With CSX in merger spotlight, CEO says company focused on operations

Joe Hinrichs says the company won’t comment on speculation, It cut 77 managerial jobs in Jacksonville on weak freight trends.


  • By Mark Basch
  • | 10:54 a.m. July 24, 2025
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Joe Hinrichs is the CEO of CSX Corp.
Joe Hinrichs is the CEO of CSX Corp.
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With merger speculation swirling around the company, CSX Corp. Chief Executive Joe Hinrichs said he is focused on continued improved performance of the Jacksonville-based railroad company.

CSX reported lower second-quarter revenue and earnings July 23, as weak freight trends continue to plague transportation companies.

“The economy overall is a mixed bag,” Hinrichs said in a telephone interview after the earnings report.

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