UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(X)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 26, 2010

OR

(  )
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________


Commission File Number 1-8022
 
CSX CORPORATION
( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter )
Virginia
 
62-1051971
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
     
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
500 Water Street, 15th Floor, Jacksonville, FL
 
32202
 
(904) 359-3200
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(Telephone number, including area code)
 
No Change
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes (X)   No (  )

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes (X)  No ( )

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one)
Large Accelerated Filer (X)             Accelerated Filer (  )             Non-accelerated Filer (  )

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes (  )    No (X)

     There were 389,225,965 shares of common stock outstanding on March 26, 2010 (the latest practicable date that is closest to the filing date).

 
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CSX CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 26, 2010
       
     
Page
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
       
 
3
   
Quarters Ended March 26, 2010 and March 27, 2009
 
       
 
4
   
At March 26, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 25, 2009
 
       
 
5
   
Quarters Ended March 26, 2010 and March 27, 2009
 
       
 
6
       
Item 2.
28
   
       
Item 3.
40
       
Item 4.
40
       
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
       
Item 1.
40
       
Item 1A.
40
       
Item 2.
41
       
Item 3.
42
       
Item 4.
42
       
Item 5.
42
       
Item 6.
42
       
   
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CSX CORPORATION
ITEM 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
(Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)

     
First Quarters
     
2010
2009
Revenue
 $2,491
 $2,247
Expense
   
 
Labor and Fringe
 729
 662
 
Materials, Supplies and Other
 453
 477
 
Fuel
 283
 191
 
Depreciation
 229
 224
 
Equipment and Other Rents
 100
 113
 
Inland Transportation
 63
 58
 
           Total Expense
 1,857
 1,725
         
Operating Income
 634
 522
         
Interest Expense
 (142)
 (141)
Other Income - Net (Note 8)
 11
 3
Earnings From Continuing Operations
   
 
Before Income Taxes
 503
 384
         
Income Tax Expense (Note 9)
 (197)
 (130)
Earnings From Continuing Operations
 306
 254
         
Discontinued Operations (Note 10)
 -
 (8)
Net Earnings
 $306
 $246
         
Per Common Share (Note 2)
   
Net Earnings Per Share, Basic
   
 
Continuing Operations
 $0.78
 $0.65
 
Discontinued Operations
 -
 (0.02)
 
Net Earnings
 $0.78
 $0.63
         
Net Earnings Per Share, Assuming Dilution
   
 
Continuing Operations
 $0.78
 $0.64
 
Discontinued Operations
 -
 (0.02)
 
Net Earnings
 $0.78
 $0.62
         
Average Shares Outstanding (Thousands)
 391,079
 391,160
         
Average Shares Outstanding,
   
 
Assuming Dilution (Thousands)
 394,323
 394,101
         
Cash Dividends Paid Per Common Share
 $0.24
 $0.22

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CSX CORPORATION
ITEM 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in Millions)

     
(Unaudited)
 
     
March 26,
December 25,
     
2010
2009
ASSETS
Current Assets:
     
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
 $993
 $1,029
 
Short-term Investments
 
 57
 61
 
Accounts Receivable - Net (Note 1)
 971
 995
 
Materials and Supplies
 
 218
 203
 
Deferred Income Taxes
 
 184
 158
 
Other Current Assets
 
 78
 124
 
  Total Current Assets
 
 2,501
 2,570
         
Properties
 
 31,276
 31,081
Accumulated Depreciation
 
 (7,986)
 (7,868)
 
  Properties - Net
 
 23,290
 23,213
         
Investment in Conrail
 
 654
 650
Affiliates and Other Companies
 
 442
 438
Other Long-term Assets
 
 306
 165
 
  Total Assets
 
 $27,193
 $27,036
         
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
       
Current Liabilities:
     
 
Accounts Payable
 
 $931
 $967
 
Labor and Fringe Benefits Payable
 376
 383
 
Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves (Note 4)
 185
 190
 
Current Maturities of Long-term Debt (Note 7)
 617
 113
 
Income and Other Taxes Payable
 
 162
 112
 
Other Current Liabilities
 
 117
 100
 
  Total Current Liabilities
 
 2,388
 1,865
         
Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves (Note 4)
 553
 547
Long-term Debt (Note 7)
 
 7,372
 7,895
Deferred Income Taxes
 
 6,668
 6,585
Other Long-term Liabilities
 
 1,327
 1,284
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 18,308
 18,176
         
Shareholders' Equity:
     
Common Stock $1 Par Value
 
 389
 393
Other Capital
 
 -
 80
Retained Earnings
 
 9,279
 9,182
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Note 1)
 (798)
 (809)
Noncontrolling Interest
 
 15
 14
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
 
 8,885
 8,860
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 $27,193
 $27,036

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CSX CORPORATION
ITEM 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS   (Unaudited)
  (Dollars in Millions)

         
First Quarters
 
2010
2009
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
   
 
Net Earnings
 $306
 $246
 
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Net Cash Provided
 
 
by Operating Activities:
   
 
Depreciation
 229
 224
 
Deferred Income Taxes
 47
 79
 
Other Operating Activities
 64
 (65)
 
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
   
 
Accounts Receivable
 24
 132
 
Other Current Assets
 (34)
 (76)
 
Accounts Payable
 (26)
 (36)
 
Income and Other Taxes Payable
 125
 31
 
Other Current Liabilities
 12
 (86)
   
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
 747
 449
             
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
   
 
Property Additions (Note 1)
 (331)
 (309)
 
Other Investing Activities
 18
 37
   
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
 (313)
 (272)
             
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
   
 
Long-term Debt Issued (Note 7)
 -
 500
 
Long-term Debt Repaid (Note 7)
 (17)
 (26)
 
Dividends Paid
 (93)
 (86)
 
Stock Options Exercised (Note 3)
 6
 2
 
Shares Repurchased
 (229)
 -
 
Other Financing Activities (Note 1)
 (137)
 (180)
   
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities
 (470)
 210
             
 
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
 (36)
 387
             
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
   
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
 1,029
 669
   
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
 $993
 $1,056

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CSX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 1.       Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies

Background

CSX Corporation (“CSX”), and together with its subsidiaries (the “Company”), based in Jacksonville, Florida, is one of the nation's leading transportation suppliers.  The Company’s rail and intermodal businesses provide rail-based transportation services including traditional rail service and the transport of intermodal containers and trailers.

CSX’s principal operating subsidiary, CSX Transportation, Inc. (“CSXT”), provides an important link to the transportation supply chain through its approximately 21,000 route mile rail network, which serves major population centers in 23 states east of the Mississippi River, the District of Columbia and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.  CSX Intermodal, Inc. (“Intermodal”) is a stand-alone, integrated intermodal transportation provider linking customers to railroads via trucks and terminals .

Other entities

In addition to CSXT, the rail segment includes non-railroad subsidiaries Total Distribution Services, Inc. (“TDSI”), Transflo Terminal Services, Inc. (“Transflo”), CSX Technology, Inc. (“CSX Technology”) and other subsidiaries.  TDSI serves the automotive industry with distribution centers and storage locations, while Transflo provides logistical solutions for transferring products from rail to trucks.  CSX Technology and other subsidiaries provide support services for the Company.

CSX’s other holdings include CSX Real Property, Inc., a subsidiary responsible for the Company’s real estate sales, leasing, acquisition and management and development activities.  These activities are classified in other income – net because they are not considered by the Company to be operating activities.  Results of these activities fluctuate with the timing of real estate sales.

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements contain all normal, recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the following:

·  
Consolidated income statements for the quarters ended March 26, 2010 and March 27, 2009;

·  
Consolidated balance sheets at March 26, 2010 and December 25, 2009; and

·  
Consolidated cash flow statements for the quarters ended March 26, 2010 and March 27, 2009.


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CSX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 1.     Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies, continued

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), certain information and disclosures normally included in the notes to the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted from these interim financial statements.  CSX suggests that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes included in CSX's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Fiscal Year

CSX follows a 52/53 week fiscal reporting calendar with the last day of each reporting period ending on a Friday:

· 
The first fiscal quarter of 2010 and 2009 consisted of 13 weeks ending on March 26, 2010 and March 27, 2009, respectively.

· 
Fiscal year 2009 consisted of 52 weeks ending on December 25, 2009.

· 
Please note that fiscal year 2010 consists of 53 weeks ending on December 31, 2010.

Except as otherwise specified, references to quarters indicate CSX’s fiscal periods ending March 26, 2010 and March 27, 2009, and references to year-end indicate the fiscal year ended December 25, 2009.

Comprehensive Earnings

CSX reports comprehensive earnings or loss in accordance with the Comprehensive Income Topic in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity.  Total comprehensive earnings are defined as all changes in shareholders' equity during a period, other than those resulting from investments by and distributions to shareholders (e.g., issuance of equity securities and dividends).  Generally, for CSX, total comprehensive earnings equals net earnings plus or minus adjustments for pension and other post-retirement liabilities.  Total comprehensive earnings represent the activity for a period net of related tax effects and were $318 million and $246 million for first quarters 2010 and 2009, respectively.

