CSX
Rail-based freight transportation and intermodal services
Freight Conductor
Must live within or relocate within 50 miles of Beauharnois; relocation assistance is not offered. Training requires four weeks in Atlanta, Georgia.
About the job
- Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
- One year of related experience is required.
- A High School Diploma, GED, or CAEC is required.
- Ability to read and comprehend operating rules, bulletins, regulatory documents, and other written communications.
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills.
- Must pass a drug test, medical exam, background check, and required assessments.
- Must be able to safely report to work within two hours of notification.
- Must meet color vision and hearing requirements described in Federal Railroad Administration regulations.
- Must be able to mount and dismount moving equipment, climb, balance, and work in cramped or awkward places.
- Must be able to frequently lift up to 80 pounds.
- Membership in the applicable collective bargaining agreement is required.
- Safely coordinate train crews on freight trains.
- Place rail cars to facilitate loading and unloading.
- Make up and break down trains in rail yards, customer facilities, or similar locations.
- Ensure compliance with railroad and safety rules, Federal Railroad Administration regulations, railroad signals, and train orders.
- Inspect equipment on cars before departure.
- Receive and transmit information by radio and telephone.
- Read and understand bulletins, work orders, and switch lists.
- Assist with coupling and uncoupling cars, operate switches, and make minor railcar repairs, including replacing heavy couplings or air brake hoses.
- Work with customers to ensure accurate movement and placement of cars and meet customer needs.
- Maintain awareness of the surrounding area and suspicious activity to ensure rail safety.
- Operate locomotive equipment using a remote control device.
- Comprehend color and hand signals and related systems.
- Review instructions from yardmasters, dispatchers, and other transportation employees and discuss them with the locomotive engineer.
- Complete annual training and pass safety-rules examinations.
- Work nonstandard workweeks, overtime, and various shifts, including on-call nights, weekends, and holidays as scheduled by seniority.
- Work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
- Travel and remain away from the home terminal for 24 hours or longer when required.
- Cover outlying locations based on seniority.
- Advance to an engineer position when required based on seniority.
- One or more years of outside work experience, such as construction, heavy equipment operations, farming, or comparable professional, personal, or volunteer experience.
- Experience working in a safety-sensitive environment.
About the company
CSX operates a large rail-based freight network in the Eastern United States and Canada, moving coal, chemicals, automotive parts, and consumer goods. It also provides intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services to offer end-to-end logistics solutions. Revenue comes from charging for freight transportation based on the volume and type of goods moved. Its goal is to move goods efficiently and reliably by coordinating rail, intermodal, and transload services to keep supply chains flowing.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Jacksonville, Florida
Founded
1827
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- CSX posted $3.94 billion revenue and 38.3% margin in Q2 2026.
- Double-stack Baltimore service started June 18, 2026, unlocking 125,000 annual intermodal loads.
- Q2 2026 volume rose 6%, with intermodal growth outperforming merchandise and coal.
What critics are saying
- BMWED says CSX will furlough 1,062 workers by February 2027, degrading maintenance coverage.
- FRA docket FRA-2026-1684 shows CSX pushing weaker locomotive inspections, inviting safety backlash.
- Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern consolidation threatens CSX's network power and customer pricing by 2027.
What makes CSX unique
- CSX owns the densest Eastern U.S. rail network, leveraging Baltimore-to-Florida corridors.
- Howard Street Tunnel opened June 2026, enabling double-stack intermodal across the East Coast.
- Queensgate Yard added 42 powered switches in September 2026, boosting safety and throughput.
