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NTSB investigating CSX employee fatality in Maryland

NTSB investigating CSX employee fatality in Maryland The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a CSX conductor fatality that occurred Aug. 6 in Cumberland, Maryland, the agency announced yesterday. The 40-year-old employee died at a nearby hospital...

US hiring growth stays steady in month of July.

The US economy added 187,000 jobs in July, below economist estimates of 200,000 and slightly above the downwardly revised 185,000 jobs in June, according to government data released yesterday. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%, from 3.6% in June and 3.7% in May....

Norfolk Southern Claims CSX Track Squeeze In Del. Suit

Norfolk Southern Claims CSX Track Squeeze In Del. Suit Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has sued competitor CSX Transportation Inc. and a Vermont subsidiary of Pan Am Railways Inc. in Delaware’s Court of Chancery, accusing CSX of “brazenly and...

Back Pay Award Clearly Said No Earnings Offset, Judge Says.

Back Pay Award Clearly Said No Earnings Offset, Judge Says. Railroad KCS must comply with an arbitration board’s order to fully reimburse a wrongfully fired worker for five years of lost pay and benefits, a Missouri federal judge has ruled, saying the...