CSX

CSX is a United States-based holding company and is the primary freight and rail company in North America. The company formed as a merger of many smaller rail companies over the years. It became known as CSX in 1980.[1]

CSX Transportation
System map
CSX system map; trackage rights in purple
CSX locomotives lead a train eastbound. In the lead is an ES44AH, followed by an AC4400CW.
Reporting markCSXT
Locale
Dates of operationJuly 1, 1986 (1986-07-01)
Predecessor
List
  • Chessie System
  • Seaboard System Railroad
  • Baltimore & Ohio
  • Chesapeake & Ohio
  • Western Maryland Railroad
  • Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
  • Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
  • Georgia Railroad and Banking Company
  • Conrail
Track gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Length21,000 mi (34,000 km)
HeadquartersJacksonville, Florida
Websitewww.csx.com

References

  1. "CSX merger family tree". Trains. 2006-06-02. Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
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