While total comprehensive earnings is the activity in a period and is largely driven by net earnings in that period, accumulated other comprehensive income or loss (“AOCI”) represents the cumulative balance of other comprehensive income, net of tax, as of the balance sheet date.  For CSX, AOCI is primarily the cumulative balance related to pension and other post-retirement adjustments. Overall equity was reduced by $798 million and $809 million as of March 2010 and December 2009, respectively, primarily as a result of normal quarterly pension reclassifications .  In general, for CSX, AOCI is not materially impacted by other items.

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CSX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 1.     Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies, continued

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
     The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts on uncollectible amounts related to freight receivables, public project receivables (work done by the Company on behalf of a government agency), claims for damages and other various receivables. The allowance is based upon the credit worthiness of customers, historical experience, the age of the receivable and current market and economic conditions. Uncollectible amounts are charged against the allowance account.  Allowance for doubtful accounts of $47 million is included in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 2010 and December 2009.

Capital Expenditures
 
     Property additions, which are classified as investing activities on the consolidated cash flow statements, consisted of $331 million and $309 million for first quarters 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Total capital expenditures for 2009 included purchases of new assets using seller financing of approximately $160 million, for which payments are included in other financing activities on the consolidated cash flow statements.  There were no purchases of new assets under seller financing agreements during first quarter 2010.  The Company plans to spend $1.7 billion for total capital expenditures in 2010.

Retained Earnings
 
     During first quarter 2010, CSX's other capital balance was reduced to zero as a result of share repurchases. In accordance with the Equity Topic in the ASC , other capital cannot be negative.  Therefore, a reclassification of $116 million was made between retained earnings and other capital to bring the other capital balance to zero.  Generally, retained earnings is only impacted by net earnings and dividends. 
 
Other Items

  Dividend Increase

         On February 10, 2010, CSX announced a 9 percent increase to its quarterly cash dividend to 24 cents per share payable on March 15, 2010 to shareholders of record on February 26, 2010.  With this dividend increase, CSX more than tripled its quarterly dividend since the end of 2005.
 
Subsequent Event – Share Repurchases
 
     In first quarter 2010, CSX completed $229 million of share repurchases.  Subsequent to the end of first quarter, through the date of this filing, the Company completed an additional $34 million of share repurchases pursuant to the outstanding Board authority.  Since March 2008, CSX has completed $1.5 billion in share repurchases and has remaining authority of $1.5 billion.  Future share repurchases will be based on market and business conditions.

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CSX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 2.       Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic earnings per share and earnings per share, assuming dilution:

   
First Quarters
   
2010
2009
Numerator (Dollars in millions) :
   
 
Earnings from Continuing Operations
 $306
 $254
 
Discontinued Operations - Net of Tax   (a)
 -
 (8)
 
Net Earnings
 306
 246
       
Denominator (Units in thousands) :
   
 
Average Common Shares Outstanding
 391,079
 391,160
 
Convertible Debt
 1,042
 1,118
 
Stock Option Common Stock Equivalents (b)
 2,131
 1,823
 
Other Potentially Dilutive Common Shares
 71
 -
 
Average Common Shares Outstanding, Assuming Dilution
 394,323
 394,101
       
Net Earnings Per Share, Basic:
   
 
Continuing Operations
 $0.78
 $0.65
 
Discontinued Operations (a)
 -
 (0.02)
 
Net Earnings
 $0.78
 $0.63
       
Net Earnings Per Share, Assuming Dilution:
   
 
Continuing Operations
 $0.78
 $0.64
 
Discontinued Operations (a)
 -
 (0.02)
 
Net Earnings
 $0.78
 $0.62

(a)  
For additional information regarding discontinued operations, see Note 10, Discontinued Operations.

(b)  
When calculating diluted earnings per share for stock option common stock equivalents, the Earnings Per Share Topic in the ASC requires CSX to include the potential shares that would be outstanding if all outstanding stock options were exercised.   This is offset by shares CSX could repurchase using the proceeds from these hypothetical exercises to obtain the common stock equivalent.  This number is different from outstanding stock options, which is included in Note 3, Share-Based Compensation .   All stock options were dilutive for the periods presented; therefore, no stock options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.



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CSX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 2.     Earnings Per Share, continued

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding.  Earnings per share, assuming dilution, is based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding adjusted for the effects of common stock that may be issued as a result of the following types of potentially dilutive instruments:

·  
convertible debt;

·  
employee stock options; and

·  
other equity awards, which include long-term incentive awards.

The Earnings Per Share Topic in the ASC requires CSX to include additional shares in the computation of earnings per share, assuming dilution.  The additional shares included in diluted earnings per share represents the number of shares that would be issued if all of CSX’s outstanding convertible debentures were converted into CSX common stock.

As a result, diluted shares outstanding are not impacted when debentures are converted into CSX common stock because those shares were already included in the diluted shares calculation.  Shares outstanding for basic earnings per share, however, are impacted on a weighted-average basis when conversions occur.  During first quarter 2010, $3 million of face value of convertible debentures were converted into 95 thousand shares of CSX common stock.  There were no conversions of convertible debentures during first quarter 2009.  As of March 2010, approximately $28 million of convertible debentures at face value remained outstanding, which are convertible into approximately 1 million shares of CSX common stock.

NOTE 3.       Share-Based Compensation

CSX share-based compensation plans primarily include performance grants, restricted stock awards, stock options and stock plans for directors.  CSX has not granted stock options since 2003.  Awards granted under the various plans are determined and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or, in certain circumstances, by the Chief Executive Officer for awards to management employees other than senior executives.  The Board of Directors approves awards granted to the Company’s non-management directors upon recommendation of the Governance Committee.

Total pre-tax expense associated with share-based compensation and its related income tax benefit is as follows:

 
First Quarters
(Dollars in millions)
2010
2009
Share-Based Compensation Expense (a)
 $23
 $(8)
Income Tax Benefit / (Expense)
 9
 (3)

(a) Share-based compensation expense may fluctuate with estimates of the number of performance-based awards that are expected to be awarded in future periods.

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CSX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 3.     Share-Based Compensation, continued

The following table provides information about stock options exercised.

 
First Quarters
(In thousands)
2010
2009
     
Number of Stock Options Exercised
 359
 74

As of December 2009, all outstanding options are vested and therefore, there will be no future expense related to these options.  As of March 2010, CSX had approximately 5 million stock options outstanding.  However, the impact of options to diluted earnings per share is much smaller (see footnote b to the table in Note 2, Earnings Per Share for more information).

NOTE 4.       Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves

Casualty, environmental and other reserves were determined to be critical accounting estimates due to the need for significant management judgments. They are provided for in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:

   
March 2010
 
December 25, 2009
(Dollars in millions)
Current
Long-term
Total
 
Current
Long-term
Total
                 
Casualty:
             
 
Personal Injury
 $78
 $220
 $298
 
 $85
 $215
 $300
 
Occupational
 28
 132
 160
 
 27
 132
 159
 
Total Casualty
 106
 352
 458
 
 112
 347
 459
Separation
 15
 54
 69
 
 16
 57
 73
Environmental
 37
 60
 97
 
 37
 60
 97
Other
 27
 87
 114
 
 25
 83
 108
 
Total
 $185
 $553
 $738
 
 $190
 $547
 $737

Details with respect to each type of reserve are described below.  Actual settlements and claims received could differ.  The final outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty.  Considering the legal defenses available, the liabilities that have been recorded and other factors, it is the opinion of management that none of these items, when finally resolved, will have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.  Should a number of these items occur in the same period, however, they could have a material effect on the financial condition, results of operations or liquidity in that particular period.



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CSX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 4.     Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves, continued

Casualty

Casualty reserves represent accruals for personal injury and occupational injury claims.  Currently, no individual claim is expected to exceed the Company’s self-insured retention amount of $25 million per injury.  In accordance with the Contingencies Topic in the ASC, to the extent the value of an individual claim exceeds the self-insured retention amount, the Company would present the liability on a gross basis with a corresponding receivable for insurance recoveries.  These reserves fluctuate based upon the timing of payments as well as changes in independent third-party estimates, which are reviewed by management.  Most of the claims relate to CSXT unless otherwise noted below.  Defense and processing costs, which historically have been insignificant and are anticipated to be insignificant in the future, are not included in the recorded liabilities.

Personal Injury
 
Personal injury reserves represent liabilities for employee work-related and third-party injuries.  Work-related injuries for CSXT employees are primarily subject to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”).  In addition to FELA liabilities, employees of other CSX subsidiaries or former subsidiaries are covered by various state workers’ compensation laws, the Federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Program or the Maritime Jones Act.

CSXT retains an independent actuarial firm to assist management in assessing the value of personal injury claims and cases.  An analysis is performed by the independent actuarial firm semi-annually and is reviewed by management. The methodology used by the actuary includes a development factor to reflect growth or reduction in the value of these personal injury claims. It is based largely on CSXT’s historical claims and settlement experience.  Actual results may vary from estimates due to the number, type and severity of the injury, costs of medical treatments and uncertainties in litigation.

Occupational

Occupational claims arise from allegations of exposure to certain materials in the workplace, such as asbestos, solvents (which include soaps and chemicals) and diesel fuels or allegations of chronic physical injuries resulting from work conditions, such as repetitive stress injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome and hearing loss.

