CSXT

CSX Transportation (CSXT) is a Class I freight railroad operating in the eastern United States. It is the principal operating subsidiary of CSX Corporation, a major holding company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. CSXT runs a broad network of roughly 21,000 miles of track, serving major markets from the Northeast and Midwest to the Southeast and Gulf Coast, and it interchanges traffic with other carriers to support nationwide freight movement. Locomotives and freight cars carry the reporting marks CSXT.

CSXT traces its corporate lineage to the 1980 merger of the Chessie System and the Seaboard System Railroads, which formed CSX Corporation. The CSX name reflects its historical roots in Chessie and Seaboard, with the “X” signaling cross-country reach. The railroad has operated as CSX Transportation since the 1980s, and CSX Corporation relocated its headquarters to Jacksonville, Florida, in 2018.

Operations and services provided by CSXT include the movement of coal, intermodal containers, chemicals, automotive parts, agricultural products, and other commodities. The network covers key east–west corridors, connecting ports and industrial centers with major hubs and terminals. Equipment carries the CSXT reporting marks, and the system relies on interchanges with other national railroads to facilitate longer-haul shipments.

Strategy and context: As a Class I railroad, CSXT competes with other large U.S. carriers and regularly adapts its operating practices. In recent years, CSXT has pursued efficiency and reliability improvements through precision scheduled railroading (PSR) initiatives, alongside ongoing investment in infrastructure, technology, and safety programs to support freight mobility across its network.