What does CSX stand for? (I think I repeated myself just now[:0])
chessie seaboard and a conglormite of a few others…? that is what I thought it was
“CSX standing for Chessie, Seaboard, and many times more.” from the website:
http://csx.history.railfan.net/menuhistory.html
" The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, Americas first common carrier, was chartered on February 28th 1827 by a group of Baltimore businessmen to ensure traffic would not be lost to the proposed Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Construction began on July 4th 1828 with the laying of the first stone in a grand ceremony attended by the honorable CHARLES CARROLL, the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence."
Hey, I’m related to him! Maybe that’s why I like the look of the B&O and CSX diesels. And thanks for telling me what CSX stands for. I can once again sleep at night.[:D]
C = Chessie System
S = Seaboard System
X = Multiplied many times more
I MISS MY SEABOARD COAST LINE!! Very friendly crews, cab rides, U-Boats, GP7s, and SD45s. Man, those were the days!
If every railroad keeps buying eachother, we’ll eventually only have one railroad left! That would be a nightmare for people who want modern trains but different railroads. I can see it now, the UPSFCSX railroad in every single color used by the Union Pacific, Santa Fe and CSX in a bunch of stripes. Woah!! That would be interesting!![:O][:O][:O][:O][:O][:O][:O][:O][:O]
DarthSantaFe,
No, not quite.
You see, one thing that is often overlooked by many of us is that there are over 400 regional and shortline railroads in the U.S alone! Many of them were chunks that were sold off by the big railroads like the Santa Fe, CSX, etc. The traffic levels were not high enough for the big roads to justify the high maintenance costs, but still enough that a smaller company could take over the lines and continue to provide service to customers.
Some of these companies are less than 10 miles in length, while others cover over 100 miles. Often times, as a sales incentive, the Class 1 railroads agree to continue to forward and interchange freight cars with the new shortline.
Some of these regional railroads have been quite successful. My absolute favortie is the Arizona & California. In my humble opinion, they have an absolutely sharp paint scheme and do a great job in keeping their equipment clean. You can go to http://www.railpictures.net When you get to the main page, just type in Arizona and California in the “Key Word” box and then click on Find the Photos Sharp looking units!
Some of these regional railroads are owned by the same company. There is one corporation that owns quite a few of them (sorry, I forgot the name).
So, don’t worry there are plenty of railroad companies around.
I know that. I was just joking a little bit…I do that sometimes…but what would the railroad I described even look like in those colors? Probably pretty bad.[xx(]
This has been asked many times on this forum, and everytime people
get it wrong. This is a link to the OFFICIAL CSX website and gives the
real meaning of the CSX name. Dave
http://csx.com/?fuseaction=help.faqs&cat=1051&cat_n=General#faq__10324
Remember that there are also the folk acronyms, which I have heard as Chicken S Express. You will have to extrapolate the meaning of the missing word, as I prefer not to use coarse language in a public forum – mearly to suggest it!
:–)
Peter
conford
C@#k sucker Express!!!
Crazy Spagetti Xpresso!!!
Ok I love CSX so I always have to answer this question. Like Antoniofp45 and others have said what the CSX website says. Though I found this article on Trains.com- http://www.trains.com/content/dynamic/articles/000/000/002/997majiu.asp
It says that it was C for Chessie and S for Seaboard but the articles says that x was just placeholder for court filings.
Who’s theory is right? I don’t know. if the Trains.com article is correct then I can see how CSX could change the story to make it look better then a third random letter. Remember that it doesn’t say that the meaning of the word is and doesn’t say it’s the story behind it but rather it was worded in presesnt tense.
Andrew
The “X” stands for “and many times more”, or so the CSX website says.
sigh
Darth,
Sorry to disagree…
The CSX website states that the X stands for “and all others”. Please see the link below. Dave
http://csx.com/?fuseaction=help.faqs&cat=1051&cat_n=General#faq__10324
Oops. I guess I looked in the wrong place.
thank you!!! about time someone else besides me knows the truth!!! and where to find it at on the home page…i looked once befor but couldnt find it to post…
csx engineer
after the conrail split… the letters realy stand for
Conrails
Southern
Xtention…
csx engineer
[#ditto]
Just driving through Kansas & Oklahoma last weekend instead of the old
Frisco, Rock Island, Santa Fe, Mopac, UP I saw
KYLE; Dodge City Ford & Buckland; Kansas Southwestern; Central Kansas Railway; Kansas & Oklahoma; Hutchison Northern, probably several more I couldn’t figure out the name of, and course BNSF and UP.
This Is the answer I have gotten most often from people I know who either work or have worked for CSX
Bob DeWoody