An analysis of occupational claims is performed semi-annually by an independent third party and reviewed by management.  The methodology used includes an estimate of future anticipated incurred but not reported claims based on the Company’s trends in average historical claim filing rates, future anticipated dismissal rates and settlement rates.  Actual claims may vary from estimates due to the number, type and severity of the injury, costs of medical treatments and uncertainties in litigation.


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CSX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 4.     Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves, continued
 
Separation
 
Separation liabilities provide for the estimated benefits provided to certain union employees as a result of implementing workforce reductions, improvements in productivity and certain other cost reductions at the Company's major transportation units since 1991. These liabilities are expected to be paid out over the next 10 to 15 years from general corporate funds and may fluctuate depending on the timing of payments and associated taxes.
 
Environmental

The Company is a party to various proceedings related to environmental issues, including administrative and judicial proceedings, involving private parties and regulatory agencies. The Company has been identified as a potentially responsible party at approximately 251 environmentally impaired sites. Many of these are, or may be, subject to remedial action under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, or CERCLA, also known as the Superfund Law, or similar state statutes.  Most of these proceedings arose from environmental conditions on properties used for ongoing or discontinued railroad operations.  A number of these proceedings, however, are based on allegations that the Company, or its predecessors, sent hazardous substances to facilities owned or operated by others for treatment or disposal.  In addition, some of the Company’s land holdings were leased to others for commercial or industrial uses that may have resulted in releases of hazardous substances or other regulated materials onto the property and could give rise to proceedings against the Company.

In any such proceedings, the Company is subject to environmental clean-up and enforcement actions under the Superfund Law, as well as similar state laws that may impose joint and several liability for clean-up and enforcement costs on current and former owners and operators of a site without regard to fault or the legality of the original conduct.  These costs could be substantial.

In accordance with the Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations Topic in the ASC, the Company reviews its role with respect to each site identified at least quarterly, giving consideration to a number of factors such as:

·  
type of clean-up required;

·  
nature of the Company’s alleged connection to the location (e.g., generator of waste sent to the site or owner or operator of the site);

·  
extent of the Company’s alleged connection (e.g., volume of waste sent to the location and other relevant factors); and

·  
number, connection and financial viability of other named and unnamed potentially responsible parties at the location.

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CSX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 4.     Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves, continued

Based on the review process, the Company has recorded amounts to cover anticipated contingent future environmental remediation costs with respect to each site to the extent such costs are estimable and probable.  The recorded liabilities for estimated future environmental costs are undiscounted.  The liability includes future costs for remediation and restoration of sites as well as any significant ongoing monitoring costs, but excludes any anticipated insurance recoveries.  Payments related to these liabilities are expected to be made over the next several years.  Environmental remediation costs are included in materials, supplies and other on the consolidated income statement.

Currently, the Company does not possess sufficient information to reasonably estimate the amounts of additional liabilities, if any, on some sites until completion of future environmental studies.  In addition, conditions that are currently unknown could, at any given location, result in exposure, the amount and materiality of which cannot presently be reliably estimated.  Based upon information currently available, however, the Company believes its environmental reserves are adequate to fund remedial actions to comply with present laws and regulations, and that the ultimate liability for these matters, if any, will not materially affect its overall financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Other

 Other reserves include liabilities for various claims, such as longshoremen disability claims primarily associated with former subsidiaries’ activities, freight claims and claims for property, automobile and general liability.  These liabilities are accrued at the estimable and probable amount in accordance with the Contingencies Topic in the ASC.

NOTE 5.       Commitments and Contingencies

Insurance

The Company maintains numerous insurance programs with substantial limits for third-party casualty liability and Company property damage and business interruption.  A certain amount of risk is retained by the Company on each of the casualty and property programs.  For the first event in any given year, the Company has a $25 million deductible for each of the casualty and non-catastrophic property programs and a $50 million deductible for the catastrophic property program.

While the Company’s current insurance coverage is adequate to cover its damages, future claims could exceed existing insurance coverage or insurance may not continue to be available at commercially reasonable rates.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 5.     Commitments and Contingencies, continued

Guarantees

CSX and certain of its subsidiaries are contingently liable, individually and jointly with others, as guarantors of approximately $41 million in obligations principally relating to leased equipment, vessels and joint facilities used by the Company in its current and former business operations.  Utilizing the Company’s guarantee for these obligations allows the obligor to take advantage of lower interest rates and to obtain other favorable terms.  Guarantees are contingent commitments issued by the Company that could require CSX or one of its affiliates to make payment to, or to perform certain actions for, the beneficiary of the guarantee based on another entity’s failure to perform.
 
 
At March 2010, the Company’s guarantees primarily related to the following:

·  
Guarantee of approximately $37 million of obligations of a former subsidiary, CSX Energy, in connection with a sale-leaseback transaction.  CSX is, in turn, indemnified by several subsequent owners of the subsidiary against payments made with respect to this guarantee.  Management does not expect that CSX will be required to make any payments under this guarantee for which CSX will not be reimbursed. CSX’s obligation for this guarantee will be completed in 2012.

·  
Guarantee of approximately $4 million of lease commitments assumed by A.P. Moller-Maersk (“Maersk”) for which CSX is contingently liable.  CSX believes Maersk will fulfill its contractual commitments with respect to such lease commitments, and CSX will have no further liabilities for those obligations.  CSX’s obligation under this guarantee will be completed in 2011.

As of March 2010, the Company had not recognized any liabilities in its financial statements in connection with any guarantee arrangements.  The maximum amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these guarantees is the sum of the guaranteed amounts.

For information related to CSX’s guarantee of CSXT’s secured equipment notes, see Note 13, Summarized Consolidating Financial Data.

Legal Proceedings

There were no material developments during the quarter concerning the fuel surcharge antitrust litigation or the Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. rate case.  For further details, see Note 7, Commitments and Contingencies, in CSX’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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(Unaudited)


NOTE 5.     Commitments and Contingencies, continued

In addition to the matters referenced above, the Company is involved in litigation incidental to its business and is a party to a number of legal actions and claims, various governmental proceedings and private civil lawsuits, including, but not limited to, those related to environmental matters, FELA claims by employees, other personal injury claims and disputes and complaints involving certain transportation rates and charges.  Some of the legal proceedings include claims for compensatory as well as punitive damages and others are, or are purported to be, class actions.  While the final outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, considering, among other things, the legal defenses available and liabilities that have been recorded along with applicable insurance, it is currently the opinion of CSX management that none of these items will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.  An unexpected adverse resolution of one or more of these items, however, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity in a particular quarter or fiscal year.

NOTE 6.       Employee Benefit Plans

The Company sponsors defined benefit pension plans principally for salaried, management personnel.  The plans provide eligible employees with retirement benefits based predominantly on years of service and compensation rates near retirement.  For employees hired after December 31, 2002, benefits are determined based on a cash balance formula, which provides benefits by utilizing interest and pays credits based upon age, service and compensation.

In addition to these plans, the Company sponsors a post-retirement medical plan and a life insurance plan that provide benefits to full-time, salaried, management employees hired on or before December 31, 2002 upon their retirement if certain eligibility requirements are met.  The post-retirement medical plan is contributory (partially funded by retirees), with retiree contributions adjusted annually.  The life insurance plan is non-contributory.

The Company engages independent, external actuaries to compute the amounts of liabilities and expenses relating to these plans subject to the assumptions that the Company selects.  The following table describes the components of expense/(income) related to net periodic benefit cost:

   
Pension Benefits
 
Other Post-retirement Benefits
(Dollars in millions)
First Quarters
 
First Quarters
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Service Cost
 $10
 $8
 
 $1
 $1
Interest Cost
 31
 32
 
 5
 6
Expected Return on Plan Assets
 (41)
 (37)
 
 -
 -
Amortization of Prior Service Cost
 1
 1
 
 -
 -
Amortization of Net Loss
 15
 7
 
 2
 1
 
Net Periodic Benefit Cost
 $16
 $11
 
 $8
 $8



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 6.     Employee Benefit Plans, continued

Qualified pension plan obligations are funded in accordance with prescribed regulatory requirements and with an objective of meeting minimum funding requirements necessary to avoid restrictions on flexibility of plan operation and benefit payments.  The Company made pension plan contributions of $250 million to its qualified defined benefit pension plans in 2009.  At the current time, the Company anticipates that no contributions to its qualified pension plans will be required in 2010.  For further details, see Note 8, Employee Benefit Plans, in CSX’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
NOTE 7.    Debt and Credit Agreements

Total activity related to long-term debt as of March 2010 was as follows:
 
(Dollars in millions)
Current Portion
Long-term Portion
Total Long-term Debt Activity
Total long-term debt at December 2009
 $113
 $7,895
 $8,008
2010 activity:
     
Issued
 -
 -
 -
Repaid
 (17)
 -
 (17)
Reclassifications
 523
 (523)
 -
Converted into CSX stock
 (2)
 -
 (2)
Total long-term debt at March 2010
 $617
 $7,372
 $7,989

Debt Exchange

On March 24, 2010, CSX exchanged $660 million of notes (the “Existing Notes”), bearing interest at an average rate of 7.74% with maturities ranging from 2017 to 2038.  These Existing Notes were exchanged for $660 million of debt securities (the “New Notes”) bearing interest at 6.22% and due April 30, 2040.  In addition, CSX paid approximately $141 million to the debtholders as cash consideration.  CSX also paid the debtholders any accrued and unpaid interest on the Existing Notes.  In accordance with the Debt Topic in the ASC, this transaction has been accounted for as a debt exchange.  As such, the $141 million of cash consideration paid to the debtholders is included in other long-term assets.  This cash consideration and the unamortized discount and issue costs from the Existing Notes will be amortized as an adjustment of interest expense over the term of the New Notes.  There were no gain or loss recognized as a result of this exchange.  However, all costs related to the debt exchange and due to parties other than the debtholders, were included in interest expense during the quarter.  These costs totaled approximately $3 million.
 
