CSX Transportation
Class I railroad system in the US
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| December 2024 | Schneider National announced a new interline service connecting the Southeast (Florida and Georgia) with Texas and Mexico markets via the newly acquired Montgomery to Meridian route. |
| December 31 2024 | CSX unveiled SD70AC 4720 painted in honor of their 'One CSX' initiative to recognize railroad employees. |
| November 16 2024 | The acquisition agreement between CSX, CPKC, and MNBR became officially effective, establishing a new operational arrangement for the railroad line. |
| October 2024 | Surface Transportation Board (STB) approved CSX's resumption of operations on the leased line between Burkville and Myrtlewood, and CPKC's purchase of the line segment between Myrtlewood and Meridian. |
| February 2024 | CSX and Wabtec reached an agreement to modernize over 200 locomotives (CW44ACs & CW44AHs) through 2028. |
| 2023 | Rockcastle County, Kentucky derailment involved 16 cars, including two with molten sulphur and two with magnesium hydroxide, causing a large fire. A state of emergency was declared, and Livingston residents were evacuated. |
| June 28 2023 | CSX and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced their intention to purchase the Meridian and Bigbee Railroad (MNBR), proposing a strategic network connection between Alabama and Mississippi. |
| May 2023 | CSX launched their heritage unit program, beginning with ES44AH No. 1827 painted for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with plans to paint a total of 21 heritage locomotives. |
| April 14 2023 | Rockland County, New York wildfire broke out, with local officials investigating a CSX train as a potential cause due to sparks on an unseasonably dry day with temperatures over 90°F. |
| September 13 2022 | CSX unveiled SD70AC 4568 painted in honor of Operation Lifesaver's 50th anniversary. |
| June 1 2022 | CSX completed the acquisition of Pan Am Railways, with Norfolk Southern Railway gaining trackage rights over several CSX lines and Pan Am Southern to be operated by the Berkshire and Eastern Railroad. |
| April 14 2022 | Surface Transportation Board (STB) approved CSX's purchase of Pan Am Railways. |
| 2021 | CSX renumbered most of their acquired ex-Amtrak F40PH-2 executive locomotives to CSX 1, 2, and 3, and repainted them in a heritage scheme honoring the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. |
| December 10 2021 | An EF4 tornado struck and derailed a CSX train in Barnsley, Kentucky, throwing several cars uphill and landing one car on a house. |
| December 8 2021 | Somerset Railroad Subdivision discontinued and ceased operations. |
| November 30 2020 | CSX Corporation announced agreement to purchase Pan Am Railways, a New England-based Class II railroad, pending regulatory approval. |
| 2019 | CSX rebuilt 25 SD70AC locomotives at the Huntington Heavy Repair Facility, upgrading them with new prime movers, in-cab electronic improvements, and new brake and drive control systems. |
| August 30 2019 | Canadian National Rail Company signed an agreement to acquire the Massena rail line from CSX, covering the Montreal and St. Lawrence Subdivisions in New York. |
| August 22 2019 | CSX unveiled ES44AH 3194 in honor of law enforcement. |
| July 2019 | CSX received ten SD70ACe-T4 locomotives (classified as ST70AHs), which were ordered in August 2018 and delivered in July 2019. |
| June 1 2019 | CSX sold the Bainbridge to Attapulgus, Georgia segment and the P&A and Tallahassee Subdivisions to the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad, while retaining trackage rights. |
| April 30 2019 | CSX unveiled locomotives 911 and 1776, two ES44AH locomotives created to honor first responders and veterans respectively. |
| 2018 | Cayce, South Carolina train collision involved Amtrak Silver Star and a CSX autorack train, resulting in 2 deaths and 116 injuries. |
| September 2018 | Danville Secondary Subdivision sold to Watco and now operated by the Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad. |
| September 2018 | Decatur Subdivision sold to Watco and now operated by the Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad. |
| July 21 2018 | Worcester, Massachusetts derailment involved a CSX Intermodal train hitting a low overpass, causing 12 cars to derail and nearly crashing into a car of toxic chemicals. The engineer was injured. |
| January 2018 | CSX's stock price recovered and hit a new 52-week high less than a month after Harrison's death. His successors continued the shift to precision railroading, including converting hump yards to flat yards and eliminating low volume shipping lanes. |
| 2017 | Biloxi, Mississippi collision with a tour bus on tracks resulted in 4 deaths and 44 injuries. |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh suburb coal cars derailment occurred. |
| 2017 | Hyndman, Pennsylvania derailment involved a chemical release and fire. |
| 2017 | Atlanta derailment destroyed an occupied home. |
| 2017 | Juice Train continues to operate between Bradenton and Tampa, now designated as local train O823. |
| 2017 | CSX abolished the Juice Train route north of Tampa, Florida, transitioning to mixed freight trains for delivering orange juice cars to their destinations. |
| 2017 | CSX announced Hunter Harrison would become its new CEO, following a settlement with activist investor Paul Hilal and Mantle Ridge. The company added five new directors to their board. |
| December 16 2017 | Hunter Harrison passed away one day after being hospitalized for complications of an ongoing illness. |
| December 14 2017 | CSX announced that Hunter Harrison was on medical leave. |
| 2016 | Lake State Railway acquired the section from Mt. Morris to Saginaw on the Saginaw Subdivision. |
| 2015 | Erwin Terminal Subdivision was closed. |
| 2015 | Tennessee train derailment occurred in Maryville, Tennessee. |
| 2015 | Mount Carbon train derailment occurred in Mount Carbon, West Virginia. |
| 2015 | Canadian Pacific attempted to purchase and merge with Norfolk Southern, but was unsuccessful. |
| March 15 2015 | Lake Shore Subdivision moved from Albany to the Great Lakes division and merged into Erie West Subdivision. |
| 2014 | Canadian Pacific Railway approached CSX with a merger offer, which CSX declined. |
| 2012 | Ellicott City, Maryland train derailment resulted in two deaths. |
| December 2012 | Hudson Subdivision leased to Amtrak. |
| December 2012 | Post Road Subdivision leased to Amtrak. |
| 2011 | Mineral Springs, North Carolina train wreck-fire involved 2 Union Pacific units and fuel tankers, resulting in 2 fatalities. |
| 2010 | Fall River Subdivision sold ownership to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and freight operating rights to Massachusetts Coastal Railroad. |
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