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CSX Transportation is a Class I railroad
Class I railroad

A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, owned by the CSX Corporation
CSX Corporation

CSX Corporation was formed in 1980 by the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries and eventually merged the various railroads owned by those predecessors into a single line that became known as CSX Transportation....
. It is one of the three Class I railroads serving most of the East Coast, the other two being the Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway

The Norfolk Southern Railway is a major Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. The company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada....
 and Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway , known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canada Class I railroad operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited....
. This railroad also serves the Canadian provinces of Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
 and Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
.

Transportation was formed on July 1, 1986 as a renaming of the Seaboard System Railroad
Seaboard System Railroad

The Seaboard System Railroad was a railroad subsidiary of the CSX Corporation, created as an intermediate step in the mergers that would form CSX Transportation....
 and Chessie System, Inc. into one entity. The originator of the Seaboard System was the former Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railroad

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an United States railroad whose corporate existence extended from April 14, 1900 until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad....
, which previously merged Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an United States railroad that existed between 1898 and July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad....
, and later Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business....
, as well as several smaller subsidiaries.






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CSX Transportation is a Class I railroad
Class I railroad

A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, owned by the CSX Corporation
CSX Corporation

CSX Corporation was formed in 1980 by the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries and eventually merged the various railroads owned by those predecessors into a single line that became known as CSX Transportation....
. It is one of the three Class I railroads serving most of the East Coast, the other two being the Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway

The Norfolk Southern Railway is a major Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. The company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada....
 and Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway , known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canada Class I railroad operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited....
. This railroad also serves the Canadian provinces of Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
 and Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
.

History

CSX Transportation was formed on July 1, 1986 as a renaming of the Seaboard System Railroad
Seaboard System Railroad

The Seaboard System Railroad was a railroad subsidiary of the CSX Corporation, created as an intermediate step in the mergers that would form CSX Transportation....
 and Chessie System, Inc. into one entity. The originator of the Seaboard System was the former Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railroad

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an United States railroad whose corporate existence extended from April 14, 1900 until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad....
, which previously merged Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was an United States railroad that existed between 1898 and July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, its long-time rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad....
, and later Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business....
, as well as several smaller subsidiaries. On August 31, 1987 the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century....
, which had absorbed the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. At first this railroad was located entirely in the state of Maryland with an original line from the port of Baltimore, Maryland, west to Sandy Hook, Maryland....
 on April 30 of that year, merged into CSX. The merger had been started in 1982 with the merger of Chessie System
Chessie System

Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway , the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , the Western Maryland Railway , and several smaller carriers....
 and Seaboard Coast Line Industries
Seaboard Coast Line Industries

Seaboard Coast Line Industries, Inc., incorporated in Delaware on May 9, 1969, was a railroad holding company that owned the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, its subsidiary Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and several smaller carriers....
 to form the CSX Corporation
CSX Corporation

CSX Corporation was formed in 1980 by the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries and eventually merged the various railroads owned by those predecessors into a single line that became known as CSX Transportation....
.

On June 23, 1997, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern filed a joint application with the Surface Transportation Board
Surface Transportation Board

The Surface Transportation Board of the United States was created by the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 at the same time the Interstate Commerce Commission was abolished....
 for authority to purchase, divide and operate the assets of the 11,000-mile Consolidated Rail Corporation
Consolidated Rail Corporation

Consolidated Rail Corporation, also known as Conrail , began operations on April 1, 1976 as a federally funded takeover of the major railroad companies in the Northeast U.S....
 (Conrail), which had been created in 1976 by bringing together several ailing Northeastern railway systems into a government-owned corporation. On June 6, 1998, the STB approved the CSX-Norfolk Southern application and set August 22, 1998, as the effective date of its decision. CSX acquired 42% of Conrail's assets, and Norfolk Southern received the remaining 58%. As a result of the transaction, CSX's rail operations grew to include some 3,800 miles of the Conrail system (predominantly lines that had belonged to the former New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad

The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States....
). CSX began operating its trains on its portion of the Conrail network on June 1, 1999. CSX now serves much of the eastern U.S.
Eastern United States

The Eastern Half of The United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River....
, with a few routes into nearby Canadian cities.

