July 7, 2023 | CSX, Fatality, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 7, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a safety bulletin after a CSX Transportation conductor trainee was killed during a shove movement in Baltimore. Full story: Trains Magazine
July 3, 2023 | CSX, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 27, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation after a CSX Transportation employee was killed after being struck by a train Monday evening at the Seagirt Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore. Full...
July 3, 2023 | CPKC, CSX, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, June 28, 2023) CSX and CPKC railroads announced a deal Wednesday that will allow them to beef up a little-used connection between their two networks in the southeastern United States to handle a significant amount of freight. The deal...
June 23, 2023 | CPKC, CSX, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Freight Waves, June 23, 2023) Canadian Pacific Kansas City and CSX are working together to build and deploy hydrogen locomotive conversion kits that will be used for diesel electric locomotives. The two have formed a joint venture in which CSX will use one of...
June 16, 2023 | CSX, FRA, Headlines
(Source: Buffalo News, June 14, 2023) Richard Hyde fears the worst when he looks at the crumbling concrete stanchions that support the CSX railroad bridge spanning the Buffalo River. He believes it is only a matter of time before the deteriorating structure collapses...
June 13, 2023 | CSX, News, Teamsters
[View and download this letter as a PDF] June 13, 2023 Dear Teamster Rail Members: This message is to inform you of the ongoing anti-union activities of CSX at the railhead in Annapolis Junction, Md. In May, CSX locked out about 40 Teamster Carhaulers from the...
June 9, 2023 | CSX, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, June 8, 2023) CSX Transportation has made major upgrades to Pan Am Railways’ physical plant since acquiring the New England regional a year ago — and there’s more to come as part of its two-year plan. Full story: Trains...
May 31, 2023 | CSX, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, PSR, Shippers
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 30, 2023) Railroads have to mend frayed relationships with customers, employees, Congress, and regulators, CSX Transportation CEO Joe Hinrichs told a shipper conference last week. A number of recent factors have helped perpetuate negative...
May 22, 2023 | 2-man Crews, CSX, Headlines, Legislation, Railroad Safety
(Source: Reuters, May 17, 2023) CSX CEO Hinrichs said the railroad industry does not want two-person crews written into rail safety legislation because technology could evolve to improve safety to the point where one person would be equally safe. Full story:...
May 12, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Television station WREG, May 11, 2023) MASON, Tenn. — A CSX train derailed near the intersection of Liles Road and Old L&N Road in Mason, Tennessee on Thursday. According to Tipton County Sheriff’s Department, around 4:20 a.m., a CSX train derailed while...
