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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 24 September 2004 - 10:16 PM

CSX Hurricane Ivan Recovery -- Hurricane Jeanne Preparation

September 24, 2004    Hurricane Ivan  Recovery

Recovery from Hurricane Ivan  continues in Alabama,  Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle. The Pensacola  area was hardest  hit, with major damage to track, bridges and signals.  Rail  operations are suspended in the area, as six miles of track and  eight  bridges undergo major repairs.

Limited local service has  been  restored between Flomaton, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., and  between Milton,  Fla., and Chattahoochee. Limited service has also  been restored between  New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., and between Mobile  and Montgomery, with  restrictions because of commercial power  outages.

New Orleans  interchange to and from western rail  carriers is limited, and temporary  rerouting has been established  through Memphis, Tenn., East St. Louis,  Ill., and Birmingham,  Ala.

Traffic destined for or originating from  locations between Pensacola/Goulding, Fla., to Chattahoochee remains  embargoed. 

Amtrak service that originates in New Orleans and goes  east  remains suspended until further notice.

Hurricane Jeanne  Preparations

Hurricane Jeanne is projected to make landfall  near  Melbourne, Fla., on Sunday morning, Sept. 26, then advance in a  northerly direction through central and eastern Florida Monday, and on  to  Georgia and the Carolinas Tuesday.

Ballast trains are  currently  staged at various locations near Hamlet, N.C., Baldwin,  Fla., and Augusta,  Ga. Generators, chain saws and other equipment have been staged throughout  the region, and private contractors are  on call to help with removal of  debris and restoration of CSXT lines  in the aftermath of the  storm.

Signal teams are on hand to  remove and secure highway rail  crossing gates Friday and Saturday,  which will initiate suspension of rail  traffic along routes in  Hurricane Jeanne’s projected path.

Amtrak  will continue to  monitor the storm and will announce any changes to their  service  plan on Friday, Sept. 24.

All precautions will be taken to  ensure  the safety of our employees, customers, and the public with minimum  delay to shipments as we continue to monitor the progress of this  storm.



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Posted 25 September 2004 - 10:24 AM

CSX Intermodal Prepares for Hurricane Jeanne:

Hurricane Jeanne is approaching Florida's East Coast and is expected to make landfall late Saturday evening or early Sunday morning. Forecasters currently predict the storm will move northward after landfall along Florida's East Coast and into Georgia and the Carolina's before moving back over the Atlantic Ocean. In preparation for the storm, CSX Intermodal will close all inbound gates across our network to traffic destined to Florida at 00:01 Sunday morning. Traffic that is already at these terminals billed to Florida or tendered for  movement on Saturday may not depart until after the threat of the storm has passed and CSXI has been able to resume service to all Florida locations. The Florida East Coast Railway has issued an embargo on all traffic beginning at midnight tonight. CSXI will not be interchanging any traffic to the FEC in Jacksonville until after the storm has moved through the area.

CSXI's Orlando terminal will close its gates at 16:00 on Saturday and will not re-open until the storm has passed and the terminal is inspected and safe. CSXI's Tampa terminal is not expected to be shut down at this time. Normal operating hours will be observed unless the forecast path of the storm changes. In Jacksonville, CSXI's terminal plans to close at 00:30 on Sunday morning.

CSXI's Savannah and Charleston terminals have no plans to close at this time. Further updates will be issued if those plans change. The Savannah Port plans to close at 21:00 Sunday night.

Depending on the path of the storm and when it moves through Florida, CSX Intermodal's Corporate Offices in Jacksonville may not be able to open on Monday. Plans are to have normal Saturday and Sunday operations and staffing at this time. Additional Fast Facts notifications will be issued throughout the weekend, as conditions warrant.

For more information, please contact CSX Intermodal's Customer Service Department.


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