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the exchange offer, CSX has agreed to offer to exchange the New Notes for notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  If CSX fails to satisfy this obligation under the registration rights agreement within the specified time periods, it will be required to pay additional interest to holders of the New Notes.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 7.    Debt and Credit Agreements, continued

For fair value information related to the Company’s long-term debt, see Note 11, Fair Value Measurements.

Revolving Credit Facility

CSX has a $1.25 billion unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks. The facility allows borrowings at floating rates based on the London interbank offered rate ("LIBOR"), plus a spread, depending upon CSX’s senior unsecured debt ratings.  The facility requires CSX to maintain a ratio of total debt to total capitalization below a prescribed limit.  The facility does not require CSX to post collateral under any circumstances.  As of March 2010, this facility was not drawn on, and CSX was in compliance with all covenant requirements under the facility.  This facility expires in 2012.

Receivables Securitization Facility

In 2009, the Company entered into a $250 million receivables securitization facility.  The purpose of this facility is to provide an alternative to commercial paper and a low cost source of short-term liquidity. This facility has a 364-day term and expires on September 27, 2010.  As of the date of this filing, the Company has not drawn on this facility.  Under the terms of this facility, CSX Transportation and CSX Intermodal transfer eligible third-party receivables to CSX Trade Receivables, a bankruptcy-remote special purpose subsidiary.  A separate subsidiary of CSX will service the receivables.  Upon transfer, the receivables become assets of CSX Trade Receivables and are not available to the creditors of CSX or any of its other subsidiaries.  In the event CSX Trade Receivables draws under this facility, the Company will record an equivalent amount of debt on its consolidated financial statements.
 
NOTE 8.       Other Income - Net

The Company derives income from items that are not considered operating activities.  Income from these items is reported net of related expense.  Miscellaneous income (expense) includes equity earnings or losses, investment gains and losses and other non-operating activities.  Other income – net consisted of the following:

   
First Quarters
(Dollars in Millions)
2010
2009
       
Interest Income
 $1
 $4
Income from Real Estate
 7
 1
Miscellaneous Income (Expense)
 3
 (2)
 
Total Other Income - Net
 $11
 $3

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 9.      Income Taxes

During the first quarter of 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was enacted and signed into law.  This Act included a provision eliminating the tax deductibility of retiree health care costs to the extent of federal subsidies received by plan sponsors that provide retiree prescription drug benefits equivalent to Medicare Part D coverage.  As a result of this legislation and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, the Company recorded tax expense of $7 million.
 
During the first quarter of 2009, as a result of the expiration of statutes of limitations and the resolution of other income tax matters the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $13 million.
 
There have been no material changes to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits as reported at December 2009.
 
NOTE 10.       Discontinued Operations

The Greenbrier
 
In the second quarter of 2009, CSX sold the stock of a subsidiary that indirectly owned Greenbrier Hotel Corporation (“GHC” or “The Greenbrier”) to Justice Family Group, LLC (“JFG”) for approximately $21 million in cash.  CSX recognized a gain on the sale of $25 million which included a tax benefit of $3 million in the second quarter of 2009. 

     Previously, all amounts associated with the operations of The Greenbrier were included in Other Income – Net.  All prior periods have been reclassified to reflect discontinued operations.  In first quarter 2009, The Greenbrier had revenue of $7 million and pre-tax losses of $12 million.  There was no activity in 2010.
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 11.      Fair Value Measurements

The Financial Instruments Topic in the ASC requires   disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in annual reports as well as in quarterly reports.  For CSX, this statement applies to certain investments and long-term debt.  In addition, disclosure of the fair value of pension plan assets is only required annually.
 
Various inputs are considered when determining the value of the Company’s investments, pension plan assets and long-term debt.  The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these securities.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

·  
Level 1 – observable market inputs that are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets

·  
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)

·  
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Company’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

     The valuation methods described below may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
 
Investments
 
The Company’s investment assets are valued by a third-party trustee, consist primarily of corporate bonds and are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet per the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic in the   ASC.  Level 2 inputs were used to determine fair value of the Company’s investment assets.  The fair value and amortized cost of these bonds are as follows:

             
(Dollars in Millions)
     
March
2010
 
December
2009
 
Fair Value
     
 $91
 
 $96
 
Amortized Cost
     
 $88
 
 $91

 
CSX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
 
NOTE 11.      Fair Value Measurements, continued
 
Long-term Debt

Long-term debt is reported at carrying amount on the consolidated balance sheet and is the Company’s only financial instrument with fair values significantly different from their carrying amounts.  The majority of the Company’s long-term debt is valued by an independent third party.  For those instruments not valued by the third party, the fair value has been estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based upon the yields provided by the same independent third party.  All inputs used to determine the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt qualify as level 2 inputs.

The fair value of outstanding debt fluctuates with changes in a number of factors.  Such factors include, but are not limited to, interest rates, market conditions, the value of similar financial instruments, size of the transaction, cash flow projections, and comparable trades.  Fair value will exceed carrying value when the current market interest rate is lower than the interest rate at which the debt was originally issued.  The fair value of a company’s debt is a measure of its current value under present market conditions.  It does not impact the financial statements under current accounting rules.  The fair value and carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt are as follows:

             
(Dollars in Millions)
     
March
2010
 
December
2009
Long-term Debt Including Current Maturities:
       
 
Fair Value
     
 $8,720
 
 $8,780
 
Carrying Value
     
 $7,989
 
 $8,008



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 12.       Business Segments

The Company’s consolidated operating income results are comprised of two business segments: Rail and Intermodal.  The Rail segment provides rail freight transportation over a network of approximately 21,000 route miles in 23 states, the District of Columbia and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The Intermodal segment provides integrated rail and truck transportation services and operates a network of dedicated intermodal facilities across North America.  These segments are strategic business units that offer different services and are managed separately.  Performance of the segment is evaluated and resources are allocated based on several factors, of which the principal financial measures are business segment operating income and operating ratio.  The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1, Nature of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies and Note 6, Properties, in CSX’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Business segment information is as follows:
 
First Quarters
         
CSX
 
(Dollars in millions)
Rail (a)
Intermodal
Consolidated
 
 
2010
2009
2010
2009
2010
2009
$ Change
Revenues from External Customers
 $2,168
 $1,977
 $323
 $270
 $2,491
 $2,247
 $244
               
Segment Operating Income
 595
 498
 39
 24
 634
 522
 112

(a)  
In addition to CSXT, the rail segment includes non-railroad subsidiaries TDSI, Transflo, CSX Technology and other subsidiaries.

Intermodal entered into a new jointly-marketed domestic interline container program called UMAX with Union Pacific Corporation.  This agreement which became effective beginning in the second quarter is expected to result in revenue loss to Intermodal of $40 million to $50 million on a quarterly basis with a similar reduction expected in inland transportation expense.  The impact on operating income is expected to be neutral in the near-term and positive long-term.  Additionally, financial consideration was provided that will be amortized over the term of the agreement, which is not material to any period.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 13.      Summarized Consolidating Financial Data

In 2007, CSXT sold secured equipment notes maturing in 2023 and in 2008, CSXT sold additional secured equipment notes maturing in 2014 in registered public offerings.  CSX has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the notes. In connection with the notes, the Company is providing the following condensed consolidating financial information in accordance with SEC disclosure requirements.  Each entity in the consolidating financial information follows the same accounting policies as described in the consolidated financial statements, except for the use of the equity method of accounting to reflect ownership interests in subsidiaries which are eliminated upon consolidation and the allocation of certain expenses of CSX incurred for the benefit of its subsidiaries.
 
