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| Reporting marks | CSXT, NYC |
| Locale | United States Atlantic coast to Chicago, IL and cities along the Mississippi River |
| Years of operation | 1980 – present |
| Track gauge | 4' 8.5" |
| Headquarters | Jacksonville, FL |
CSX Transportation is a major railroad freight company in the United States,owned by CSX Corporation.
It was formed by the merger of several CSX Corporation subsidiaries that had been part of the predecessor Chessie System Railway and Seaboard Coastline Industries,the first step being the 1982 amalgamation of SCL subsidiaries into the Seaboard System Railroad.CSXT now serves many of the eastern U.S. states (with a few routes into nearby CanadianCanada historically the Dominion of Canada is the second-largest, and northernmost, country in the world. It is a decentralized federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories, governed as a constitutional monarchy, and formed in 1867 through an act of Confe cities). On June 6June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. Events 1513 Italian Wars: Battle of Novara Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis de la Tremoille, forcing the French to abandon Milan. Duke, 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting, CSX and Norfolk SouthernNorfolk Southern Corporation is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. The company controls a major freight railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS). The railway operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the Dist jointly acquired the assets of ConrailConrail or to give it its full (but rarely used) title, the Consolidated Rail Corporation is an American railroad company formed in 1976 by the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act under federal government auspices to take over and rebuild th.
see CSX Corporation
CSX operates the Juice Train, a famous unit train of Tropicana fresh orange juice between Bradenton, Florida, and distibution centers in Jersey City, New Jersey and Cincinnati, Ohio. in the United States.
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.
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