, emphasizing the "multiplication symbol" X]] The name came about during merger talks between Chessie System, Inc. and Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., commonly called Chessie and Seaboard. The company chairmen said it was important for the new name to include neither of those names due to its being a partnership. Employees were asked for suggestions, most of which consisted of combinations of the initials. At the same time a temporary shorthand name was needed for discussions with the Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission

The Interstate Commerce Commission was a regulatory body in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which was signed into law by President of the United States Grover Cleveland....
. CSC was chosen but belonged to a trucking company in Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
. CSM (for Chessie-Seaboard Merger) was also taken. The lawyers decided to use CSX, and the name stuck. In the public announcement, it was said that "CSX is singularly appropriate. C can stand for Chessie, S for Seaboard, and X, the multiplication symbol, means that together we are so much more." The T had to be added to use CSXT as a reporting mark
Reporting mark

A reporting mark is an identification assigned by the Association of American Railroads to rail carriers and other companies operating in North America....
, since company initials that end in X can be used only by non-railroad railcar owners.

CSX Divisions

CSX operates two regions: the Northern Region which is based out of Calumet City, Illinois
Calumet City, Illinois

Calumet City is a city in Cook County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,072 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 60409....
 and has five divisions, and the Southern Region based out of Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Duval County, Florida. Since 1968, as a result of the Consolidated city-county of the city and county government , Jacksonville has been the List of United States cities by area city in land area in the continental United States....
 which also has five divisions.

Northern Region Divisions
  • Great Lakes Division
  • Chicago Division
  • Albany Division
  • Baltimore Division
  • Louisville Division


Southern Region Divisions
  • Atlanta Division
  • Huntington Division
  • Nashville Division
  • Florence Division
  • Jacksonville Division


Unit trains

CSX operates the Juice Train
Juice Train

"Juice Train" is the popular name for famous unit trains of Tropicana Products fresh orange juice operated by Rail transport in the United States....
, train numbers Q740 and Q741, a notable unit train
Unit train

A unit train, also called a block train, is a railroad train in which all the railroad car making it up are shipped from the same origin to the same destination....
 of Tropicana
Tropicana Products

Tropicana Products, is an United States based company, and was founded in 1947 by Anthony T. Rossi in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Since 1998, it has been owned by PepsiCo, Inc....
 fresh orange juice
Orange juice

Orange juice is a popular beverage. It is a source of vitamin C , potassium, folic acid . Citrus juices also contain flavonoids that are believed to have beneficial health effects....
 between Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton, Florida

Bradenton is a city in Manatee County, Florida, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's 2006 population at 53,986. Bradenton is the largest Principal City of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 682,833....
, and distribution centers in the Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is a City in Hudson County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population of Jersey City was 240,055, making it New Jersey's List of municipalities in New Jersey , behind Newark, New Jersey....
 and Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

In the 21st century, CSX Juice Trains have been the focus of efficiency studies and have received awards. They are considered good examples of how modern rail transportation can compete successfully with trucking and other modes to carry perishable products.

The Coke Express is a coke train that runs between Pittsburgh and Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
, and other places in the rust belt
Rust Belt

The Rust Belt, sometimes called the Manufacturing Belt, is an area in parts of the Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic States, and portions of the Upper Midwest....
, carrying Coke (fuel)
Coke (fuel)

Cokes are the solid carbonaceous material derived from destructive distillation of low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal. Cokes from coal are grey, hard, and porous....
 to industries such as power plants and steel mills.

CSX also runs daily trash trains out from New York City, bound for Florida, train numbers Q706/Q707 and Q702/Q703. These trains usually consist of about 50 cars with four 20 foot containers of trash on each.

