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CSX Earns Maplecroft Climate Innovation Leader Recognition

Jacksonville, FL —

CSX was named to the Maplecroft Climate Innovation Leader Index, one of three Maplecroft Climate Innovation Indexes that rank U.S. companies on their leadership in climate change mitigation & management. CSX is the highest-ranked Class I railroad included in this year’s index.

CSX Launches "Environmental Pursuit" Facebook Contest to Celebrate Earth Month

Jacksonville, FL —

CSX is in the midst of a month-long Environmental Pursuit Facebook contest for fans to test their “Green IQ” during Earth Month. This contest allows Facebook fans to assess their knowledge of environmental facts related to freight rail transportation & sustainability.

CSX Introduces Improved Carbon Calculator

Jacksonville, FL —

As Americans head to stores or make online purchases, CSX has launched an improved Carbon Calculator aimed at helping consumers & businesses understand the role freight rail plays in a sustainable supply chain.

CSX Leads Railroads in Newsweek Green Rankings

Jacksonville, FL —

CSX has again ranked first among Class I freight railroads in the Newsweek Green Rankings. CSX has consistently placed first among all Class I railroads in these rankings since the awards launched in 2009. CSX ranks 263th among the top 500 publicly-traded companies in the United States, and ninth in the transportation and logistics category.

New Grant-Funded Environmental Literacy Program

Virginia Beach, VA —

A pioneering environmental education initiative being launched in Virginia Beach could become a model for other school systems in Virginia and around the country. The initiative brings together a diverse group of public, private, and non-profit partners to provide hands-on Chesapeake Bay field experiences and related classroom activities for sixth-grade students, as well as professional development for middle and high school biology and oceanography teachers in the Virginia Beach public school district.

CSX Added to Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

Jacksonville, FL —

CSX announced that it has been added to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes in recognition of its leadership in creating and adopting sustainable practices. CSX is an industrial transportation sector leader among 143 companies named to the North America list this year. The DJSI, a partnership between the Dow Jones Indexes and SAM Sustainability Assessments, are the first global and regional indexes to track the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies.

Build a Bracket & Build Support for the Nature Conservancy

CSX has formed a partnership with The Nature Conservancy to make the most of the two organizations’ mutual concern for the environment. Following up on last month’s Facebook contest for environmental ideas from fans, CSX is now encouraging fans old and new to participate in the current campaign to raise funds for The Nature Conservancy.

New Ohio Intermodal Terminal Opens Its Doors to Neighbors and Friends

6/28/2011 at 11:00am EDT in North Baltimore, OH —

It was the place to be in North Baltimore, Ohio, on June 28. The open house at the $175 million facility drew Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, other state and local officials, economic development and logistics officials, media representatives, customers and local residents.

CSX Recognized by Maryland Green Registry for Environmental Stewardship

6/7/2011 in Jessup, MD —

CSX has received the Maryland Green Registry’s 2011 Leadership Award for its commitment to improvements and achievements in environmental stewardship. The award specifically highlights CSX’s deployment of ultra-low emission GenSet locomotives around its network, including the company’s Curtis Bay Yard.

CSX Partners with Virginia Port Authority to Clear Three Tons of Debris from Chesapeake Bay

6/4/2011 in Norfolk, VA —

CSX joined the Virginia Port Authority to bring together volunteers to clean up more than four miles of stream and shoreline in and around Plum Point Park as part of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s 10^th annual “Clean the Bay Day.”

PHS Tree Tenders Team with CSX "Trees for Tracks" in Northeast Philadelphia

5/21/2011 at 9:00am EDT in Philadelphia, PA —

The “Trees for Tracks” program, which is planting one tree for every mile of CSX track around the country, will chug into Northeast Philadelphia on May 21. Northeast Tree Tenders will join volunteers from City Year, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, and the Alliance for Community Trees for the planting of 62 trees.

Richard J. Spatafore Named Rail Industry's Top Environmentalist

Jacksonville, FL —

CSX recently commended Richard Spatafore for receiving the 2010 Association of American Railroads’ Environmental Excellence Award. Richard started an initiative to identify rail yard and right-of-way materials for reuse and recycling.

CSX Makes 'Treemendous' Gift to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge to Restore Habitat and Slow Rising Seas

Arlington, VA —

CSX announced the donation of 10,000 trees to Maryland’s Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge to commemorate Earth Day in partnership with The Conservation Fund. As they mature, the trees will protect the marshes and other wetlands that migratory birds and forest-dwelling wildlife depend on for clean, safe water.

CSX Reinforces Its Commitment to the Environment with the Tomorrow Moves Project

Jacksonville, FL —

In April, CSX commenced a search for the next big environmental idea with The Tomorrow Moves Project contest on Facebook. The company is encouraging individuals to submit an idea that describes how they would help protect the environment for tomorrow.

CSX Kicks Off a New Year of Trees for Tracks

2/26/2011 at 8:30am EST in North Charleston, SC —

The Trees for Tracks program is an important way CSX employees are helping to improve the environment, promote volunteerism and enhance the quality of life in communities like the Ferndale neighborhood in North Charleston.

CSX & Energy Defense Fund Work to Improve Energy Efficiency

1/27/2011 in Jacksonville, FL —

CSX announced today its continued participation in Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps, which places top MBA students in companies to develop practical, actionable energy efficiency plans that cut costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

Major Public-Private Partnership Brings Cleaner Air to Maryland

Baltimore, MD —

Representatives recently unveiled the state’s first ultra-low emission GenSet locomotive. Jointly funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and CSX, the locomotive will be used at CSX’s Curtis Bay Yard in Baltimore, significantly reducing emissions in the area.

CSX Named Greenest Railroad by Newsweek's 2010 Green Rankings

Jacksonville, FL —

CSX recently announced that for the second year in a row, the company is ranked highest among all Class I freight railroads in Newsweek's 2010 Green Ranking of the 500 largest U.S. companies. The company is ranked tenth among all transport and aerospace companies and 215 overall.

CSX and Environmental Defense Fund Collaborate to Reduce Emissions, Save Energy

Jacksonville, FL —

CSX announced new energy efficiency initiatives as part of its participation in the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps, an innovative program in which MBA student “fellows” work with leading companies to improve energy efficiency.

Phoenix Heights Neighborhood Beautification with CSX's Trees for Tracks Program

8/20/2010 at 9:30am EDT in Ocala, FL —

Volunteers will plant eight live oak trees, four elm trees, 12 crape myrtles and six sable palms. There also will be some sodding work done to create a small park in the low-income development.

CSX is for the Birds!

Avoyelles, LA —

Over a series of weekends this spring, CSX helped The Conservation Fund's Go Zero program address two of the nation's top environmental challenges — habitat loss and climate change — by planting 3,137 native seedlings across ten acres at Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.

CSX Obtains LEED(R) Green Building Certification

Jacksonville, FL —

CSX, a leader among transportation companies in environmental stewardship, has obtained its first LEED® green building certification from the U.S. Green Business Council.

Anacostia Park is Scene of City Year Service Day, Earth Day Celebration

4/24/2010 at 8:00am EDT in Washington, D.C. —

Early on the morning of April 24, CSX volunteers and partners converged on Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C., for an ambitious clean-up of the watershed.

Week-Long Celebration Highlights Environmental Commitments

4/17/2010–7/24/2010 in Jacksonville, FL —

CSX Corporation, a leader among transportation companies in environmental stewardship, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with a week-long celebration around its network which includes rail yard clean sweeps, employee engagement and education activities, and local beautification projects.

CSX Supports Green Spaces

Newport News, VA —

CSX Transportation reinforced its ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship with a recent $2,500 grant to a Newport News-based land conservancy.

CSX Public Safety & Education Group Participates in Student Science Fair

Jacksonville, FL —

At the CSX table, students had fun planting vegetable seeds and learning about the process of photosynthesis.

CSX Volunteers Brave Rains to Plant 200 Trees in Miami

Miami, FL —

More than 100 volunteers from CSX braved torrential rains and unseasonably cold South Florida temperatures to join forces with the Alliance for Community Trees (ACT), TREEmendous Miami, City Year and students and teachers from the Maritime and Science Technology (MAST) Academy on January 9 to plant more than 200 trees in an effort to restore native species on Virginia Key.

CSX Transportation Brings Cleaner Air to Avon

Avon, IN —

CSXT is the first railroad in Indiana to utilize GenSet locomotives, which can reduce nitrous oxide and particulate matter emissions by 80 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 50 percent and switch to a “sleep” mode after a period of inactivity.

Bringing Trees Back to the City

Baltimore, MD —

CSX employees, joined by representatives from the City’s TreeBaltimore Program, Parks & People Foundation and the Westport Community, spent the morning of Saturday, October 10, planting 50 large Redbud, Maple and Sycamore trees throughout the Westport Neighborhood of Baltimore.

One Tree for Every Mile of Track

Philadelphia, PA —

CSX will soon kick-off a monumental initiative – the planting of one tree for every mile of the 21,000 miles of track across its vast network.

CSX Transportation Brings Cleaner Air to City of New York

New York, NY —

CSX recently unveiled four ultra-low emission GenSet locomotives, just hours after becoming the first major transportation provider to announce a voluntary emissions reduction plan.

"Trees for Tracks" Program Spruces Up Small N.C. Town

St. Pauls, NC —

The wish list included hollies and daylilies, crape myrtles and knockout roses. Now, the small North Carolina town of St. Pauls is getting greener – with a big help from CSX.

CSX Turns Earth Day into Earth Week with Celebrations and Action

4/15/2009–4/24/2009 —

Clean sweeps, community activism, electronics recycling and sustainability were all part of "Celebrating Earth Day at CSX," held April 15–April 24 system wide.

CSXT Employee Named Rail Industry's Top Environmentalist

CSX's Michael E. O'Malley, assistant chief engineer-facilities, received the railroad industry's most prestigious environmental award, the John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence Award, which is presented annually by the Association of American Railroads. He was one of five railroaders nominated.

FFA Visit to Indianapolis Railroad Offices Promotes Future Leaders

Indianapolis, IN —

A recent Future Farmers of America (FFA) visit to the Indianapolis railroad offices where students learned about the importance of rail to agribusiness, CSX green engines and the company's safety record was covered by AGRINEWS. Photo reprinted with permission from Indiana AgriNews.

CSX Carbon Calculator Shows Positive Eco Impact of Rail Transportation

CSX has developed an online Carbon Calculator that gives shippers the ability to make the best environmental choice of transportation options.

CSX Supports St. Johns Riverkeeper

Jacksonville, FL —

To encourage the Jacksonville community to learn more about environmental sensitivity and gain a greater appreciation for the St. Johns River, CSX has made a $50,000 donation to St. Johns Riverkeeper®.

CSX Transportation Wins EPA's SmartWay Excellence Award

Award recognizes freight carriers that have made significant contributions to protecting the environment.