News

CSX Transportation Joins Furniture Row Racing as Associate Sponsor

Denver, CO —

Coming off its most competitive season, Furniture Row Racing is enjoying similar success on the sponsorship side with the addition of CSX and its safety campaign for the 2012 season.

Railroads Seek New Ways to Encourage Safety Best Practices

With momentum from unprecedented safety performance, CSX and the nation’s major railroads are exploring a new approach to sharing and recognizing best practices that prevent injuries and train accidents.

Scholarship Students Will Be Safer Due to Partnership between Southern Scholarship Foundation and CSX Corporation

8/24/2011 in Tallahassee, FL —

Southern Scholarship Foundation has announced that the nonprofit was awarded an $11,000 Safety & Security Improvements grant from CSX Corporation. The grant money, provided by CSX’s Beyond Our Rails initiative, will go toward providing a safer living environment for the hundreds of students residing in the organization’s scholarship houses.

CSX Better Safe Brings Critical Safety Message to the Masses

2/12/2011 in Louisville, KY —

When the Louisville Cardinals upset the Syracuse Orange 73–69 in the Big East matchup here, the big winner may have been the CSX Better Safe campaign that was televised nationally on ESPN and ESPN3.com on every free throw attempt.

CSX Rapid Response Team Conducts Police Training

Pittsburgh, PA —

Top police SWAT teams traveled to McKees Rocks, Pa. from as far away as Canada, Washington State, Oregon and California to attend three days of intensive training in safety, HAZMAT handling and security incident interdiction.

NASCAR Driver Bobby Labonte Reminds Motorists to be 'Better Safe'

Indianapolis, IN —

Just before his 600th consecutive start, NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte, past champion of the Sprint Cup Series and the Nationwide Series, will be at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, signing autographs and reminding motorists to be Better Safe around railroad tracks.

CSX Takes Part in ChemCamp to Encourage Science Education

Jacksonville, FL —

CSX's Hazardous Material and Chemical Safety team participated in the 10th annual ChemCamp for area schoolchildren last week, along with three local chemical manufacturing customers. This year, 18 children in the eighth and ninth grades attended the week-long event.

CSX Poster Contest Helps Kids Understand Safety

Jamaica Plain, MA —

During the month of May, CSX in partnership with City Year sponsored a Safety Poster Contest for the students at James W. Hennigan Elementary School in Jamaica Plain. More than 300 children in grades 3-5 participated in the activity, visually communicating ways to behave safely at school, at home and in the neighborhood.

CSX Supports Annual Health & Safety Fair

Erwin, TN —

CSX Transportation sponsored the 12th annual Health and Safety Fair, an event open to the public as well as to CSX employees.

CSX Raises Awareness During Train Safety Week

Florida —

CSX employees, retirees and Operation Lifesaver volunteers partnered with local Florida agencies to raise awareness about train safety during Train Safety Week in April.

2009 Chemical Safety Excellence Award Winners Announced

3/17/2010 in Baltimore, MD —

CSX Transportation held an awards ceremony March 17 to announce a record 73 winners of its annual Chemical Safety Excellence Award (CSEA), celebrating customers' commitment to safe hazardous material rail car loading and maintenance.

CSX Recognizes Monroe County Sheriff

Rochester, NY —

On January 21, Monroe County Sheriff Deputy Dan Lyon was honored for his long standing commitment to the Operation Lifesaver program with a breakfast attended by several of his fellow law enforcement officers and others.

CSX Donates $4,000 to Tennessee Fire Department

Decherd, TN —

On December 23rd, CSX Transportation presented a surprise $4,000 donation to the Decherd, Tennessee's fire department to assist in the city's purchase of new emergency First Responder equipment. Fire Chief Harold Perry received the unexpected news just two weeks after the fire department partnered with CSX on a recent response call.

CSX Launches Free Interactive Training for First Responders

Jacksonville, FL —

CSX recently launched a free, online training program to educate emergency personnel on how to safely respond to incidents on and around railroad property and equipment.

CSX On-Hand for the Launch of "Txt 4 Help"

Washington, DC —

Skip Elliott, CSX VP, Public Safety and Environment, was on hand at a recent press conference to help announce the launch of "Txt 4 Help," a new 24-hour text-for-support service from National Safe Place (NSP).

CSX Railroad Safety Blitz Aims to Save Lives

Pascagoula, MS —

In an effort to raise awareness around railroad crossing safety, CSX recently teamed up with the Pascagoula Police Department to set up a "Safety Blitz."

CSX and Operation Lifesaver Launch "Common Sense"

Washington, DC —

In an unprecedented partnership, CSX, Operation Lifesaver, Inc., the U.S. Department of Transportation and other major railroads from across the country recently announced the launch of the Common Sense campaign, designed to reduce the number of pedestrians who are killed or injured when trespassing around tracks and trains. The campaign is directed at 18 to 34-year-olds, who make up the largest percentage of railroad-related pedestrian casualties.

