(The Saginaw News posted the following article on its website on October 7.)
SAGINAW, Mich. — Up to 100 mid-Michigan railroad workers are facing uncertainty over the planned sale of CSX Corp.’s “Saginaw cluster” line later this month, company officials said.
Saginaw Bay Southern, an affiliate of Lakes State Railroad, will operate the 65 miles of track between Flint and Saginaw, said Kim Skorniak, a CSX spokeswoman based in Chicago.
The transportation employees of CSX will have the option of relocating to other lines across the country or interviewing with the new short line, CSX said this morning.
The company was not disclosing the sale price. The deal is expected to close Friday, Oct. 28, she said.
CSX has owned the lines that have moved predominantly merchandise, grain and coal since 1980, she said.
Based in Jacksonville, Fla., CSX is the nations’ third-largest railroad. It connects 70 river, ocean and lake ports and more than 230 shortline railroads, the company’s Web site said.