The witness phase of the slugout between Amtrak on one side and CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS) and the Port of Mobile on the other, ended May 12 as its 11th day concluded. It ended not with T.S. Eliot’s oft-quoted “whimper” but truly with a bang.
Novelis Inc. on May 11 reported it would build a $2.5 billion aluminum recycling, rolling and finishing plant in Bay Minette, Ala., to be served by CSX.
CSX is honoring 65 customers for their commitment to the safe transportation of hazardous materials (hazmat) in 2021.
Shell Polymers and CSX late last month held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new SIT (storage in transit) yard in McKees Rocks, Pa.
Trainyard Tech, LLC has completed the installation of its CLASSMASTER™ hump yard process control system at CSX’s 56-classification-track Radnor Yard in Nashville, Tenn.
New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. (D-N.J.), Chairman of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, on May 2 helped launch a replacement project of the Conrail Shared Assets Point-No-Point Bridge with executives from Conrail, Norfolk Southern, CSX, and members of United Steelworkers of America and Heavy and General Laborers Local 472.
Whatever was CSX CEO James M. Foote thinking when he testified before the STB’s “Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service” hearing April 26? His display of disdain for the agency—in particular, White House-nominated and Senate-confirmed STB member Robert A. Primus—was evident in mannerisms and sarcastic responses.
Encina is planning to build a $1.1 billion manufacturing facility in Point Township, Pa., to be served by North Shore Railroad. Also, the Birmingham-Jefferson County (Ala.) Port Authority and Watco are investing $1.9 billion to boost business at Port Birmingham.
Amtrak and the Massachusetts and New York State departments of transportation will run the Berkshire Flyer as a seasonal pilot service between New York City and Pittsfield, Mass., beginning July 8.
CSX’s Huntington, W.Va. locomotive shop has cosmetically restored former Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N) General Electric C30-7 No. 7067 for the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation.