July 2, 2018 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: The Daily Times, June 30, 2018) MARYVILLE, Tenn. — A new lawsuit was filed Friday in Blount County Circuit Court on behalf of 394 residents suing over the July 2015 train derailment in Maryville. Like prior lawsuits over the derailment, it targets the owner...
July 2, 2018 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 29, 2018) NEW YORK — A key intermodal project is being revived by CSX, albeit in a scaled-down edition. The Carolina Connector (CCX) will be built in Edgecombe County in eastern North Carolina, the state’s Department of Transportation...
June 28, 2018 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail, June 27, 2018) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A train derailed in St. Albans on Wednesday morning, throwing about 18 coal cars off the rails. No injuries or other property damage has been reported, according to Kanawha County Metro 911...
June 25, 2018 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: www.syracuse.com, June 21, 2018) SYRACUSE, N.Y. — State transportation officials have agreed to provide up to $21 million to transform the DeWitt rail yard owned by CSX Corp. into an intermodal cargo facility to ship containers to and from ocean ports. Full...
June 25, 2018 | CSX, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Evansville Courier & Press, June 19, 2018) PRINCETON, Ind. — Three weeks ago, on the heels of the derailment of one of its freight trains in Virginia, CSX announced a heightened emphasis on safety. Full story: Evansville Courier &...
June 14, 2018 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: NBC Chicago, June 13, 2018) CHICAGO — A worker died after being found bleeding at a rail yard on Chicago’s Southwest Side Wednesday, authorities said. According to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford, first responders were called to the scene...
June 13, 2018 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg News, June 12, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CSX Transportation Inc. and the U.S. government asked a federal judge to approve an agreement settling sex bias allegations for $3.2 million and other relief. The government alleged that CSX’s physical...
June 12, 2018 | CSX, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, June 11, 2018) NEW YORK — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a preliminary report on the May 19, 2018, derailment of a CSX train near Alexandria, Va. While a probable cause was not determined, based on the...
June 8, 2018 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 7, 2018) CSX is soliciting bids on six rail segments totaling more than 650 miles of track as part of the Class I’s continuing strategy to sell under-used assets. Full story: Progressive Railroading
June 4, 2018 | AAR Freight Trends, CSX, Headlines
(Source: The Messenger, June 3, 2018) HOPKINS COUNTY, Ky. — A Washington, D.C., group has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court asking a federal judge to nullify Kentucky laws allowing local police forces to cite trains from obstructing roadways. The...
