CSX’s Michael Ward: I’ll be around three more years NEWSWIRE

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CSX Chairman Michael J. Ward CSX Transportation JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Chairman and CEO Michael Ward says he will be on the job three more years.  In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Trains Editor Jim Wrinn on Friday, Ward said the CSX board of directors asked him to stay on three more years. “I plan […]

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Railfans document near-miss in Fostoria on Sunday NEWSWIRE

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The two trains remained by the diamond after the incident during the investigation. This view looks east from the Fostoria Railpark. FOSTORIA, Ohio – Railfans watching trains at the popular Fostoria Railpark believe they nearly witnessed a collision between two trains Sunday at the famous diamond crossing between CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern in northwest […]

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History and heritage merge with CSX Santa Train w/GALLERY NEWSWIRE

FULL SCREEN Ron Flanary The 2015 CSX Santa Train heads toward the Sandy Ridge Tunnel south of Trammel, Va. FULL SCREEN Chase Gunnoe Santa Claus hands out gifts to families from the year of the CSX Santa Train Saturday, Nov. 21. FULL SCREEN Chase Gunnoe Inside the CSX Santa Train, thousands of presents, pieces of […]

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Trains’ ‘cheat sheet’ for CSX’s Santa Train NEWSWIRE

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Santa Claus on the observation car platform on CSX Transportation’s Santa Train from 2013. Kevin Gilliam Map of the Clinchfield from the Jan. 2016 issue of Trains. Kevin Gilliam KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Fans and photographers are gearing up for the 73rd annual CSX Transportation Santa Train this Saturday Nov. 21. Decisions by CSX earlier this […]

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CSX cuts fall first in Tennessee NEWSWIRE

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CSX Transportation train E-125, an empty coal hopper train, heads to Erwin, Tenn., in March 2010. The railroad announced cutbacks at the Tennessee coal terminal and along the former Clinchfield mainline early on Thursday. Michael S. Murray ERWIN, Tenn. — Just one day after hosting its third-quarter financial earnings call where CSX Transportation cited decreased revenues […]

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CSX-NS trade locos headed to Idaho NEWSWIRE

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Ex-Norfolk Southern SD40-2 locomotives sport new CSX Transportation liveries. They will be re-built in Idaho to SD40-3s. James D. Moore HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – CSX Transportation plans to rebuild all SD40-2s acquired from Norfolk Southern into SD40-3s. The current locomotives will not yet enter revenue service as originally speculated. In March, CSX and NS traded 12 […]

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CSX debuts C&O heritage logo NEWSWIRE

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CSX Transportation’s latest heritage logo features a reprise of the Chesapeake & Ohio on engine No. 7376, a GE CW40-8. Allan Williams, Jr. WAYCROSS, Ga. – CSX Transportation has unveiled its latest predecessor railroad emblem on a recent repaint at its Waycross, Ga., Locomotive Shops.  CSX GE CW40-8 No. 7376 emerged from Waycross late last […]

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