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                                  Here is the story of CSX Transportation as the railroad, which is the largest system east of the Mississippi evolved
                                    into what it is today. Profiles and rosters of predecessors are also listed as are sample freight and passenger schedules
                                    wrapped together in a package of information about this railroad that you won't likely find anywhere else, save for the railroad's
                                    official website and Allan Brougham's excellent The Bull Sheet website.
                                     
                                  
                                 
                                 
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                                  To acquaint onesself with CSX Transportation, it is felt that a fast facts profile of the railroad would not be a bad
                                    place to start.CSX operates 21,000 miles of railroad serving 23 states and two Canadian Provinces. In addition, the railroad
                                    makes connections with 230 shortline and regional railroads and serves 70 ports. CSX Transportation itself operates approximately
                                    1200 trains a day throughout its system. This includes 500 weekly trains operated for CSX Intermodal. The freight traffic
                                    mix of CSX Transportation is as follows:  1.Merchandise, 60%  2.Automotive, 12%  3.Coal,coke, iron ore,27%  4.Other,
                                    1%  The MERCHANDISE category of freight traffic consists of the following:  A.Phosphates and fertilizers  B.Metals
                                     C.Food and Consumer products  D.Forest Products  E.Agricultural Products  F.Chemicals  G.Emerging Markets.
                                     
                                    EQUIPMENT 
                                    A.Locomotives; 3708 broken down as follows: 
                                    1.Road Freight, 2258 
                                    2.Local Power,   997 
                                    3.Yard Switchers,264 
                                    4.Mates and Slugs, 189 
                                    Local Power generally includes such locomotive types as EMD GP38-2,GP40-2s,GP39s, GE B23-7s,B36-7s, B30-7s, GP15-1s,GP15Ts,
                                    to name a few. In the road freight fleet, the SD40-2, at more than 400 units, remains a stalwart workhorse of the road freight
                                    locomotive fleet. 
                                    B.Freight Cars 
                                    1.Boxcars, 16,024 
                                    2.Covered Hoppers, 17,263 
                                    3.Open Top Hoppers, 19,913 
                                    4.Gondolas, 30,809 
                                    5.Multilevels, 12,696 
                                    6.Other, 8,009 
                                    Total freight car fleet: 104,714 
                                    C.Major Terminals. These are broken down by former railroad as follows: 
                                    1.Ex B&O; Chicago,Cumberland, Curtis Bay (Baltimore),Willard. 
                                    2.Ex C&O; Richmond,Walbridge(Toledo), Russell, Cincinnati (also used by B&O) 
                                    3.Ex CR: Indianapolis (Avon),Cleveland(Collinwood),Buffalo(Frontier),Columbus,Syracuse (DeWitt). 
                                    4.Ex L&N; Evansville, Louisville, Nashville,Mobile, Montgomery, New Orleans, Birmingham, Atlanta. 
                                    5.Ex SCL: Charleston,Baldwin,East Savannah,Florence, Hamlet,Jacksonville, Rocky Mount,Tampa, and Waycross. 
                                    6. Ex Clinchfield; Erwin,TN. 
                                    D. FREIGHT TRAIN OPERATION 
                                    The majority of the more than 2700 daily trains operated by CSX are symboled as follows: 
                                    Q100s-Intermodals 
                                    Q200s-Multilevels 
                                    Q300s,Northern East-West Corridor 
                                    Q400s,Easterm North-South Corridors 
                                    Q500s,Western North-South Corridors 
                                    Q600s,Cross corridors 
                                    L-train, alternate schedule of Q train 
                                    S-train, second section. 
                                    R-train, temporary, transitional, or rerouted train. 
                                    X-train, Extra train, third section, or makeup train. 
                                    K-train, train carrying a single bulk commodity, usually a unit train. 
                                    P-train, a passenger train carrying passengers, or deadhead equipment. 
                                     
                                  
                                 
                                 
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                                           Sample Condensed Freight Schedules 
                                             Table 1. Train Q108 Rose Lake to Little Ferry (Tu thru Sa) 
                                             Lv Rose Lake, IL            0200   CST 
                                             Ar Avon,IN                    
                                             0715 
                                             Lv Avon,IN                    
                                             0815 
                                             Ps Berea, OH                1530  
                                             EST 
                                             Ar Cleveland,OH             1615 
                                             Lv Cleveland,OH             1715 
                                             Ar Buffalo,NY                 2115 
                                             Lv Buffalo,NY                 2130 
                                             Ar Syracuse,NY             0045 
                                             Lv Syracuse,NY             0100 
                                             Ar Selkirk,NY                0415 
                                             Lv Selkirk,NY                0430 
                                             Ar Little Ferry,NJ           1015 
                                             Table 2. Train Q111 Little Ferry to Rose Lake (Th thru Sa) 
                                             Lv Little Ferry,NJ           0715     EST 
                                             Ar Selkirk,NY               1230 
                                             Lv Selkirk,NY               1245 
                                             Ps Syracuse,NY          1615 
                                             Ar Buffalo,NY               2030 
                                             Lv Buffalo,NY               2045 
                                             Ar Cleveland,OH          0100 
                                             Lv Cleveland,OH          0230 
                                             Ps Berea,OH              0330 
                                             Ar Avon,IN                  1030 
                                             CST 
                                             Lv Avon,IN                  1130 
                                             Ar Rose Lake, IL         1645 
                                             Table 3. Train Q216 Detroit to Philadelphia Multilevels 
                                             Lv Detroit,MI               1245 
                                             Ar Walbridge,OH         2045 
                                             Lv Walbridge,OH         0300 
                                             Ar Willard, OH            0600 
                                             Lv Willard, OH            0630 
                                             Ar Connellsville,PA     1600 
                                             Lv Connellsville, PA    1700 
                                             Ar Cumberland,MD     2030 
                                             Lv Cumberland,MD     2130 
                                             Ps JD Tower, MD       0300 
                                             Ps Bayview, MD        0515 
                                             AR Twin Oaks,PA     0715 
                                             Lv Twin Oaks, PA     0745 
                                             Ar Philadelphia,PA   0840 
                                             Table 4. Train Q 217 Philadelphia to Louisville 
                                             Lv Philadelphia,PA     0015 
                                             Ar Twin Oaks, PA     0045 
                                             Lv Twin Oaks, PA     0200 
                                             Ps Bayview, MD       0445 
                                             Ps JD Tower, MD     0615 
                                             Ar Cumberland,MD   1045 
                                             Lv Cumberland,MD   1130 
                                             Ps Connellsville,PA  1600 
                                             Ps Dayton,OH         1245 
                                             Ar Cincinnati           1700 
                                             Lv Cincinnati           1715 
                                             Ar Louisville            0230
                                              
                                           
                                          
                                          	
                                          
                                          
                                          
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