Condensed consolidating financial information for the obligor, CSXT, and parent guarantor, CSX, is as follows:


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 13.     Summarized Consolidating Financial Data, continued

Consolidating Income Statements
(Dollars in Millions)
Quarter Ended March 2010
CSX Corporation
CSX Transportation
Other
Eliminations
Consolidated
Operating Revenue
 $-
 $2,152
 $365
 $(26)
 $2,491
Operating Expense
 (37)
 1,605
 315
 (26)
 1,857
Operating Income
 $37
 $547
 $50
 $-
 $634
           
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries
 398
 -
 (36)
 (362)
 -
Interest Expense
 (126)
 (28)
 (6)
 18
 (142)
Other Income - Net
 6
 18
 5
 (18)
 11
           
Earnings From Continuing Operations
         
 
Before Income Taxes
 $315
 $537
 $13
 $(362)
 $503
Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
 (9)
 (210)
 22
 -
 (197)
Earnings From Continuing Operations
 $306
 $327
 $35
 $(362)
 $306
Discontinued Operations
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Net Earnings
 $306
 $327
 $35
 $(362)
 $306
             
             
Quarter Ended March 2009
CSX Corporation
CSX Transportation
Other
Eliminations
Consolidated
Operating Revenue
 $-
 $1,960
 $313
 $(26)
 $2,247
Operating Expense
 (79)
 1,563
 265
 (24)
 1,725
Operating Income
 $79
 $397
 $48
 $(2)
 $522
           
Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries
 549
 -
(294)
 (255)
 -
Interest Expense
 (124)
 (31)
 (1)
 15
 (141)
Other Income - Net
8
 6
 2
 (13)
 3
           
Earnings From Continuing Operations
         
 
Before Income Taxes
 $512
 $372
 $(245)
 $(255)
 $384
Income Tax Benefit (Expense)
 (266)
 (140)
 276
 -
 (130)
Earnings From Continuing Operations
 $246
 $232
 $31
 $(255)
 $254
Discontinued Operations
 -
 -
 (8)
 -
 (8)
Net Earnings
 $246
 $232
 $23
 $(255)
 $246


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 13.     Summarized Consolidating Financial Data, continued

Consolidating Balance Sheet
(Dollars in Millions)
               
     
CSX
CSX
     
As of March 2010
 
Corporation
Transportation
Other
Eliminations
Consolidated
               
ASSETS
Current Assets
           
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
 $839
 $61
 $93
 $-
 $993
 
Short-term Investments
 
 -
 -
 57
 -
 57
 
Accounts Receivable - Net
 
 152
 896
 (77)
 -
 971
 
Materials and Supplies
 
 -
 219
 (1)
 -
 218
 
Deferred Income Taxes
 
 15
 154
 15
 -
 184
 
Other Current Assets
 
 20
 62
 569
 (573)
 78
 
  Total Current Assets
 
 $1,026
 $1,392
 $656
 $(573)
 $2,501
               
Properties
 
 4
 29,916
 1,356
 -
 31,276
Accumulated Depreciation
 
 (6)
 (7,137)
 (843)
 -
 (7,986)
 
Properties - Net
 
 $(2)
 $22,779
 $513
 $-
 $23,290
               
Investments in Conrail
 
 -
 -
 654
 -
 654
Affiliates and Other Companies
 
 -
 572
 (130)
 -
 442
Investments in Consolidated Subsidiaries
 15,700
 -
 47
 (15,747)
 -
Other Long-term Assets
 
 183
 75
 91
 (43)
 306
 
  Total Assets
 
 $16,907
 $24,818
 $1,831
 $(16,363)
 $27,193
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
           
 
Accounts Payable
 
 $99
 $933
 $(101)
 $-
 $931
 
Labor and Fringe Benefits Payable
 34
 314
 28
 -
 376
 
Payable to Affiliates
 
 952
 358
 (774)
 (536)
 -
 
Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves
 -
 170
 15
 -
 185
 
Current Maturities of Long-term Debt
 507
 107
 3
 -
 617
 
Income and Other Taxes Payable
 143
 247
 (228)
 -
 162
 
Other Current Liabilities
 2
 107
 44
 (36)
 117
 
  Total Current Liabilities
 
 $1,737
 $2,236
 $(1,013)
 $(572)
 $2,388
               
Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves
 -
 451
 102
 -
 553
Long-term Debt
 
 6,048
 1,320
 4
 -
 7,372
Deferred Income Taxes
 
 (317)
 6,928
 57
 -
 6,668
Long-term Payable to Affiliates
 
 -
 -
 44
 (44)
 -
Other Long-term Liabilities
 
 570
 516
 241
 -
 1,327
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 $8,038
 $11,451
 $(565)
 $(616)
 $18,308
               
Shareholders' Equity
           
Common Stock, $1 Par Value
 
 $389
 $181
 $-
 $(181)
 $389
Other Capital
 
 -
 5,572
 1,968
 (7,540)
 -
Retained Earnings
 
 9,278
 7,666
 448
 (8,113)
 9,279
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 (798)
 (75)
 (63)
 138
 (798)
Noncontrolling Interest
 
 -
 23
 43
 (51)
 15
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
 
 $8,869
 $13,367
 $2,396
 $(15,747)
 $8,885
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 $16,907
 $24,818
 $1,831
 $(16,363)
 $27,193



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 13.     Summarized Consolidating Financial Data, continued

Consolidating Balance Sheet
(Dollars in Millions)
               
     
CSX
CSX
     
As of December  2009
 
Corporation
Transportation
Other
Eliminations
Consolidated
               
ASSETS
Current Assets
           
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
 $918
 $30
 $81
 $-
 $1,029
 
Short-term Investments
 
 -
 -
 61
 -
 61
 
Accounts Receivable - Net
 
 4
 888
 103
 -
 995
 
Materials and Supplies
 
 -
 203
 -
 -
 203
 
Deferred Income Taxes
 
 13
 137
 8
 -
 158
 
Other Current Assets
 
 19
 32
 533
 (460)
 124
 
  Total Current Assets
 
 $954
 $1,290
 $786
 $(460)
 $2,570
               
Properties
 
 4
 29,739
 1,338
 -
 31,081
Accumulated Depreciation
 
 (6)
 (7,036)
 (826)
 -
 (7,868)
 
Properties - Net
 
 $(2)
$22,703
 $512
 -
 $23,213
               
Investments in Conrail
 
 -
 -
 650
 -
 650
Affiliates and Other Companies
 
 -
 566
 (128)
 -
 438
Investments in Consolidated Subsidiaries
 15,474
 -
 47
 (15,521)
 -
Other Long-term Assets
 
 46
 75
 87
 (43)
 165
 
  Total Assets
 
 $16,472
 $24,634
 $1,954
 $(16,024)
 $27,036
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
           
 
Accounts Payable
 
 $111
 $628
 $228
 $-
 $967
 
Labor and Fringe Benefits Payable
 37
 307
 39
 -
 383
 
Payable to Affiliates
 
 625
 786
 (962)
 (449)
 -
 
Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves
 -
 168
 22
 -
 190
 
Current Maturities of Long-term Debt
 -
 110
 3
 -
 113
 
Income and Other Taxes Payable
 32
 182
 (102)
 -
 112
 
Other Current Liabilities
 1
 97
 13
 (11)
 100
 
  Total Current Liabilities
 
 $806
 $2,278
 $(759)
 $(460)
 $1,865
               
Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves
 -
 449
 98
 -
 547
Long-term Debt
 
 6,557
 1,334
 4
 -
 7,895
Deferred Income Taxes
 
 (337)
 6,871
 51
 -
 6,585
Long-term Payable to Affiliates
 
 -
 -
 44
 (44)
 -
Other Long-term Liabilities
 
 600
 522
 162
 -
 1,284
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 $7,626
 $11,454
 $(400)
 $(504)
 $18,176
               
Shareholders' Equity
           
Common Stock, $1 Par Value
 
 $393
 $181
$ -
 $(181)
 $393
Other Capital
 
 80
 5,569
 1,951
 (7,520)
 80
Retained Earnings
 
 9,182
 7,485
 415
 (7,900)
 9,182
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 (809)
 (77)
 (54)
 131
 (809)
Noncontrolling  Interest
 
 -
 22
 42
 (50)
 14
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
 
 $8,846
 $13,180
 $2,354
 $(15,520)
 $8,860
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
 $16,472
 $24,634
 $1,954
 $(16,024)
 $27,036



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


NOTE 13.     Summarized Consolidating Financial Data, continued


Consolidating Cash Flow Statements
(Dollars in Millions)
             
   
CSX
CSX
     
Quarter Ended March 2010
Corporation
Transportation
Other
Eliminations
Consolidated
             
Operating Activities
         
 
Net Cash Provided by  Operating Activities
 $98
 $597
 $52
 $-
 $747
             
Investing Activities
         
Property Additions
$ -
 $(311)
 $(20)
 $-
 $(331)
Other Investing Activities
 2
 (79)
 7
 88
 18
 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
 $2
 $(390)
 $(13)
 $88
 $(313)
             
Financing Activities
         
Long-term Debt Repaid
$ -
 $(16)
 $(1)
 $-
 $(17)
Dividends Paid
 (95)
 -
 2
 -
 (93)
Stock Options Exercised
 6
 -
 -
 -
 6
Shares Repurchased
 (229)
 -
 -
 -
 (229)
Other Financing Activities
 139
 (160)
 (28)
 (88)
 (137)
 
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
 $(179)
 $(176)
 $(27)
 $(88)
 $(470)
             
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
 $(79)
 $31
 $12
 $-
 $(36)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
 918
 30
 81
 -
 1,029
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
 $839
 $61
 $93
 $-
 $993
             
             
   
CSX
CSX
     
Quarter Ended March 2009
Corporation
Transportation
Other
Eliminations
Consolidated
             
Operating Activities
         
 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
 $(162)
 $370
 $241
 $-
 $449
             
Investing Activities
         
Property Additions
 $(1)
 $(299)
 $(9)
 $-
 $(309)
Purchases of Short-term Investments
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Proceeds from Sales of Short-term Investments
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Other Investing Activities
 11
 28
 5
 (7)
 37
 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
 $10
 $(271)
 $(4)
 $(7)
 $(272)
             
Financing Activities
         
Long-term Debt Issued
 $500
 $-
 $-
 $-
 $500
Long-term Debt Repaid
 -
 (25)
 (1)
 -
 (26)
Dividends Paid
 (88)
 -
 2
 -
 (86)
Stock Options Exercised
 2
 -
 -
 -
 2
Shares Repurchased
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
Other Financing Activities
 107
 (67)
 (227)
 7
 (180)
 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
 $521
 $(92)
 $(226)
 $7
 $210
             
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
 $369
 $7
 $11
 $-
 $387
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
 559
 63
 47
 -
 669
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
 $928
 $70
 $58
 $-
 $1,056


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STRATEGIC OVERVIEW

CSX and the rail industry provide customers with access to an expansive and interconnected transportation network that plays a key role in North American commerce.  CSX’s network is positioned to reach more than two-thirds of Americans, who account for about three-quarters of the nation’s consumption of goods.  Through this network, the Company transports a broad portfolio of products, ranging from coal and new energy sources, like biodiesel and ethanol, to automobiles, chemicals, military equipment and consumer products.

