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CSX to trim Stanley Yard operations, lay off 34 workers
CSX is reducing operations at its Stanley Yard in Toledo, Ohio, which will result in the elimination of 34 union positions, the Class I said yesterday.
CSX is closing the Stanley classification hump yard as part of the company's "ongoing efforts to be more efficient and reduce operating costs," CSX spokeswoman Gail Lobin said in an email.
"The decision to make these reductions follows a review of Toledo-area operations," said Lobin. "CSX has determined that by changing the way rail-cars are sorted at Stanley Yard, it will be able to process trains more efficiently, which will result in better service to our customers."
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