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CSX to cut 1,100 rail jobs amid record profits into the billions, union says. by JOSEPH CADOTTE Mon, September 21, 2026 at 11:04 PM Updated Tue, September 22, 2026 at 8:52 AM 00:00 04:20 Hundreds of railroad workers could be losing their jobs in the coming weeks across West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky as 1,100 workers - mostly engineers who deal with safety inspections, maintenance and construction - could lose their jobs across the U.S., a union representing those workers said. (WCHS) Ask WCHS TV anything What were CSX's record second-quarter profits in 2026? Why did the union accuse CSX of corporate greed in the job cuts? CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) - Hundreds of railroad workers could be losing their jobs in the coming weeks across West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky as 1,100 workers - mostly engineers who deal with safety inspections, maintenance and construction - could lose their jobs across the U.S., a union representing those workers said. Transportation giant CSX called the The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division on Sept. 14 and told them they'd be furloughing the 1,100 workers by mid-November, according to general chairman Brian Thompson. Those positions range from $80,000 jobs to management positions in duties that involve safety inspections, rail maintenance and construction. CSX used the word "seasonal" in a statement about the situation. Thompson said he's worried those furloughed positions could be permanently cut. "This creates a huge safety risk to the community," Thompson said. "We were just dumbfounded honestly." CSX had a record second quarter profit this year and earnings were well into the billions of dollars before the cuts were announced, Thompson said. "You're going to see the safety incidents," he said. "You're going to see the derailments. You're going to see the public being affected by all of these cuts and deferred maintenance." Thompson said CSX didn't give the union he represents a reason why they're cutting the jobs and said some of the jobs would be readvertised in March although wouldn't confirm that the cuts wouldn't be permanent. "It's just a massive take from the American people," Thompson said. "These are blue-collar families of people who get up every day and go to work. It's completely uncalled for. There is nothing that you could rationally state that says that you could provide that says that this is a good idea. This makes it unsafe for the public. This makes it unsafe for the employees. There's nothing to gain other than this is pure greed. This is corporate American wanting to take from blue collar workers in America." The rail giant was granted a waiver by the Federal Railroad Administration in 2025 to cut inspections to once per week - that effectively allowed CSX to reduce their human inspections by 40% in 2026, allowing the company to rely more on technology than people. Thompson said CSX isn't complying with the very waiver they qualified for. "The automatic track inspections and through AI models they're not doing them at the frequency at which the human inspections were being performed," Thompson said. "They're falling behind. They're not able to get the equipment across the track to be able to look at it. So not only are they not performing proper inspections. It's just not being inspected at all." The sudden loss of voluminous jobs in the $80,000-plus range could be devastating to families and local economies. "It hurts a lot of families in a lot of bad ways and causes a lot of bad issues we don't normally discuss when we see cuts which include all the financial issues," Thompson said. "They can cause divorces. We deal with addiction issues when we see these come through. We always have an influx of this and suicide." In response to questions and concerns from BMWED, CSX referred to a statement issued to WCHS on Sunday: "CSX is adjusting its engineering organization to better align teams with seasonal workflows and the maintenance work required across the network. We are communicating directly with employees of labor leaders and are following applicable collective bargaining agreements. Our focus on safety is unchanged. Required inspections, maintenance and infrastructure renewal work will continue, as will our approved capital program." SPONSORED CONTENT MORE TO EXPLORE
SHOCKING: CSX insiders dumped 43,000 shares - But $45.99 support signals BUY! CSX stock-analysis market-insights investment viral-content Market analysis. The railroad giant CSX Corporation finds itself at a critical inflection point as of September 22, 2026, and the data tells a surprisingly nuanced story that every serious investor needs to hear right now. Let's start with the headline that's turning heads: CSX insiders dumped a net 42,229 shares over the past three months - with 43,000 shares sold versus just 771 shares bought. Those sales occurred at prices ranging from $46.45 to $53.29 per share, while options were exercised at deeply discounted strike prices of $22.70-$26.50, strongly suggesting insiders are cashing out long-held gains. That's not a casual portfolio rebalance - that's a signal worth taking seriously. But here's where the story gets complicated - and potentially very profitable for contrarian investors who dig deeper. On the fundamental side, the picture is decidedly mixed. Earnings reports flash a clear warning: EPS has declined from $1.90 to $1.55 over the last three reported quarters, representing a meaningful deterioration in per-share profitability. Revenue has followed suit, sliding from approximately $14.66 billion to $14.09 billion, reflecting genuine top-line pressure. Profit margins sit at a moderate 22.2% - respectable, but not improving fast enough to offset the earnings slide. Valuation metrics compound the concern. CSX's P/E ratio of 26.74 sits well above the railroad industry's typical range of low-to-mid teens. The P/B ratio of 6.05 means investors are paying over six times book value, and a P/S ratio of 5.87 dwarfs the industry norm of below 3. By multiple measures, the stock appears fundamentally overvalued at current prices - a conclusion its analysis explicitly rates as a "Sell" on both earning reports and valuation ratios. However - and this is crucial - the financial statements and cash flow analysis tell a completely different story, both rated "Buy." Total assets of $43.68 billion comfortably dwarf