) LEXINGTON, Ky. — A giant piece of Kentucky’s past will come rumbling through the bluegrass this summer. Chesapeake and Ohio 2716, a massive 75-year old steam locomotive, will travel from the Bardstown area to Ravenna,...
April 16, 2019 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: News Channel 9, April 15, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A devoted railroad worker was killed over the weekend after being hit by a train while on the job. A longtime friend says Allen Lowe’s larger-than-life personality could make anyone laugh. Now he...
April 15, 2019 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(Source: The Chattanoogan, April 14, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A 24-year employee of CSX Transportation has been killed in an accident at the Wauhatchie Yards. Allen Lowe was struck by a train. He was the father of two children. Full story: The...
April 10, 2019 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Rocky Mount Telegram, April 10, 2019) ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — A groundbreaking for CSX’s proposed intermodal rail facility is going to be in a couple of weeks. Full story: Rocky Mount Telegram
April 10, 2019 | CSX, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board press release, April 9, 2019) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2017 deaths of two CSX Transportation workers were the result of their decision to walk on an active Amtrak train track in Washington, D.C., the National Transportation...
April 8, 2019 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Herald-Dispatch, April 6, 2019) RUSSELL, Ky. — CSX announced Friday morning to employees at its Russell, Kentucky, facility that the company will close the Russell Locomotive Shop and eliminate 113 positions. Full story: Herald-Dispatch
March 26, 2019 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Worcester Telegram, March 25, 2019) WORCESTER, Mass. — Freight railroad CSX Corp. is ending its contract with the company that manages the Worcester rail yard, a move that will lead to the layoff of 53 workers in late May. Full story: Worcester...
March 18, 2019 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Rocky Mount Telegram, March 17, 2019) ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — People are going to start seeing action soon at the site of CSX’s proposed intermodal rail facility across from N.C. Wesleyan College. Full story: www.reflector.com
