On July 1, 1986 CSX Transportation was formed, after CSX Corporation started in 1980 when the two railroads Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line merged into one railroad. On June 8, 1998 CSX Transportation acquired 42% of Conrail's assets, the remaining 58% from Conrail was acquired by Norfolk Southern. The assets include proximally 3800 miles (6080 km) of right a way, real estate, locomotives and freight cars. The acquired Conrail freight cars, have the reporting marks NYC, while the freight cars acquired by Norfolk Southern have the PRR reporting marks.1
CSX owns about 22000 mile (36800 km) of right a way, more then 3700 locomotives and more then 105000 freight cars. CSX Transportation was headquartered in Richmond Virginia, until 2002, when it moved to Jacksonville Florida to join the other CSX subsidiaries in the CSX Corporation. At CSX Transportation there are more then 32000 employees working more then 1200 trains a day. CSX operates in 23 eastern States, the District of Columbia and some parts of Canada, connecting more then 70 ports and more then 200 short lines.2
CSXT 5288, ES44DC. General Electric Evolution Series 4400 horsepower DC traction.
The newest power at CSX is also the environments cleanest locomotive at this time.
2 source: www.csx.com