CSX spokeswoman Laura Phelps tells Trains News Wire that after a thorough review of the railroad’s Louisville-region operating plan, the railroad has informed employees that its Osborn Yard will transition from hump yard to flat yard switching beginning next week.
Phelps says the change will result in the elimination of approximately five union workers. Approximately 470 employees will still report to Osborn.
The Louisville announcement follows similar changes at the railroad’s Tilford Yard in Atlanta and Stanley Yard in Toledo, Ohio. Both of those facilities have gradually transitioned to flat yards switching as new CEO E. Hunter Harrison works to make the railroad more efficient.
Phelps says that by flat-switching freight cars, the yard will be able process trains faster.
CSX rail lines from Indianapolis; Evansville, Ind., Cincinnati; and Nashville; converge near Osborn Yard, a former Louisville & Nashville facility.
