- CSX Corporation
Infobox Company
name = CSX Corporation
type = Public (nyse|CSX)
foundation = 1987
location_city = Jacksonville, FL
location_country = USA
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key_people = Michael J. Ward, Chairman, President, and CEO
area_served = Eastern United States
industry = Transport
products =
services = Railroad Transport
revenue = profit9,566,000,000
operating_income = profit2,138,000,000
net_income = profit1,310,000,000
num_employees = profit36,005
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divisions =
subsid =
slogan = How Tomorrow Moves.
homepage = http://csx.com/
dissolved =
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intl =CSX Corporation (nyse|CSX) was formed in
1980 by the merger ofChessie System andSeaboard Coast Line Industries and eventually merged the various railroads owned by those predecessors into a single line that became known asCSX Transportation . Based inRichmond, Virginia , USA after the merger, in2003 headquarters moved toJacksonville, Florida . The chairman, president, and chief executive officer since2003 isMichael J. Ward .Its non-railroad interests have in the past included barge lines, pipelines, and containerships. At present it operates a worldwide network of shipping terminals, markets intermodal shipping and
information technology services, and its real estate interests include TheGreenbrier Resort .The founding chairman was
Prime F. Osborn III of Seaboard and the first CEO and second chairman wasHays T. Watkins Jr. of Chessie. Watkins was succeeded byJohn W. Snow as CEO in1989 and as chairman in1991 . When Snow left the company in 2003 to becomeUnited States Secretary of the Treasury , Ward, who then headed CSX Transportation, was promoted to succeed him.Another top corporate executive, Arnold I. Havens, also left the company in 2003 became the General Counsel of the United States Department of the Treasury and was sworn in by John W. Snow. Arnold I. Havens (Arnie) served as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for CSX Corporation (CSX) where, from 1995 until 2003, he was responsible for providing advice and counsel on transportation-related issues and representing the company’s interest before public officials. In that role, he managed federal and state affairs for CSX and its transportation and non-transportation interests including CSX Transportation and its 23-state freight rail network. In addition, Mr. Havens had the privilege of serving as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. On October 29, 2003, Mr. Havens was nominated to be General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury by President Bush, confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 2003, and sworn in by Secretary John Snow on December 18, 2003. As General Counsel of the Department, Mr. Havens serves as the chief legal advisor and a senior policy adviser to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Its domestic containership lines are now jointly owned with the
Carlyle Group as Horizon Lines LLC.Slogans
"Delivering" 2003-2007
"How Tomorrow Moves" 2007-present
External links
* [http://www.csx.com/ CSX Corporate website]
* [http://www.treas.gov/organization/bios/havens-e.html/ Havens bio at U.S. Treasury]
* [http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/general-counsel/general-counsel.shtml] click "General Counsel"
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