Another style of unit train
Train

A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track to rail transport from one place to another. The track usually consists of two rail tracks, but might also be a monorail or magnetic levitation train guideway....
 is a local trash train, D765, runs between Derwood, Maryland
Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
 and Dickerson, Maryland
Dickerson, Maryland

Dickerson is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located near the base of Sugarloaf Mountain ....
. The train runs daily except Sunday, sometimes twice a day around holidays. Trash is carried from Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County of the U.S. state of Maryland is situated just north of Washington, D.C. and southwest of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the nation, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years old who hold a post-graduate degree....
's Shady Grove Transfer Station to a waste-to-energy
Waste-to-energy

Waste-to-energy or energy-from-waste is the process of creating energy in the form of electricity or heat from the incineration of waste types....
 plant located off the PEPCO
Potomac Electric Power Company

The Potomac Electric Power Company is a public utility supplying electric power to the city of Washington, D.C., and to surrounding communities in Maryland....
 lead to Mirant
Mirant

Mirant Services LLC, an Atlanta, Georgia-based energy company, produces and sells electricity in the United States. The company was Spin-off from its former parent, Southern Company, on April 2, 2001....
's Dickerson Generating Station
Dickerson Generating Station

The Dickerson Generating Station is a 853 MW Electricity generation plant owned by Mirant which is located at , approximately two miles west of Dickerson, Maryland....
. The trip is roughly 17 miles, and the train is made up of National Steel Car Company-built well cars, hauling 40 foot containers. The first NEMX equipment was built when the D765 first started operations in 1997. In recent years, the fleet has been somewhat upgraded, repainted, and some entirely new cars have been constructed. In the early days, the locomotives powering the train were a GP40-2/RDMT slug set, but the train has since grown to roughly 40 cars. The locomotives that now routinely power the train are a pair of EMD SD50s.

Locomotives

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CSX has numerous named locomotives around the system, the locomotive number will be in bold text (the current paint scheme is blue and gold):
  • 1 , a GE AC4400CW
    GE AC4400CW

    The GE AC4400CW is a 4,400 horsepower diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between 1993 and 2004. It is similar to the GE Dash 9-44CW but features AC traction motors instead of DC, with a separate inverter per motor....
    , is lettered the Spirit Of West Virginia
  • 295 , a GE AC4400CW, is lettered the Spirit of Clinchfield
  • 356 , a GE AC4400CW, is lettered the Spirit of Brunswick
  • 391 , a GE AC4400CW, is lettered the Spirit of Dante
  • 454 , a GE AC4400CW, is lettered the Spirit of Magnolia
  • 500 , a GE 'CW44AH', ballasted and equipped with low speed high adhesion hardware and software, and is lettered the Spirit of Grafton
  • 601 , a GE AC6000CW, is lettered the Spirit of Waycross
  • 602 , a GE AC6000CW, is lettered the Spirit of Maryland
  • 666 , a GE AC6000CW, is commonly known as the Devil's Express (Has Devil's Train Spray painted under numbers)
  • 699, is a GE CW44-6, rebuilt from an AC6000CW with a prime mover from an AC4400CW, and is painted in the diversity in motion scheme, was the test bed for the CW44-6 downgrades, which while short lived, were done without changing the prime mover
  • 2207 First RDMT built from GP40, only RDMT with nose mounted headlights
  • 2702 is an EMD GP38-2
    EMD GP38-2

    An EMD GP38-2 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type built by General Motors Corporation Electro-Motive Diesel. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP38-2 was an upgraded version of the earlier EMD GP38....
     that is lettered Franklin M. Garrett and Spirit Of Atlanta for the famous Atlanta historian (Unit assigned to Atlanta, GA)
  • 2667 is an EMD GP38-2 still in Seaboard System paint. It has been since repainted into the YN3 scheme.
  • 4500 is an EMD SD70MAC that is lettered the Spirit of Cumberland (formerly numbered 700)
  • 4589 is an EMD SD70MAC that is lettered the Spirit of Nashville (formerly numbered 789)
  • 4590 is an EMD SD80MAC
    EMD SD80MAC

    The SD80MAC is a 5000 horsepower AAR wheel arrangement#C-C diesel-electric locomotive. The SD80MAC uses a 20 cylinder version of EMD's 710G engine, and is the first diesel locomotive to utilize a 20 cylinder engine since the EMD SD45/ EMD SD45-2....
     that is lettered the Spirit of Benning (formerly numbered 800), and is the only former Conrail SD80MAC spirit locomotive
  • 4617 is an EMD SD40
    EMD SD40

