January 24th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
CSX Transportation is no longer considering the former Baltimore & Ohio main line between Greenwich, Ohio, and Baltimore as a potential candidate for sale or lease, Trains News Wire has learned. The route initially was among the 8,000 miles of rail lines under review as CSX aims to cut costs and boost profitability. But Executive Vice President of Operations Ed Harris, who joined the railroad this month, insisted on its removal from the list of lines under review, according to people familiar with the matter. The 500-mile line segment, which serves Pittsburgh and includes the Sand Patch grade, is a core main line for CSX. It handles about two dozen trains per day and at Greenwich connects with CSX’s main line linking Chicago and New Jersey. A CSX spokesman would not confirm the decision and claimed the list of lines under review that Trains News Wire has published was not accurate, without providing further details.
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