In 2009, the Company and the rail industry experienced significant freight rail volume declines.  During this period the Company, nonetheless, was able to make financial and operational improvements by maintaining a focus on safety, train operations and cost control.  With these concentrated efforts, the Company believes it is positioned to benefit from the economy as it continues to strengthen in 2010.  CSX expects to deliver strong double-digit earnings per share growth for 2010.  This expectation is supported by strong volume and revenue growth, including export coal shipments of about 30 million tons this year, and strong operating ratio improvement as well.
 
     Additionally, the Company continues to invest in its network to further enhance safety and improve service and reliability for its customers.  The Company plans to spend $1.7 billion for total capital expenditures in 2010, including $170 million for the implementation of a positive train control system (“PTC”) which is discussed below.  To adequately continue these investments, the Company must be able to operate in an environment in which it can generate adequate returns and drive shareholder value.  CSX will continue to advocate for a fair and balanced regulatory environment to ensure that the value of the Company’s rail service will be reflected in new legislation and policy.
 
     As an example of the Company’s commitment to investing in its network and improving the flow of freight, the Company launched the National Gateway, a multi-year public-private infrastructure initiative which will significantly improve the efficiency of the freight network between the Mid-Atlantic ports and the Midwest. Total project costs are approximately $850 million, of which CSX expects to contribute approximately $400 million. A portion of the public funds needed to complete the National Gateway have been secured and CSX is working with its state partners to apply for the additional funding needed to complete the project. When completed, the National Gateway is expected to reduce truck traffic and increase intermodal capacity on key corridors without increasing the number of trains. As a result, the Company’s customers will benefit from improved service and reliability, reduced transport times and expanded access to rail services.

     In 2008, Congress enacted the Rail Safety Improvement Act.  The legislation includes a mandate that all Class I freight railroads implement PTC by December 31, 2015.  PTC must be installed on all lines with passenger and commuter operations as well as all main lines over which toxic-by-inhalation hazardous materials (“TIH”) are transported.   Significant capital costs are anticipated with the implementation of PTC as well as ongoing operating expenses.  Currently, CSX estimates that the total multi-year cost of PTC implementation will be at least $1.2 billion for the Company.


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FIRST QUARTER 2010 HIGHLIGHTS

·  
Revenue increased $244 million or 11% to $2.5 billion driven by increases in volume and core pricing gains.

·  
Expenses increased $132 million or 8% to $1.9 billion driven by higher fuel prices and labor-related costs.

·  
Operating income increased $112 million or 21% to $634 million and o perating ratio improved to 74.5%, a first quarter record.
 
·  
Employee safety drives a record in the personal injuries frequency index of 0.81.

CSX first quarter results reflect strong year-over-year volume and revenue growth as a result of the gradual and steady growth in the economy.  Revenue increased 11% from the prior year, to nearly $2.5 billion, with gains across most of the company’s markets.  These gains were driven by a 5% increase in volume, ongoing yield management initiatives and higher fuel recovery associated with the increase in fuel prices.

Expenses increased by $132 million, or 8%, versus the prior year.  This increase was driven by a rise in fuel costs due to higher fuel prices, higher incentive compensation and labor-related inflation partially offset by lower staffing levels.  

For additional information, refer to Rail and Intermodal Results of Operations discussed on pages 32 through 33.

In addition to the financial highlights described above, the Company measures and reports safety and service performance.  The Company strives for continuous improvement in these measures through training, initiatives and investment.  For example, the Company’s safety and train accident prevention programs rely on broad employee involvement.  The programs utilize operating rules training, compliance measurement, root cause analysis and communication to create a safer environment for employees and the public.  Continued capital investment in Company assets, including track, bridges, signals, equipment and detection technology also supports safety performance.

During first quarter 2010, the Company continued to advance its efforts on safety and operating performance.  CSXT delivered all-time record results in Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”) personal injuries in first quarter 2010.  The FRA personal injuries index improved to 0.81, a 38% improvement. This represents a new record for CSX, surpassing the one established in the fourth quarter of 2009. Reported FRA train accident frequency also improved 14% to 3.13.

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Key service metrics declined in the quarter primarily due to more challenging weather conditions versus the prior year. On-time train originations and arrivals both declined to 69% and 67%, respectively.  Dwell time rose to 25.8 hours from 24.1 hours in same quarter of 2009.  Average train velocity declined 3% to 20.9 miles per hour.  The Company strives to sustain key operating measures and service reliability at high levels, while increasing operational efficiency.

Rail Operating Statistics (Estimated )

     
First Quarters
     
2010
2009
Improvement/
(Decline)
%
           
Safety and
FRA Personal Injuries Frequency Index
0.81
1.30
 38
%
Service
           
Measurements
FRA Train Accident Rate
3.13
3.62
 14
%
             
 
On-Time Train Originations
69%
83%
 (17)
%
 
On-Time Destination Arrivals
67%
79%
 (15)
%
             
 
Dwell
25.8
24.1
 (7)
%
 
Cars-On-Line
214,845
218,863
 2
%
             
 
System Train Velocity
 20.9
 21.6
 (3)
%
             
         
Increase/
         
(Decrease)
Resources
Route Miles
21,189
21,178
 -
%
 
Locomotives (owned and long-term leased)
4,067
4,129
 (2)
%
 
Freight Cars (owned and long-term leased)
82,452
90,027
 (8)
%

 Key Performance Measures Definitions

FRA Personal Injuries Frequency Index – Number of FRA-reportable injuries per 200,000 man-hours.

FRA Train Accident Rate – Number of FRA-reportable train accidents per million train-miles.

On-Time Train Originations – Percent of scheduled road trains that depart the origin yard on-time or ahead of schedule.

On-Time Destination Arrivals – Percent of scheduled road trains that arrive at the destination yard on-time to two hours late (30 minutes for intermodal trains).

Dwell – Average amount of time in hours between car arrival at and departure from the yard.  It does not include cars moving through the yard on the same train.

Cars-On-Line – An average count of all cars on the network (does not include locomotives, cabooses, trailers, containers or maintenance equipment).

System Train Velocity – Average train speed between terminals in miles per hour (does not include locals, yard jobs, work trains or passenger trains).

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FINANCIAL RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Results of Operations (Unaudited)
(Dollars in Millions)
                       
First Quarters
                       
           
CSX
     
     
Rail (a)
Intermodal
Consolidated
     
     
2010
2009
2010
2009
2010
2009
$ Change
% Change
 
Revenue
 $2,168
 $1,977
 $323
 $270
 $2,491
 $2,247
 $244
 11
%
Expense
                 
 
Labor and Fringe
 710
 644
 19
 18
 729
 662
 (67)
 (10)
 
 
Materials, Supplies and Other
 403
 432
 50
 45
 453
 477
 24
 5
 
 
Fuel
 282
 190
 1
 1
 283
 191
 (92)
 (48)
 
 
Depreciation
 223
 218
 6
 6
 229
 224
 (5)
 (2)
 
 
Equipment and Other Rents
 71
 88
 29
 25
 100
 113
 13
 12
 
 
Inland Transportation
 (116)
 (93)
 179
 151
 63
 58
 (5)
 (9)
 
 
Total Expense
 1,573
 1,479
 284
 246
 1,857
 1,725
 (132)
 (8)
 
Operating Income
 $595
 $498
 $39
 $24
 $634
 $522
 $112
 21
%
                       
Operating Ratio
72.6%
74.8%
87.9%
91.1%
74.5%
76.8%
     


 
(a) In addition to CSXT, the rail segment includes non-railroad subsidiaries TDSI, Transflo, CSX Technology and other subsidiaries.