    An EMD SD40 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by Electro-Motive Diesel between January 1966 and August 1972. Power was provided by a EMD 645E3 16-cylinder engine which generated ....
     that was the last CSX locomotive still in C&O paint. It has been since repainted into the YN3 scheme.
  • 4685 is an EMD SD70M that is lettered the Spirit of Mulberry
  • 4688 is an EMD SD70M that is lettered the Spirit of Tampa
  • 4699 is an EMD SD70M that is lettered the Spirit of Miami
  • 5000, and 5001 are both GE AC6000CWs decorated with a "Diversity in Motion" logo on the side
  • 5500 is a GE ES44DC that is lettered the Spirit of Cincinnati
  • 5555 is a GE B30-7
    GE B30-7

    The GE B30-7 diesel locomotive model was offered first by GE Transportation Systems in 1977, featuring a 16 cylinder motor. It is 61 ft 2 in long....
     that is lettered the Spirit of Cartersville
  • 6000 is an EMD GP40-2
    EMD GP40-2

    An EMD GP40-2 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by Electro-Motive Diesel between April 1972 and December 1986. Power was provided by an EMD 645E3 16-cylinder engine which generated 3000 horsepower ....
     that was the last locomotive painted in Chessie System colors, rebuilt from a wrecked GP40
    EMD GP40

    An EMD GP40 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by Electro-Motive Diesel between November 1965 and December 1971. Power was provided by an EMD 645E3 16-cylinder engine which generated 3000 horsepower ....
  • 6001 is an EMD GP40-2 that had the first road number B&O 1977
  • 6063 is an EMD GP40-2, formerly Chessie System
    Chessie System

    Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway , the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , the Western Maryland Railway , and several smaller carriers....
     GM50
  • 6392 is another EMD GP40-2 that was the second locomotive that had B&O 1977
  • 8077 is an EMD SD40-2
    EMD SD40-2

    The EMD SD40-2 is a model of AAR wheel arrangement#C-C diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Corporation' Electro-Motive Diesel between January 1972 and February 1986; 3,957 examples were built, and every class 1 railroad in North America operate this locomotive....
    , named Colonel Phillip Hooper
  • 8508 is an EMD SD50-2
    EMD SD50

    The EMD SD50 was a diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Diesel. It was introduced in May 1981 as part of EMD's "50 Series", but prototype SD50S locomotives were built from 1980; production ceased in January 1986....
    , a homegrown downgrade from an SD50, only SD50 or SD50-2 in "stealth" scheme variant
  • 8886 is an EMD SD40-2, rebuilt by Conrail with a 16-cylinder engine and redesignated as an SD40-2, ex Conrail 6661, built as Erie Lackawanna SD45-2
    EMD SD45-2

    An EMD SD45-2 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by Electro-Motive Diesel beginning in 1972. Power was provided by an EMD 645E3 20-cylinder engine which generated ....
     3676, November 1972.
  • 8888 is an EMD SD40-2, often called Crazy Eights by railfans following two separate incidents in Ohio
    Ohio

    Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
    : a well publicized runaway train
    Runaway train

    Runaway Train may refer to:* Runaway Train * Runaway Train , by Oleander* Runaway Train , by Soul Asylum* A song by Elton John and Eric Clapton, included on John's album The One and featured in the movie Lethal Weapon 3...
     and a derailment
  • 8889 is an EMD SD40-2, rebuilt by Conrail with a 16-cylinder engine and redesignated as an SD40-2, ex Conrail 6663, built as Erie Lackawanna SD45-2 3678, November 1972.
  • 8974 is an EMD SD40-2, rebuilt by Conrail with a 16-cylinder engine and redesignated as an SD40-2, ex Conrail 6658, built as Erie Lackawanna SD45-2 3673, November 1972.


Former Conrail locomotives can be spotted by recognizing phase differences in engine models and numbering. Other spotting details can be inconsistent, but can include a number of the following: Class lights, Leslie model RS3L air horns
Train horn

Train horns are audible warning devices found on most diesel locomotive and electric locomotives. Their primary purpose is to alert persons and animals to the presence of a train, especially when approaching a level crossing....
, former Conrail SD40-2s ride on Flexicoil "C" trucks and have anticlimbers, ditch lights mounted beneath the anticlimber, modified "Bright Future" paint with battery box faces painted yellow versus black or blue. CSX has created a new paint scheme, known as YN3, which debuted in 2002 on EMD SD50
EMD SD50

The EMD SD50 was a diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Diesel. It was introduced in May 1981 as part of EMD's "50 Series", but prototype SD50S locomotives were built from 1980; production ceased in January 1986....
 8503 , now downgraded to an SD50-2. Currently, CSX has over 1000 YN3-painted locomotives.

