CSX: Damaged Rail in use

[gabe]

Where CSX's Decatur, Illinois line merges into its old CE&I line, the same thing can be observed (very badly). I think it has something to do with the radius of the curve connecting it to the main line.

Gabe

[Junctionfan]

Personally, I think the board of directors and Micheal Ward have got to be dumped. They aren't doing their jobs and making sure everybody else does theirs (management). There is nothing worse than a bunch of misfit executives fiddling while the company burns.

[AntonioFP45]

Recently I saw a sight that shocked and saddened me.

In Tampa, I went to a business called "Tom the Hubcap man", located on Busch Blvd.

25 feet behind this small business is the CSX rail line that connects Tampa to Clearwater. CSX's long auto carrier (Trailer Train) train travels through regularly.

As I looked at the track, I noticed that on the very top-outside portion of the rail, long pieces of the shiny rail about 1/4" to 1/2" wider were splintering off! I actually reached down and noticed I could easily break them off. Looking down the track I could see about 3 to 4 foot long stretches of this. I'm 41 years old, have been railfanning since the mid 1970s and have never seen this on a regularly used "Main Line!" Is this a safety issue?! [:0]

Good Goobly! Is CSX going to allow their track to resemble Penn Central's?[V] As I've stated before, back in the 70s it seemed like SCL was much better at track maintenance. I've considered calling the railroad on this, but based on some threads I've already read, I wonder if CSX would actually come out and inspect the rail.

Anyone know what's going on? Has CSX fallen that far behind in track maintenance? Bigger isn't better, and IMHO, CSX's purchase of Conrail was too high a price if there's little money left for the most basic maintenance functions.

It's sad, but stuff like this does give credence to the CSX sucks website. I hope this company gets its act together. I know it would never happen, but splitting itself back into smaller Class 1s might not be a bad option. Transportation companies this large tend to get "out of touch and less personable" quickly where it's needed the most.