ERIE, Pa. — CSX Transportation’s western New York presence may shrink if plans to slim Frontier Yard near Buffalo, N.Y., progress. According to a railroad source who spoke on condition of anonymity, CSX is still finalizing its plans. Those plans include the removal of bowl track groups 2 through 5 in the main yard. These […]
CSX 3194, 1776, and 911 will be on display in Pennsylvania Oct. 12-13. CSX Transportation NORTH EAST, Pa. – The Lake Shore Railway Historical Society will host three CSX Transportation “Pride in Service” locomotives at its museum in North East later this month. The museum will open at noon on Oct. 12-13 so visitors can […]
THE coal train that Kentucky coal miners prevented from leaving the mine until they were paid back wages. The strike ended in the last week of September, but the train remains. The train, and miners’ pay, are now the subject of negotiations in bankruptcy proceedings for the Blackjewel corporation. Chris Anderson CUMBERLAND, Ky. — A […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — BNSF Railway this week launched a sixth day of intermodal service linking Los Angeles and CSX Transportation’s Northwest Ohio terminal. BNSF added a Sunday morning eastbound departure from its Hobart terminal in Los Angeles and a Monday morning westbound departure from North Baltimore, Ohio. BNSF began directly serving CSX’s former intermodal […]
ERIE, Pa. — On Sept. 23, a new face in the modernized locomotive world made its appearance. CSX Transportation No. 7200, the first modernized CSX AC4400CW, was released at the Wabtec plant in Erie for testing. The unit was formerly CSX No. 202 and was in service up until this past April before being selected […]
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The impact of scheduled railroading on Canadian National’s intermodal network 15 years ago may show the path CSX Transportation, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific will follow as they embrace the operating model of the late E. Hunter Harrison. CN slashed low-margin services, shut terminals, and shed volume while […]
LONG BEACH, Calif. — CSX Transportation is done making major changes to its intermodal network and is poised for growth as it provides much more reliable service, Maryclare Kenney, vice president of intermodal and automotive, told an intermodal conference audience on Monday. In its shift to Precision Scheduled Railroading during the past two years, CSX […]
A view of the ship-to-rail operations at Savannah, Ga. Georgia Ports Authority, Stephen B. Morton SAVANNAH, Ga. — Rail is a key component in expansion of the Port of Savannah, with new fast service to Chicago and development of new infrastructure. Griff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, introduced three-day CSX Transportation and […]
Jim Foote, CSX Corp. CEO CSX Transportation DANA POINT, Calif. — CSX Transportation CEO Jim Foote says the sale of the railroad’s Massena Line to Canadian National will generate more traffic growth than if the route linking Syracuse, N.Y., and Montreal were sold to a short line operator. The deal, which was announced last month, […]
Tyler Hardin with one of the three commemorative units he’s designed for CSX. Chris Anderson An early front porch drawing by Tyler Hardin. Hardin family collection HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Sitting in the darkness at a picnic table under a shed at CSX’s Huntington Heavy Repair shop, Tyler Hardin’s face lights up when he recalls where […]
CSX is upgrading 25 SD70ACs at Huntington, W.Va. Chris Anderson HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — CSX’s fleet of aging SD70AC locomotives has mostly sat stored for the last several years, but a new upgrade program could see the diesels return to the road for years to come. CSX’s Huntington Heavy Repair shop in West Virginia is reworking […]
CSX train B778 works on the Massena Line in Adam’s Center, N.Y., near Watertown, earlier this month. The S on the milepost in the foreground refers to miles to Syracuse, N.Y. CSX is selling the Massena line, connecting Syracuse and Montreal, to CN in a deal announced Thursday. Michael S. Murray MONTREAL – Canadian National will […]