Partnering for Safety

5/13/2009 in Manville, NJ —

CSX, Norfolk Southern and Operation Lifesaver recently partnered in a cross functional effort designed to educate community officials about train safety.

Partnership Between CSX Safety Team and State DOT Yields Safer Community

Gulfport, MS —

The citizens of Gulfport, Mississippi will soon experience safer movements in and through their community thanks to a cooperative partnership between the Mississippi Department of Transportation and CSX Transportation.

Early CSXI 'Recruits' on Career Day

Atlanta, GA —

Terminal Manager of CSX's Hulsey Yard, Stoney Storniolo, and Intermodal Service Worker, William Traylor, recently visited C.J. Hicks Elementary School in Atlanta, Georgia, to explain all about intermodal transportation to the first, second and third graders there.

CSX Carman Does Rescue Duty after Kentucky Ice Storms

Bremen, KY —

Usually at work as a CSXT carman, this volunteer fire chief worked around the clock to help his neighbors during recent ice storms.

Indiana Safety Blitz Results in 21 Citations

Hammon, IN and East Chicago, IN —

A railway safety blitz in Hammond and East Chicago resulted in 21 citations for area motorists who failed to observe crossing signals.

Even Though the Gators Blew out the Volunteers, Safety Was the Big Winner at University of Tennessee

9/20/2008 in Knoxville, TN —

The CSX Transportation Safety Awareness Team hosted a Keep on Living booth September 20 in the Volunteer Village, one block west of Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, to spread rail safety messages with safety pledge banners and distribution of Tennessee Volunteer items that encourage safety, such as t-shirts and towels.

Safety Is A Way of Life

CSX has staff dedicated to public safety and awareness throughout its service area. If you have a question or safety concern, please call 1-800-232-0144.

Alabama Corridor Safety Efforts

Montgomery, AL to Mobile, AL —

Since the year 2000, the corridor from Montgomery, Alabama to Mobile has seen a high number of rail collisions. In a continuing effort to promte rail education and safety, CSX has heightened its public safety awareness activities in this region of Alabama.

2008 Trespassing Incident Update

There are two people killed or injured every 24 hours somewhere in the United States trespassing on railroad property. By partnering with local communities, CSX has heightened awareness and reduced the number of trespassing incidents.

2008 Crossing Incident Update

In the United States, approximately every 2 hours a collision occurs between a train and vehicle or a train and a pedestrian. CSX has implemented a number of efforts to reduce the number of incidents over the past five years.

Safety Campaign at the Daytona 500

2/14/2008–2/17/2008 in Daytona Beach, FL —

CSX was onsite at the 50th Anniversary of the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, FL, from February 14th - 17th. The sponsorship featured a Keep on Living tent on the grounds of the track, with Keep on Living floppy hats, stickers and race kits distributed to more than 11,000 of the 250,000 fans who attended.

Alabama Safety Summity

CSX, in conjunction with Norfolk Southern and Operation Life Saver, hosted the first ever Alabama Rail Safety Summit.

Safety Campaign at Talladega

4/27/2007–4/29/2007 in Talladega, AL —

CSX introduced their Keep on Living campaign to NASCAR nation at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL in the spring of 2007.

Homecoming Weekend at Auburn University

11/3/2007 in Auburn, AL —

CSX was on hand for Auburn University's homecoming weekend in November 2007 to promote rail safety to students and community members alike.

Schuylkill River Banks

Philadelphia, PA —

In October 2006, CSX developed and implemented a safety campaign located at key entrance and exit points to Schuylkill River Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Salt Rock Elementary

Huntington, WV —

CSX and Operation Lifesaver of West Virginia partnered with Safety Town in Huntington to teach railroad safety to elementary school students.

Eggs on Billboards

Dayton, OH and Mobile, AL —

In June 2004 CSX launched its public safety campaign featuring outdoor billboards placed near railroad crossings to promote safety on and around railroad tracks.

Student-Targeted Safety Campaign at University of Delaware

Newark, DE —

In an effort to stem trespassing-related incidents at the University of Delaware campus, CSX created a student-targeted safety campaign.

CSX Provides Hand-On Training to Local Firefighters

6/1/2008 in Marion County, FL —

CSX Transportation, in cooperation with Florida Northern Railroad, provided a hands-on training drill for Marion County, Florida Fire & Rescue firefighters responding to railroad and rail car emergencies.

Boy Scouts of America

4/1/2008 in Harpers Ferry, WV —

CSX and Operation Lifesaver of Virginia and West Virginia combined to present safety information to members of the Boy Scouts of America.