The Daily CSX: As CSX workforce shrinks, accidents pile up and morale plummets

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; February 14, 2018 The rate of accidents involving CSX Corp. trains have been…

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The Daily CSX – Tony Hatch on CSX: Looking back on Q4 2017 and forward to March 1

By Tony Hatch, Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 2018 If you listened to CSX Corp.’s Jan. 16 earnings call, it might…

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Former Canadian Pacific IT worker sentenced to 1 year in prison for hacking into company network

By Trevor Squire, Star Tribune; February 13, 2018 Christopher V. Grupe, 46, of Minneapolis, was found guilty of willfully damaging…

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Louisville & Indiana Railroad uses logo to honor, recruit veterans

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; February 13, 2018 Louisville & Indiana Railroad (LIRC) has painted a new logo on two diesel…

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Manitoba: New group pushes Winnipeg rail yard move

By Aldo Santin, Winnipeg Free Press; February 12, 2018 A community activist and a former Manitoba Appeals Court judge have…

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Most U.S. rail workers show support for UP, BNSF union labor contract that covers 15,000 employees in Nebraska

  By Russell Hubbard, Staff Writer, Omaha World-Herald; February 10, 2018 Railroad labor unions representing the more than 13,000 industry…

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The Daily CSX – Annual report: CSX volumes decline, continues focus on bottomline

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; February 8, 2018 CSX Corp. (Nasdaq: CSX) brought in $11.4 billion in revenue…

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The Daily CSX: And, on the third day, to no one’s surprise, the first lawsuit was filed in the Silver Star/CSX collision in Cayce, South Carolina

Train crash lawsuit alleges ‘gross negligence’ by CSX in fatal South Carolina derailment By John Monk, The State; February 8,…

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Ninth Circuit Finds for Union Pacific Railroad in Pipeline Fight

By VICTORIA PRIESKOP, Courthouse News; February 7, 2018 PASADENA, Calif. (CN) — The Ninth Circuit revived counterclaims Tuesday by Union…

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The Daily CSX: CSX committed to Harrison’s vision

From Railway Gazette; February 7, 2018 USA ‘I’m excited about the progress we are making and am confident we have…

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Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, employees fined in Lac-Mégantic case

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; February 6, 2018 Six former employees, including the chief executive of the…

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Buffett’s BNSF railroad eyes blockchain for shipping freight

By Staff, Reuters; February 5, 2018 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s railroad is taking a ride on the blockchain.…

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Amtrak Silver Star Crash Adds to CSX’s Rising Accident Toll

By Thomas Black, Bloomberg Markets; February 5, 2018 The weekend’s fatal crash of Amtrak and CSX Inc. trains raises concerns…

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Could CSX be off the hook if it’s found liable for Sunday’s fatal Silver Star train crash?

By Janny Rodriguez, First Coast News; February 5, 2018 Investigators are trying to figure out if human-error caused the violent…

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Incorrect information from CSX employee led to Sunday’s fatal crash of Amtrak’s southbound Silver Star

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; February 6, 2018 Incorrect information from a CSX Corp. employee at the site…

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Fatal Amtrak southbound Silver Star train crash puts spotlight on CSX railroad crew

By SAMMY FRETWELL, The State; February 5, 2018 Federal investigators looking into the cause of a fatal train collision near…

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The Daily CSX – CSX: A mighty fine line, but …

By Frank N. Wilner, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; February 5, 2018 CSX is a mighty fine line, with an…

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The Daily CSX: Amtrak blames freight train firm CSX for deadly South Carolina crash of southbound Silver Star

By Randall Hill, Reuters; February 4, 2018 CAYCE, S.C. (Reuters) – Amtrak blamed a freight rail operator for causing a…

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The Daily CSX – Amtrak South Carolina collision: CSX facing another potential setback?

By Matthew Kazin, Fox Business News; February 4, 2018 For CSX (CSX) CEO Jim Foote, who is in his job…

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The Daily CSX – Source: CSX maintainers had been working at site of Sunday’s deadly CSX-Amtrak’s Silver Star train accident in Cayce, South Carolina

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; February 4, 2018 CSX Corp. signal maintainers recently had been working in the…

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Canadian Pacific bolsters presence in Asia, opens new office in Shanghai

A press release from Canadian Pacific Railway: SHANGHAI, Feb. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP)…

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Chicago: Why Canadian Pacific needs every inch of its Bensenville rail yard

By Claire Bushey, Crain’s Chicago Business; January 26, 2018 The freight cars lining the rail yard tracks just south of…

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Canada’s Oil Producers, in Standoff With Railways, Sit Out Oil-Price Rally

By Vipal Monga and David George-Cosh, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Fox Business News; January 28, 2018 TORONTO…

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