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Why is CSX the only railroad to advertise on TV?
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CSX has been quite consistently advertizing on TV this one ton of freight 436 miles on one gallon of diesel fuel for the past couple years. Since I live in the North West and am a couple thousand miles away from the nearest CSX interchange point, I wonder why those ads are being shown around these parts...
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CSX, Ga. to bolster rail security
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CSX, Ga. to bolster rail securityOn Friday, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue announced the state entered into a rail security partnership with CSX Transportation that "represents a model for use by other states," Progressive Railroading reported. Entitled "SecureNOW," the pa...
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RCO Derailed
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Roomate told me last night that the second trick east end RCO job derailed by Delaware Ave. He said it looks like the rail spread, buried the engine real good.
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There was no engineer on this train
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CSX train hits stuck 18-wheelerWAVELAND, Miss. -- A truck driver whose trailer got stuck on a railroad track ran for safety Monday morning when he saw an oncoming freight train, said Waveland Police Chief James Varnell. The truck's trailer was loaded with I-beams to rebuild St. Clare Catholic Chur...
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CSX clearing tracks for double-stacks
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CSX clearing tracks for double-stacksHUNTINGTON, W.V. -- With a goal of speeding freight between East Coast ports and the Midwest, CSX Transportation has undertaken what it calls the National Gateway project -- an $842 million public-private upgrade of rail infrastructure to accommodate doub...
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Widows sue CSX for husbands' deaths
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Widows sue CSX for husbands' deathsCHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Two widows are suing CSX Transportation Inc. after the deaths of their husbands, claiming both men were exposed to asbestos-related materials, the West Virginia Record reports. Nellie Gray Templeton and Ruth Testa filed separate lawsuit...
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Anybody know anything about this? It said the guy just got out of the truck to either make a phone call or to look at something and the tree fell on it. Wouldn't the CA be in KY? Maybe between Cincinnati and Corbin?
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CSX directed rail legislation to its benefit
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CSX directed rail legislation to its benefitTALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Thousands of e-mails from state transportation officials show that the transportation giant that stands to get at least $432 million from taxpayers in a deal to build a Central Florida commuter rail line played a major role in craft...
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Jury sides with CSX in crash that killed 4
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Jury sides with CSX in crash that killed 4CLANTON, Ala. -- An Alabama jury has sided with a railroad in a series of lawsuits filed by the relatives of four men killed in a train crash almost three years ago, the Associated Press reports. Chilton County jurors ruled in favor of CSX Transportation on Frid...
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Florida commuter rail bill criticized as 'sweetheart deal' for CSX
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Florida commuter rail bill criticized as 'sweetheart deal' for CSX (The following story by Brandon Larrabee appeared on the Florida Times-Union website on December 9, 2009.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The Senate overwhelmingly approved a commuter-rail measure Tuesday despite criticism from some tha...
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Boxcar fire engulfs CSX yard
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Boxcar fire engulfs CSX yardHenrico County, Va., firefighters responded Dec. 7 to a boxcar fire that is causing heavy smoke to drift over the CSX Corp.'s Acca Yard switching facility and Interstate 64 near Bryan Park, authorities told the Richmond Times Democrat. The fire poses no hazard or toxic m...
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RR thief: 'No one said I couldn't'
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RR thief: 'No one said I couldn't'EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- One of two men expected to face charges for stealing railroad equipment told police "no one told him he couldn't" take it for scrap metal, according to police documents. Dennis Lane, 64, was booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail on p...
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CSX taps wellness, ergonomics expertise at IU
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CSX taps wellness, ergonomics expertise at IUBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- CSX Transportation and ergonomic experts from Indiana University have extended a three-year partnership focused on improving the health and wellness of thousands of railroad workers in 23 states, Web site newsinfo.iu.edu rep...
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CSX names successor to Ingram
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CSX names successor to IngramJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- David A. Brown will become chief operating officer of CSX when Tony Ingram retires at the end of the year, reports the Associated Press. Brown, 50, has a nearly 30-year railroad career, most recently serving as vice president and chief transporta...
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CSX keeps Mercedes moving
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CSX keeps Mercedes movingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. - CSX's new $6 million hub in Bessemer already is strengthening the link between Mercedes-Benz's operations in Vance and Germany. Now, officials with the railroad company are out to lay tracks to other businesses in the state, according to the Birmingha...
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CSX rail facility awaits lawmakers, economy
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CSX rail facility awaits lawmakers, economyWINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- CSX and the city are both waiting to determine when to move forward with the planned Integrated Logistics Center, The Ledger reports. CSX is waiting for one of two things to happen -- a definite upswing in the economy or state legislat...
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UTUer Boehlke remembered on birthday
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UTUer Boehlke remembered on birthday(The following column, "Jared Boehlkes birthday," appeared Nov. 24 in the Albany, N.Y., Times Union. It was written by Dr. Andrew Coates. Boehlke was a member of UTU Local 212, Albany, N.Y.) Jared Boehlke lost his life on his job on May 10, 2009. Today...
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Curse of the 8888
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CSX shares slip in premarket on downgrade
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CSX shares slip in premarket on downgrade (The Associated Press circulated the following on November 20, 2009.) HARTFORD, Conn. Shares of CSX Corp. edged down in premarket trading Friday as an analyst downgraded the railroad, saying its share price has moved too high. Analyst John G. Larkin of Sti...
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This phone call may be monitored for consistant quality handling of your phone call
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CSX owns tracks in Wisconsin?
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Wisconsin land owner injured in ground collapse sues CSX (The following story by Kelly Holleran appeared on the Madison/St. Clair Record website on November 20, 2009.) MADISON, Wisc. A Troy man claims the ground collapsed beneath him into a sinkhole due to defective drainage a railroad company in...
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CSX gives city money to plant tree screen
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CSX gives city money to plant tree screenFREDERICKSBURG, Va. - CSX, in partnership with the nonprofit Alliance for Community Trees, has awarded a $22,125 grant to Tree Fredericksburg, the Free Lance Star reports. The funds will cover the cost of planting and maintaining 120 large evergreen trees...
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CSX would allow double-stack trains through Mid-Atlantic
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CSX would allow double-stack trains through Mid-Atlantic (The following story by Jean Tarbett Hardiman appeared on The Herald-Dispatch website on November 14, 2009.) HUNTINGTON, W.Va. As Prichard and southwestern West Virginia get ready Norfolk Southern Corp.'s double-stacked trains to mo...
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'Elves' gather to pack goodies for CSX Santa Train
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'Elves' gather to pack goodies for CSX Santa Train (The following story by John Osborne appeared on the Times-News website on November 18, 2009.) KINGSPORT, Tenn. Hundreds of volunteer elves converged at Food City on North Eastman Road on Wednesday, transforming both sides of the stores front ent...
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Judge: CSX not negligent
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Judge: CSX not negligentAKRON, Ohio -- A federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit on behalf of more than 200 people who were displaced from their homes and businesses when a train derailed in Painesville, The News-Herald reported. After a CSX train headed for Buffalo derailed Oct. 10, 200...
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