CSX annual report yields new details on capital spending

CSX has filed its annual report with securities regulators, and the document contains some items of interest to railroad contractors and vendors.

Rail Flaw Detection

Rail Flaw Testing Gets Faster, Smarter, Better

Continuous, non-stop testing is moving testing accuracy and efficiency forward. Is machine learning or artificial Intelligence the next wave? Year over year, rail breaks caused by internal defects represent a, if not

patch rail

Patch Rail: Improving the Planning Process

Planning annual curve rail replacement programs is an essential element of maintenance planning on Class 1 railroads. Every railroad does it, with varying degrees of automation in the planning office and verification

Port of Wilmington

Wilmington moving forward with rail-realignment project

Are you a rail project manager looking for a challenge? Wilmington, NC, wants to talk with you. The city is recruiting for a full-time project manager to oversee a complicated rail-realignment project involving

CSX selling Florida Panhandle lines

CSX plans to sell 373 miles of track in the Florida Panhandle to a new company backed by an investment group headed by veteran short line entrepreneur Gary Marino.

Stakeholders break ground on CREATE’s 75th Street improvement project

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Oct. 1 for the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program’s 75th Street Corridor Improvements Project (75th St. CIP).

Trio of initiatives sets up CSX’s Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal for growth

CSX Corporation announced a series of initiatives on Oct. 2 that will drive growth at its Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal.

UP: More like CSX?

Union Pacific late on Sep. 17 (following Wall Street close of business) announced a new operating plan, “Unified Plan 2020,” that “implements Precision Scheduled Railroading principles” that were deployed over the past

New leadership for key CSX areas

CSX announced a change in leadership for its Merchandise and Intermodal Sales & Marketing teams.

Howard Street Tunnel

CSX continuing “thoughtful and deliberate” discussions concerning Howard Street Tunnel

A plan to expand the Howard Street Tunnel isn’t completely off the table, but CSX says a path forward is dependent on a solution that meets the long-term goals of the railroad,

CSX names Shon Yates VP of Coal

CSX Corporation (CSX) has a new head of its coal business.

NTSB faults CSX, city of Biloxi for motorcoach accident at crossing

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined a failure “to mitigate known safety hazards” by the city of Biloxi, Miss., and CSX is the probable cause of a fatal motorcoach versus

NYDOT sets $19M to transform CSX yard

State funding will help CSX transform a central New York rail yard into a modern intermodal hub for international freight.

OmniTRAX

CSX sells two to OmniTRAX

CSX has sold the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, LLC (ATN) and the Fulton County Railway, LLC (FCR) to HGS Railway Holdings Inc., a managed affiliate of OmniTRAX, Inc.

Carolina Connector back on table with NCDOT agreement

The planned intermodal terminal known as the Carolina Connector (CCX) looks to be moving forward following an agreement reached between the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and CSX.

Port of Virginia marks expansion progress

Expansion projects at the Port of Virginia to accommodate larger ships and increased container traffic are on schedule.

SC Ports sets biggest-ever capex plans

South Carolina will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to solidify its place as the fastest-growing East Coast container gateway.

SCPA opens Inland Port Dillon

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) opened its second inland port, Inland Port Dillon, on April 16. SCPA says the facility was constructed to handle strong growth for the port’s intermodal rail cargo volumes and deepen its reach into markets through the Carolinas to the Northeast and Midwest.

NTSB releases preliminary report on Amtrak-CSX accident

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released the preliminary report into the Feb. 4, 2018 collision between an Amtrak and CSX train on CSX’s Columbia Subdivision in Cayce, S.C.

NTSB issues three safety recs following LIRR, CSX/Amtrak incidents

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued three urgent safety recommendations, two to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and one to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) based on the agency’s findings in two ongoing railroad accident investigations.

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