total debt of $19.35 billion. Stockholders' equity stands at a robust $13.15 billion. Operating income remains powerful at approximately $4.7 billion, EBITDA holds strong at $6.3 billion, and net income of $2.89 billion demonstrates that CSX's core business engine is still firing on all cylinders. Free cash flow is positive, capital expenditures are disciplined, and the balance sheet provides a substantial buffer against near-term headwinds. The dividend yield of 1.22% falls below the 2% threshold that income-focused investors typically require, earning a "Sell" designation for yield-seekers - though growth investors may be less deterred. On the macroeconomic front, the environment is broadly neutral-to-cautious. Treasury rates have ticked modestly higher, with T-Bills at 3.788% and T-Notes at 3.345% as of August 2026. Unemployment has eased slightly to 4.1%, suggesting a stable but not accelerating economy. For a railroad operator like CSX, this translates to steady freight demand without a meaningful near-term growth catalyst - a macroeconomic backdrop its analysis uniformly rates as "Hold" across interest rates, economic growth, industry trends, and inflation metrics. Adding real-world context: Bank of America's analyst Ken Hoexter maintains a Buy rating on CSX with a price target of $55 - recently trimmed from $56 - implying roughly 16% upside from current levels. Meanwhile, record diesel prices exceeding $6.31 per gallon nationally are accelerating a structural shift of freight from trucking to rail, which could provide a meaningful volume tailwind for CSX's core business in coming quarters. Technical insights. Here's where things get genuinely exciting for opportunistic buyers - because the technical picture, while complex, is quietly flashing a potential reversal signal that the market may be sleeping on. The current price of $45.99 represents a decline of 2.36% in the most recent session, pushing CSX toward a historically significant support zone. Its technical analysis identifies a critical support level near $45-$46, a price floor that has repeatedly held in recent trading history. The proximity to this support level - with
CSX Transflo opens Petersburg transloading terminal. Transflo, a subsidiary of CSX, has opened a new transloading facility in Petersburg, Virginia. The new location reflects a commitment to delivering the benefits of rail transportation with efficient transloading and maximized throughput, Transflo officials said in a press release. The Petersburg transload facility features 40 car spots, liquified petroleum gas capabilities, conveyor capacity and access to major highways, including Interstate 95, Interstate 85 and U.S. Highway 460. The facility offers the potential for shippers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 75% by using rail transportation, they added. CSX created a short video about the new facility. It can be viewed on the railroad's LinkedIn page.
US railroad CSX announces hundreds of track maintenance worker layoffs. Bill mertz 4 hours ago. Track maintenance workers at CSX are being "rewarded" for their contributions to a record-setting second quarter with 165 job cuts and as many as 1,062 furloughs in the maintenance of way department. These workers build, maintain and inspect the tracks that run through many communities and cities in the eastern half of the United States, where CSX is one of only two Class I railroads with a substantial presence. On July 22, 2026, CSX announced second quarter operating income of $1.51 billion and net earnings of $1.00 billion, or $0.54 per diluted share. This was up from the second quarter of 2025, where the company reported operating income of $1.28 billion and net earnings of $829 million, or $0.44 per diluted share. On a year-over-year basis, operating income increased 17 percent, net earnings 21 percent, and EPS increased 23 percent. Total volume of 1.68 million units for the quarter was 6 percent higher compared to second quarter 2025. Revenue totaled $3.94 billion for the quarter, increasing 10 percent year-over-year. The shareholders and executives are awash in record revenues while workers prepare for a cold winter of layoffs. On September 11 the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the Teamsters (BMWED) announced on their website that CSX "is moving forward with 165 permanent MOW position abolishments, the closure of multiple headquarters and as many as 1,062 projected furloughs overall, including approximately 900 BMWED members assigned to system gangs that are expected to be cut off. System gangs are not expected to restart until late February. In one location, CSX plans to reduce the workforce from 12 employees to four while leaving those four responsible for 142 miles of mainline track and multiple yards." These job cuts come after years of the company's policy of refusing to fill maintenance of way vacancies as workers retire, are fired or quit. Attrition accelerated after CSX adopted Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) under the late CEO Hunter Harrison in 2017. The system drives down the operating ratio by cutting staff and assets, running longer trains and increasing the amount of work extracted from the remaining workforce. A 2022 Government Accountability Office report found that employment at the seven Class I railroads fell by about 28 percent between 2011 and 2021 and noted that CSX continued reducing its workforce after implementing PSR. Often local maintenance forces have diminished to only two track inspectors and one section gang of two to four workers responsible for 100 or more miles of railroad. System production gangs are CSX's traveling heavy-maintenance forces: rail gangs replace worn rail, tie gangs remove deteriorated ties and install new ones and curve-patch gangs replace heavily worn rail through curves. They operate as mechanized production lines with dozens of workers and specialized machines, carrying out large-scale track renewal that the small local section gangs cannot perform at the same scale. Cutting these gangs off early therefore means limiting or postponing part of CSX's planned heavy track-renewal program, not simply shifting the work to other crews. One CSX maintenance of way worker told the WSWS, "The three rail gangs are being abolished at the end of this month, September, and tie gangs and curve patch gangs are being cut off in October and November with only some going into December. In previous years they all mostly worked into December." Workers often save vacation till the end of the year, then expect to begin in early January when the gangs would restart production for the new year. Another CSX worker expressed his rage at the job cuts: "This is corporate greed, plain and simple. If a corporation can afford $5 billion in stock buybacks, then it can afford to maintain its labor force without layoffs. This is a direct transfer of wealth from the working class to the owner class. Unfortunately, for us the federal government has no appetite to regulate this type of exploitation." CSX's present management was installed amid direct pressure from Wall Street. In August 2025, activist hedge fund Ancora Holdings demanded that CSX pursue a merger or replace CEO Joe Hinrichs. CSX replaced Hinrichs with Steve Angel the following month. Ancora publicly welcomed the decision and said it expected Angel to find a merger partner. The pressure on CSX forms part of a broader drive toward consolidation. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are seeking approval for an $85 billion merger that would create the first coast-to-coast US freight railroad. After initially rejecting the application as incomplete, the Surface Transportation Board accepted a revised application in May and in August opened the merits phase of its review. The merger application itself includes detailed exhibits on positions to be abolished, created or transferred as the two systems are combined. Angel's compensation is tied directly to the interests of shareholders. CSX gave him a $1.5 million annual salary, a $10 million sign-on equity award and eligibility for a $13.5 million long-term incentive award in 2026, along with corporate housing and up to $200,000 a year in personal use of company aircraft. BMWED is choosing to grovel before the capitalist state: "We will bring these cuts and their safety implications to the Federal Railroad Administration, the Surface Transportation Board and Congress. We will document deferred work, staffing shortages, excessive territories, heavier workloads and any unsafe conditions created or worsened by these cuts. We will make sure regulators, elected officials and the public understand exactly what CSX is doing." The appeal is directed to the same institutions that have overseen the destruction of railroad jobs for years and, in 2022, intervened to prevent a national rail strike. The bureaucrats will not initiate independent action. In 2022, BLET members voted 99.5 percent to authorize strike action, while overwhelming opposition to the Presidential Emergency Board settlement spread throughout the industry. After four unions rejected the agreement, the rail union apparatus kept workers on the job through repeated extensions and delays until Congress imposed the contract and outlawed a strike. The agreement resolved none of the underlying staffing and scheduling issues created by years of PSR cuts. The opposition erupted again in 2024, when the unions tried to pre-empt national bargaining with separate carrier-by-carrier and craft-by-craft agreements. BMWED members at CSX rejected the first agreement by 1,330 votes to 616, while Norfolk Southern conductors rejected a SMART-TD agreement by more than 81 percent. BNSF conductors also voted down their agreement. BMWED then returned to CSX workers with a second agreement containing only minor changes. In both contract rounds, the union bureaucracies divided workers by craft and carrier and prevented the opposition from developing into unified national action. BMWED is following the same course against the present cuts: regulatory appeals and documentation of the consequences, while CSX dismantles jobs and maintenance programs. An industrial campaign against the layoffs would immediately raise the need to unite maintenance workers with engineers, conductors, signalmen, machinists and other crafts across CSX and the other Class I railroads. The repeated contract rejections show the depth of opposition among railroaders. The strike at National Steel Car (NSC) in Hamilton, Ontario points toward a fight across carriers and borders. Workers at this facility construct rail cars that are employed across North America. These workers have been fighting for higher wages and an end to an exploitative and unsafe piece work system that has resulted in the deaths of three workers between 2020 and 2022. Workers formed a rank-and-file committee and are currently struggling against the USW bureaucrats' efforts to betray the strike. The USW has reacted with hostility to the rank-and-file committee, fearful the struggle will spiral out of their control. The NSC rank-and-file committee has called for railroad workers to not handle NSCX cars - do not move them, do not load them, set them out. The NSC rank-and-file committee calls for solidarity with North American railroad workers and the international working class. Railroad workers should take up this appeal by building rank-and-file committees independent of the union apparatus and preparing common action against layoffs, unsafe conditions and the restructuring of the rail industry in the interests of Wall Street. The attack on more than 1,000 CSX maintenance jobs concerns every railroad craft: fewer workers and less track renewal mean heavier workloads and more dangerous conditions throughout the network.
CSX Blue Ridge recovery wins AREMA's 2026 Hay award. During the general session at AREMA's annual conference and exhibition in Kansas City, Missouri, AREMA officials presented the award to CSX for the major recovery operation the Class I undertook following the impact of Hurricane Helene in late September 2024 and the flooding that followed, which damaged about 60 miles of CSX's network. The effort to restore rail service through the damaged regions of Tennessee and North Carolina was completed in under a year and involved over 50 contractor teams. Crews removed track materials that were washed away in flood water, reconstructed railbed and track and restored three bridges, among other recovery efforts. AREMA created the award in 1999 to honor rail infrastructure projects that best address safety, innovation and service performance reliability. The annual award is named for the late William Walter Hay, a longtime AREMA contributor and professor of railway civil engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. There were nine submissions for the award this year. CSX created a video about the recovery project as part of its submission; it can be viewed here.