(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 25, 2010.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroad operator CSX Corp. spent $1.16 million lobbying the U.S. government in the second quarter on issues including federal transportation spending and antitrust enforcement.
The company spent $1.12 million in the previous quarter, and it spent $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2009.
CSX lobbied on bills covering spending for freight, passenger and high-speed rail and on a resolution calling for better security against terrorist attacks aimed at rail and mass transit lines. It also lobbied on railroad antitrust issues and corridors for inter-suburban commuter rail service, according to a July 19 filing with Congress.
Besides Congress, the Jacksonville, Fla., company lobbied the Transportation, Defense, Energy and Homeland Security departments, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of Management and Budget.