Volume and Revenue   (Unaudited)
 
Volume (Thousands of units); Revenue (Dollars in millions); Revenue Per Unit (Dollars)
First Quarters
                               
 
Volume
 
Revenue
 
Revenue Per Unit
 
 
2010
2009
% Change
 
2010
2009
% Change
 
2010
2009
% Change
 
  Chemicals
 112
 105
 7
%
 
 $351
 $308
 14
 %
 $3,134
 $2,933
 7
%
 
  Emerging Markets
 85
 91
 (7)
   
 130
 134
 (3)
   
 1,529
 1,473
 4
   
  Forest Products
 63
 65
 (3)
   
 140
 140
 -
   
 2,222
 2,154
 3
   
  Agricultural Products
 114
 109
 5
   
 267
 249
 7
   
 2,342
 2,284
 3
   
  Metals
 61
 48
 27
   
 128
 97
 32
   
 2,098
 2,021
 4
   
  Phosphates and Fertilizers
 79
 60
 32
   
 123
 87
 41
   
 1,557
 1,450
 7
   
  Food and Consumer
 25
 25
 -
   
 59
 60
 (2)
   
 2,360
 2,400
 (2)
   
                               
Total Merchandise
 539
 503
 7
   
 1,198
 1,075
 11
   
 2,223
 2,137
 4
   
                               
  Coal
 354
 415
 (15)
   
 701
 713
 (2)
   
 1,980
 1,718
 15
   
  Coke and Iron Ore
 19
 16
 19
   
 35
 31
 13
   
 1,842
 1,938
 (5)
   
Total Coal
 373
 431
 (13)
   
 736
 744
 (1)
   
 1,973
 1,726
 14
   
                               
Automotive
 74
 45
 64
   
 170
 95
 79
   
 2,297
 2,111
 9
   
                               
Other
 -
 -
 -
   
 64
 63
 2
   
 -
 -
 -
   
Total Rail
 986
 979
 1
   
 2,168
 1,977
 10
   
 2,199
 2,019
 9
   
                               
  Domestic
 281
 254
 11
   
 217
 184
 18
   
 772
 724
 7
   
  International
 219
 186
 18
   
 102
 83
 23
   
 466
 446
 4
   
  Other
 -
 -
 -
   
 4
 3
 33
   
 -
 -
 -
   
Total Intermodal
 500
 440
 14
   
 323
 270
 20
   
 646
 614
 5
   
                               
Total
 1,486
 1,419
 5
%
 
 $2,491
 $2,247
 11
 %
 
 $1,676
 $1,584
 6
 %
 

Certain data within Merchandise categories have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

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First Quarter 2010 Results of Operations
 
CSX first quarter results reflect strong year-over-year volume and revenue growth as a result of the gradual and steady growth in the economy as compared to the level of economic activity last year.  The greatest volume increases occurred in the automotive, phosphates, metals, and intermodal markets.  Ongoing yield management initiatives and higher fuel recovery associated with the increase in fuel prices drove revenue-per-unit increases in most markets.  These gains more than offset continued weakness in utility coal and construction related markets.

Rail Revenue
Merchandise

Chemicals – Volume growth was primarily driven by increased shipments of plastics due to the improvement in demand from the automotive and consumer goods markets, and by growth in shipments of fractionating sand used in natural gas drilling.
 
Emerging Markets, Forest Products , and Food and Consumer – Volume weakness in building products, appliances, aggregates (which include crushed stone, sand and gravel) was due to the continued softness in residential construction. 

Agricultural Products – Volume growth was due to increased shipments of feed ingredients to export markets driven by greater global demand for meat products.  In addition, domestic volume increased as a result of continued growth in the ethanol market.

Metals – Strong volume growth was driven by rebounding steel consumption consistent with the ongoing economic recovery.  Improving demand from automotive and energy markets, combined with low inventories pushed domestic steel production higher.

Phosphates and Fertilizers – Significant volume growth occurred in the quarter with increased production to meet both export and domestic demand as buyers rebuilt inventories of fertilizer in anticipation of the spring planting season.

Coal

Revenue and volume declines were driven by lower shipments to utility customers as a result of continued high stockpile levels.  This decline was partially offset by growth in the export market due to greater Chinese demand for U.S. metallurgical coal. The increase in revenue per unit was driven by improved yield, longer length of haul, and higher fuel recovery.

Automotive

Strong volume and revenue growth was due to a significant increase in North American light vehicle production driven by an increase in automotive sales.

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Rail Expense

Expenses increased $94 million from last year’s quarter.  Significant variances are described below.

Labor and Fringe   expense increased $66 million.  This increase was driven by higher incentive compensation, inflation and several other items.  These increases were partially offset by lower staffing levels.
 
Materials, Supplies and Other expense decreased $29 million.  This decrease was primarily driven by insurance and legal recoveries of $17 million in addition to ongoing benefits from safety improvements.

Fuel   expense increased $92 million primarily due to higher prices.

Depreciation expense increased $5 million due to a larger asset base related to higher capital spending, partially offset by lower depreciation rates resulting from the previous periodic review of asset useful lives.

Equipment and Other Rents expense decreased $17 million primarily due to current quarter’s cost savings associated with improved asset utilization and higher prior year settlement expenses with other railroads. These decreases were partially offset by increased rents due to higher volume.

First Quarter Intermodal Results of Operations

Intermodal Revenue

Domestic – Volume growth was driven by continued strength in truckload conversions and expanded service offerings. Revenue per unit was higher due to increased fuel recovery and a modestly improved competitive truck pricing environment.

International – Volume increased as U.S. inventory replenishments and improving U.S. exports drove significant growth compared to depressed prior year volume.  Revenue per unit was higher due to increased fuel recovery and contract price increases.

Intermodal entered into a new jointly-marketed domestic interline container program called UMAX with Union Pacific Corporation.  This agreement which became effective beginning in the second quarter is expected to result in revenue loss to Intermodal of $40 million to $50 million on a quarterly basis with a similar reduction expected in inland transportation expense.  The impact on operating income is expected to be neutral in the near-term and positive long-term.  Additionally, financial consideration was provided that will be amortized over the term of the agreement, which is not material to any period.

Intermodal Expense

Intermodal expense increased primarily due to higher volume during first quarter 2010.


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Consolidated Results of Operations

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $1 million to $142 million primarily due to expenses related to the first quarter 2010 debt exchange.  This increase was partially offset by lower average debt balances.

Other Income - Net

Other income increased $8 million to $11 million driven primarily by real estate gains.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense increased $67 million primarily due to higher earnings in first quarter 2010.  In addition, the Company recorded tax expense of $7 million as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that was signed into law during the quarter. Also adding to this increase were $13 million of certain favorable tax adjustments included in last year’s quarter that were not repeated.

Net Earnings

               Net earnings increased $60 million to $306 million and earnings per diluted share increased $0.16 to $0.78 primarily due to higher revenue partially offset by higher income tax expense.


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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The following are material changes in the consolidated balance sheets and sources of liquidity and capital, which provide an update to the discussion included in CSX's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Material Changes in Consolidated Balance Sheets and Significant Cash Flows

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Property increased $195 million due to planned capital spending.  Other long-term assets increased $141 million as a result of cash consideration paid in the exchange of debt securities (see Note 7, Debt and Credit Agreements).  Stockholder’s equity was reduced as a result of $229 million of share repurchases during first quarter 2010.

Consolidated Cash Flow Statements

Cash provided by operating activities increased $298 million due in part to higher pre-tax earnings and lower incentive compensation payouts for 2009, which were paid in 2010.  Cash used in investing activities increased $41 million due to an increase in property additions during 2010. Cash used in financing activities increased $680 million as a result of share repurchases and cash paid related to the exchange of debt securities during first quarter 2010 (see Note 7, Debt and Credit Agreements).

Liquidity and Working Capital

As of the end of the first quarter, CSX had $993 million of cash and cash equivalents.  CSX also has available a $1.25 billion credit facility with a diverse syndicate of banks that was not drawn on.  CSX uses current cash balances for general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, working capital requirements, improvements in productivity and repurchases of CSX common stock.

     In 2009, the Company entered into a $250 million receivables securitization facility.  The purpose of this facility is to provide an alternative to commercial paper and a low cost source of short-term liquidity. This facility has a 364-day term and expires on September 27, 2010.  As of the date of this filing, the Company has not drawn on this facility.  Under the terms of this facility, CSX Transportation and CSX Intermodal transfer eligible third-party receivables to CSX Trade Receivables, a bankruptcy-remote special purpose subsidiary.  A separate subsidiary of CSX will service the receivables.  Upon transfer, the receivables become assets of CSX Trade Receivables and are not available to the creditors of CSX or any of its other subsidiaries. In the event CSX Trade Receivables draws under this facility, the Company will record an equivalent amount of debt on its consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



Working capital can also be considered a measure of a company’s ability to meet its short-term needs.  CSX had a working capital surplus of $113 million and $705 million at March 2010 and December 2009, respectively.  The decline since December 2009 is primarily due to a $508 million reclassification from long-term debt to current maturities of long-term debt for amounts owed within the next twelve months. 

The Company’s working capital balance varies due to factors such as the timing of scheduled debt payments and changes in cash and cash equivalent balances as discussed above.  The Company continues to maintain adequate current assets to satisfy current liabilities and maturing obligations when they come due.  Furthermore, CSX has sufficient financial capacity, including its revolving credit facility and shelf registration statement, to manage its day-to-day cash requirements and any anticipated obligations.  The Company from time to time accesses the credit markets for additional liquidity.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires that management make estimates in reporting the amounts of certain assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and certain revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results may differ from those estimates. These estimates and assumptions are discussed with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on a regular basis.  Consistent with the prior year, significant estimates using management judgment are made for the following areas:
 
·   casualty, environmental and legal reserves;

·   pension and post-retirement medical plan accounting;

·   depreciation policies for assets under the group-life method; and

·   income taxes.

