CSX is rolling out a new way to keep freight moving in northwest Ohio — and it’s basically a pit crew on wheels.
The railroad says its mechanical department has put its first company-owned locomotive service truck into service in the Toledo Zone, allowing crews to service engines right where they sit instead of dragging them to a central shop. The pitch is simple: less time dead on a siding, more time hauling freight.
CSX says routine servicing that once required routing a locomotive to a service center can now be handled out on the line in about an hour. The company is touting the move as a productivity boost that cuts delays and keeps power available when dispatchers need it…