Railcrew Xpress LLC, a crew transportation company based in North Kansas City, Missouri, is eliminating more than 400 jobs after CSX canceled a major contract. The layoffs, triggered by a contract termination effective Feb. 27, 2026, are hitting workers across multiple states simultaneously. WARN Act filings in Florida and North Carolina, all dated Dec. 22, 2025, reveal the speed at which a single railroad’s decision can displace hundreds of specialized workers spread across distant terminals.
Why the CSX contract loss triggered immediate, multi-state layoffs
Railcrew Xpress exists to do one thing: move railroad crews between terminals, hotels, and relief points. That business model ties the company’s workforce directly to the physical footprint of its rail clients. When CSX ended the contract, every driver and dispatcher assigned to CSX operations became surplus at the same time, regardless of which state they worked in.
The WARN notice Railcrew Xpress sent to the Florida Department of Commerce on Dec. 22, 2025, stated that CSX canceled the contract effective Feb. 27, according to local reporting. That same date appears on filings the company submitted in North Carolina, where affected work sites include an address at 290 CSX Drive, according to North Carolina Department of Commerce WARN listings. The address itself signals how tightly Railcrew Xpress operations were embedded inside CSX facilities. Workers at these sites were not performing general trucking; they were stationed at railroad properties, running schedules dictated by train movements.
The geographic pattern of the notices supports a straightforward reading: Railcrew Xpress maintained dedicated crews and vehicles at CSX terminals across the eastern United States, and when the contract ended, all of those positions vanished on a single date. There was no gradual wind-down. The company filed identical notice dates and effective dates in multiple states, pointing to a contract structured as a single national agreement rather than a collection of regional deals.
Federal records and state filings behind the 400-plus job cuts
Federal motor carrier records confirm that the carrier’s registration lists Railcrew Xpress LLC under USDOT number 2460974 with a physical address in North Kansas City, Missouri. That registration aligns with the company’s role as a for-hire motor carrier focused on transporting personnel rather than freight…