Currently operating hump yards

CSX operates a number of large classification yard
Classification yard

A classification yard or marshalling yard is a railroad Rail yard found at some goods station, used to separate railroad cars on to one of several tracks....
s around the system that include "hump yard" operations. Trains are slowly pushed over a small manmade hill as cars are uncoupled at the crest of the hill and allowed to roll down the hump into the appropriate tracks for outbound trains. These yards are also referred to as gravity yards. These are located at:
  • Atlanta, Georgia
    Atlanta, Georgia

    Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
     - Tilford Yard
  • Avon, Indiana
    Avon, Indiana

    Avon is a town in Washington Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, Hendricks County, Indiana, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,248 at the 2000 census....
     - Avon Yard
  • Birmingham, Alabama
    Birmingham, Alabama

    Birmingham is the largest city in the United States state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama. It also includes part of Shelby County, Alabama....
     - Boyles Yard
  • Buffalo, New York
    Buffalo, New York

    Buffalo , is the second largest city in the state of New York. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River, Buffalo is the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the county seat of Erie County, New York....
     - Frontier Yard
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
    Cincinnati, Ohio

    Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border....
     - Queensgate Yard
  • Cumberland, Maryland
    Cumberland, Maryland

    Cumberland is a city in the far western portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, Maryland, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area....
     - Cumberland Terminal/west hump yard
  • Hamlet, North Carolina
    Hamlet, North Carolina

    Hamlet is a town in Richmond County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,018 at the 2000 census.Geography...
     - Hamlet Yard
  • Louisville, Kentucky
    Louisville, Kentucky

    Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
     - Prime F. Osborn Yard
  • Nashville, Tennessee
    Nashville, Tennessee

    Nashville is the Capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis, Tennessee....
     - Radnor Yard
  • Newark, New Jersey
    Newark, New Jersey

    Newark is the largest City in New Jersey, and the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey. Newark has a population of 281,402, making it not only List of Municipalities in New Jersey but also the 65th List of United States cities by population Newark is also home to major corporations, such as Prudential Financial....
     - Oak Island Yard, shared with Norfolk Southern
  • Russell, Kentucky
    Russell, Kentucky

    Russell is a city in Greenup County, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,645 at the 2000 United States Census....
     - Russell Yard
  • Selkirk, New York
    Selkirk, New York

    Selkirk is an unincorporated Political subdivisions of New York State#Hamlet in the town of Bethlehem, New York located in Albany County, New York....
     - Selkirk Yard
  • Toledo, Ohio
    Toledo, Ohio

    Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border....
     - Stanley Yard
  • Waycross, Georgia
    Waycross, Georgia

    Waycross is the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Ware County, Georgia in the U.S. state of Georgia . The population was 15,333 at the United States Census, 2000....
     - Rice Yard
  • Willard, Ohio
    Willard, Ohio

    Willard is a city in Huron County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 6,806. Willard is served by the Huron County, Ohio#Government....


See also

  • List of CSX Transportation lines
    List of CSX Transportation lines

    CSX Transportation owns and operates a vast network of rail lines in the United States east of the Mississippi River. In addition to the major systems which merged to form CSX - the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Seaboard Air Line Railroad - it also owns...
  • List of CSX Transportation predecessor railroads
    List of CSX Transportation predecessor railroads

    The following railroads merged to form CSX Transportation.*The Seaboard System Railroad was renamed to CSX Transportation July 1, 1986.**The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad merged with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to form the Seaboard System Railroad December 29, 1982....
  • History of railroads in Michigan
    History of railroads in Michigan

    Railroads have been vital in the history of the population and trade of rough and finished goods in the state of Michigan. While some coastal settlements had previously existed, the population, commercial, and industrial growth of the state further bloomed with the establishment of the railroad....
  • CSX milepost prefixes
    CSX milepost prefixes

    Most CSX railroad lines are given lettered prefixes before milepost numbers. These letters usually refer to the former company. For instance, prefixes beginning with "S" were part of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad....


External links

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