duties, to make sure everyone is aware of anything out of the ordinary they might encounter. Teamwork among all departments is essential, as well as proper equipment for extreme weather events. For winter storms, we deploy our “win- ter action plan,” which includes moving extra locomotives, on-track snow removal equipment and generators to affected areas to assist our ability to quickly recover from the storm and resume nor- mal operations.


In a broader scope, we encourage all our employees to live safely for their families, to take their time to be safe and to look out for each other. Tanks to all of these efforts, CSX had the lowest injury rates of all the Class I railroads in 2014, even as gross ton mileage increased.


PLANNING FOR SAFETY


A mechanical shop manager and a welder discuss work being performed on rail cars in a shop at the Radnor Yard. CSX believes safety starts with individual decisions every day.


Army AL&T: How much infrastructure does CSX own and operate? How do you monitor that infrastructure, tracks and bridges and whatever else for mainte- nance, repairs or replacement?


CSX develops employees with a combination of 70 percent on-the- job training, 20 percent coaching and mentoring and 10 percent formal instruction.


freight; CSX provides classroom and hands-on training to first responders in the communities in which we operate and to the customers who use CSX to transport their materials.


We always say that railroading is an outdoor sport, and that means we face extreme weather conditions on a fairly regular basis, from hurricanes to floods to blizzards. While we always want to continue seamless operations for our customers, employee safety is


the first


factor we consider when determining whether to continue operating during extreme weather events. If we can safely maintain operations during a storm, we use our safety briefings and job briefings, which are more specific to each person’s


Sanborn: As a company we spend nearly half of our capital budget annually to maintain


our critical mainly infrastructure


to ensure that it can provide safe, reli- able and efficient service for customers. Maintenance


involves three


areas: tracks, bridges and locomotives or cars. About 25 percent of our work- force is dedicated to the maintenance of our infrastructure, with significant safety and technical training and certifications.


Te CSX network includes more than 21,000 miles of track throughout 23 states, the District of Columbia and two Canadian provinces. Tat includes more than 16,000 bridges,


required by the


government to be inspected at least once per year. We meet or exceed that man- date. Te track structure on bridges is inspected and monitored each week. Any


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CRITICAL THINKING


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