Environmental groups are accusing a trio of federal agencies of illegally allowing CSX Transportation to dredge a pristine river gorge in East Tennessee for rocks and other materials to shore up rail lines damaged or washed away in catastrophic floods from Hurricane Helene.
The Virginia Railway Express and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 1 to celebrate the completion of a $27.5 million improvement project at the Quantico train station.
The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Railroad, Mechanical and Engineering Department members employed on BNSF, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway have voted to ratify their respective collective bargaining agreements.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su today sent letters to the CEOs of three Class I freight railroads – CPKC, CN, and CSX – calling on them to guarantee paid sick leave to all of their employees.
While a new report on long trains found railroads, federal agencies and Congress should coordinate actions to address “heightened safety challenges and operational demands,” one federal lawmaker from Georgia said more infrastructure investment is needed.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation completed the bridge replacement project on the US 21 bridge over CSX Transportation in Yemassee ahead of schedule, and the bridge reopened to traffic today.
CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX) held its Annual Shareholders Meeting today. Preliminary results indicate the re-election of the company’s 11 director nominees for one-year terms and appointment of Anne Chow to its board of directors. The preliminary results highlight the company’s dedication to excellence.
Following an extensive application process, a federally designated Quiet Zone will be implemented on the Old Fort Rail line that runs through downtown Savannah starting Jan. 10.