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AAR: Rail Freight Traffic Down in June

July 7, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads reported that U.S. railroads originated 1,039,889 carloads of freight in June 2009, down 19.7 percent with 255,668 fewer carloads, compared with June 2008. U.S. intermodal rail traffic – comprising trailers and containers on flat cars that are not included in carload figures – totaled 755,000 units in June 2009, down 18.2 percent compared with the same period last year with 168,031 fewer trailers and containers, the association said. For the first six months of 2009, total U.S. rail carloadings were down 19.5 percent (1,594,411 carloads) to 6,579,294 carloads, while intermodal traffic was down

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CSX Coal Train Derails in Ga.

July 1, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

UNION CITY, Ga. — More than a dozen cars from a CSX freight train derailed here. No one was injured, but two rail crossings were blocked. “There won’t be any hazardous materials to clean up,” ajc.com quoted CSX spokesman Gary Sease as saying. At the time of the derailment, the train was pulling 100 cars of coal from Kentucky to Florida. “Our investigation always starts with three main factors: the track, the equipment, and how train was being operated,” Sease told ajc.com. Closed intersections could remain off limits to traffic for a number of days.

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CSX Announces Commitment to Cut CO2 Emissions by Eight Percent

July 1, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX announced a plan to reduce the CO2 emissions associated with its vast and economically vital train operations by 8 percent per revenue ton mile by 2011. The company made its commitment as part of its participation in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Leaders Program, a voluntary program for businesses to inventory and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. CSX’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the Climate Leaders Program is the first ever from a major U.S. transportation provider. CSX’s commitment will reduce C02 emissions by 2.4 million tons — the equivalent of taking 441,000

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CSX: ATVs on South Carolina Train Tracks Cost Money and Lives

June 11, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With the summer fast approaching, CSX Transportation (CSXT) asks you to stay safe and keep ATVs (all terrain vehicles) off railroad tracks. That means ride your ATV somewhere other than railroad tracks and rights-of-way (approximately, 50 feet in each direction from the center of the tracks.) Help prevent needless accidents on railroad property, where hundreds of people are killed or injured nationwide each year. “Train tracks and railroad rights-of-way are not safe places to ride ATVs for recreation or to get to favorite fishing and hunting spots,” said Nelson High, CSXT community affairs and safety officer. “It’s

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CSX Transportation Congratulates New York City on High Line Opening

June 9, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation congratulated the City of New York and Friends of the High Line on the opening of the High Line, an urban park that the City has created on an elevated Manhattan rail line donated by CSX Transportation in 2005. When all sections are complete, the High Line would be a 1.5-mile park 30 feet above the city surface and running through the trendy West Side neighborhoods of the Meat Packing District and surrounding areas. The High Line opened in 1934 to New York Central trains, and later became part of CSX Transportation when the company

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CSXT Employee Named Rail Industry’s Top Environmentalist

April 29, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

WASHINGTON — A CSX Transportation employee from Jacksonville, Fla., was recently named the railroad industry’s top environmentalist. Michael E. O’Malley, who is assistant chief engineer, facilities, for CSX Transportation in Jacksonville, was one of five railroaders who were nominated to receive the John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence Award, named after the late Senator from Rhode Island, a strong environmentalist who understood and promoted the environmental advantages of rail transportation. Also honored at the reception was Delaware Senator Thomas Carper, who received the Congressional Chafee Award which annually goes to a member of Congress who, like Senator Chafee, is dedicated to

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Landstar Honors CSX Intermodal

April 24, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Intermodal (CSXI) has received the 2008 Intermodal Carrier of the Year award from Landstar System, Inc. Award criteria included on-time service, equipment availability and condition, ease of doing business, sales representation and customer service responsiveness, and damage prevention. CSXI was selected from a field that included other companies who use major U.S. railroads to transport intermodal containers and allied service providers. In making the selection, Landstar surveyed its independent agents who handle intermodal shipments. “On behalf of CSX Intermodal, I am proud to accept this distinguished honor,” said CSXI President Jim Hertwig. “We appreciate the continued

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CSXT Announces First-Ever Environmental Award Winners

April 20, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Transportation (CSXT) announced the winners of its first-annual Environmental Awards recognizing customers that have reduced their carbon emissions on the freight they ship by relying on CSX Transportation. CSXT is recognizing 19 customers who, together in 2008 avoided over 1.2 million tons of carbon emissions by shipping with CSXT versus the highway alternative. These customers are being recognized because they led their respective industry in using CSXT to improve emissions efficiency in 2008 compared to 2007 or they led their industry using CSXT to reduce their freight emissions. In addition, by choosing to ship via rail