For further discussion of CSX’s critical accounting estimates, see the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Certain statements in this report and in other materials filed with the SEC, as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made by the Company, are forward-looking statements.  The Company intends for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  These forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act may contain, among others, statements regarding:
 
·  
projections and estimates of earnings, revenues, volumes, rates, cost-savings, expenses, taxes or other financial items;

·  
expectations as to results of operations and operational initiatives;

·  
expectations as to the effect of claims, lawsuits, environmental costs, commitments, contingent liabilities, labor negotiations or agreements on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity;

·  
management’s plans, strategies and objectives for future operations, capital expenditures, proposed new services and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts, and management’s expectations as to future performance and operations and the time by which objectives will be achieved; and

·  
future economic, industry or market conditions or performance and their effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
 
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate,” “preliminary” and similar expressions. The Company cautions against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect its good faith beliefs with respect to future events and are based on information currently available to it as of the date the forward-looking statement is made.    Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the timing when, or by which, such performance or results will be achieved. 
 

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


 
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and actual performance or results could differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement. If the Company does update any forward-looking statement, no inference should be drawn that the Company will make additional updates with respect to that statement or any other forward-looking statements.  The following important factors, in addition to those discussed in Part II, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and elsewhere in this report, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by any forward-looking statements:
 
 
·  
legislative, regulatory or legal developments involving transportation, including rail or intermodal transportation, the environment, hazardous materials,  taxation, including the outcome of tax claims and litigation, the potential enactment of initiatives to further regulate the rail industry and the ultimate outcome of shipper and rate claims subject to adjudication;
 
·  
the outcome of litigation and claims, including, but not limited to, those related to fuel surcharge, environmental contamination, personal injuries and occupational illnesses;
 
·  
changes in domestic or international economic, political or business conditions, including those affecting the transportation industry (such as the impact of industry competition, conditions, performance and consolidation);

·  
worsening conditions in the financial markets that may affect timely access to capital markets, as well as the cost of capital;

·  
availability of insurance coverage at commercially reasonable rates or insufficient insurance coverage to cover claims or damages;

·  
changes in fuel prices, surcharges for fuel and the availability of fuel;

·  
the impact of increased passenger activities in capacity-constrained areas or regulatory changes affecting when CSXT can transport freight or service routes;

·  
natural events such as severe weather conditions, including floods, fire, hurricanes and earthquakes, a pandemic crisis affecting the health of the Company’s employees, its shippers or the consumers of goods, or other unforeseen disruptions of the Company’s operations, systems, property or equipment;

·  
noncompliance with applicable laws or regulations;

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·  
the inherent business risks associated with safety and security, including the availability and cost of insurance, the availability and vulnerability of information technology, adverse economic or operational effects from actual or threatened war or terrorist activities and any governmental response;

·  
labor and benefit costs and labor difficulties, including stoppages affecting either the Company’s operations or the customers’ ability to deliver goods to the Company for shipment;

·  
competition from other modes of freight transportation, such as trucking and competition and consolidation within the transportation industry generally;

·  
the Company’s success in implementing its strategic, financial and operational initiatives;

·  
changes in operating conditions and costs or commodity concentrations; and

·  
the inherent uncertainty associated with projecting full year 2010 economic and business conditions.

Other important assumptions and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are specified elsewhere in this report and in CSX’s other SEC reports, accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Company’s website at www.csx.com .  The information on the CSX website is not part of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
 
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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes in market risk from the information provided under Part II, Item 7A (Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk) of CSX’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of March 26, 2010, under the supervision and with the participation of CSX’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that, as of March 26, 2010, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level in timely alerting them to material information required to be included in CSX’s periodic SEC reports.  There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during first quarter 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

For information relating to the Company’s legal proceedings, see Note 5, Commitments and Contingencies under Part I, Item 1 (Financial Statements) of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

For information regarding factors that could affect the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, see the risk factors discussed under Part II, Item 7 (Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations) of CSX’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.  See also Part I, Item 2 (Forward-Looking Statements) of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in CSX’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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ITEM 2.  CSX Purchases of Equity Securities

CSX is required to disclose any purchases of its common stock for the most recent quarter.  CSX purchases its shares for two primary reasons: to further its goals under its share repurchase program and to fund the Company’s contribution required to be paid in CSX common stock under a 401(k) plan that covers certain union employees.
 
In first quarter 2010, CSX completed $229 million of share repurchases.  Subsequent to the end of first quarter, through the date of this filing, the Company completed an additional $34 million of share repurchases pursuant to the outstanding Board authority.  Since March 2008, CSX has completed $1.5 billion in share repurchases and has remaining authority of $1.5 billion.  Future share repurchases will be based on market and business conditions.

 
 CSX Purchases of Equity Securities
for the Quarter
 
 
First Quarter
Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
 
Beginning Balance
 
 $1,750,065,626
 
January
(December 26, 2009 - January 22, 2010)
 -
$-
 -
 
 1,750,065,626
             
February
(January 23, 2010 - February 19, 2010)
 4,483,955
 45.21
 4,483,955
 
 1,547,355,648
 
March
(February 20, 2010 - March 26, 2010)
 572,274
 45.86
 572,274
 
 1,521,108,801
     
Total/Ending Balance
 5,056,229
 $45.28
 5,056,229
 
 $1,521,108,801



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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 
None

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
 
None

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits

 
4.1*
Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 24, 2010 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to JP Morgan Chase Bank), as Trustee.

31*           Rule 13a-14(a) Certifications.

32*           Section 1350 Certifications.

 
101*
The following financial information from CSX Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 26, 2010 filed with the SEC on April 19, 2010, formatted in XBRL includes: (i) Consolidated Income Statements for the fiscal periods ended March 26, 2010 and March 27, 2009, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 26, 2010  and December 25, 2009, (iii) Consolidated Cash Flow Statements for the fiscal periods ended March 26, 2010 and March 27, 2009, and (iv) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.
 
* Filed herewith


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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CSX CORPORATION
(Registrant)

By:            /s/ Carolyn T. Sizemore    
Carolyn T. Sizemore
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Dated: April 19, 2010

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______________________________________________________________________________


CSX CORPORATION

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
Successor Trustee

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
Prior Trustee

___________________________

EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE

Dated as of March 24, 2010

__________________________

______________________________________________________________________________


 
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
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ARTICLE ONE
 
RELATION TO INDENTURE; DEFINITIONS
 
 
Section 1.1. Relation to Indenture ………………………………………………………………….....................................2
 
 
Section 1.2. Definitions ……………………………………………………………..……………….....................................2

ARTICLE TWO
 
SCOPES OF APPLICABILITY
 
 
Section 2.1. Applicability of this Eighth Supplemental Indenture …………………………....................................…..3
 
 
Section 2.2. Change in Law ……………………………………...……………………………....................................…....3
 
 
Section 2.3. Eighth Supplemental Indenture Shall Govern …………...………………………........................................3
 
ARTICLE THREE
 
AMENDMENTS
 
 
Section 3.1. Forms Generally …………………………………………….……………………..................................…....3
 
 
Section 3.2. Restrictive Legends ………………………………………………………………........................................4
 
 
Section 3.3. Form of Certificate to be Delivered upon Termination of Restricted Period …......................................7
 
 
Section 3.4. Form of Security ……………………………………………………………………......................................8
 
 
Section 3.5. Special Transfer Provisions ……………………………………………………..........................................8
 
 
Section 3.6. Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to
Non-QIB Institutional Accredited Investors ……………………………………………….........................................12
 
 
Section 3.7. Form of Certificate to Delivered in Connection with Transfers
Pursuant to Regulation S ……………………………………………………………....……..........................................15
 
ARTICLE FOUR
 
APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE
 
 
Section 4.1. Resignation of Prior Trustee ……………………………………………….................................……...16
 
 
Section 4.2. Assignment by Prior Trustee ………………………...…………………………....................................16
 
 
Section 4.3. Acceptance of Resignation …..…………………………………….................................………….…..16
 
 
Section 4.4. Satisfaction of Conditions to Resignation ……………………...…………..........................................16
 
 
Section 4.5. No Disqualification as Successor Trustee …………………………….................................………....16
 
 
Section 4.6. Appointment of Successor Trustee ………………………………….……….................................…..16
 
 
Section 4.7. Effectiveness of Appointment ……………………………………………….................................…....16
 

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ARTICLE FIVE
 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
 
Section 5.1. Incorporation of Indenture ………………………………………………….................................…….17
 
 
Section 5.2. Governing Law …………………………………………………………………......................................17
 
 
Section 5.3. Counterparts ………………………………………………………………….................................….....17
 
 
Section 5.4. Separability Clause …………………………………………………………...................................…....17
 
 
Section 5.5. Successors and Assigns ………………………………………….……………................................…17
 
 
Section 5.6. Benefits of Eighth Supplemental Indenture ………………………………...............................……..17
 

 
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EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of March 24, 2010 between CSX Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (successor to The Bank of New York Mellon, formerly The Bank of New York, successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), a New York banking corporation, as successor trustee (the “Successor Trustee”) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as prior trustee (the “Prior Trustee”).
 
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
 
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Prior Trustee a certain indenture, dated as of August 1, 1990 and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 15, 1991, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 6, 1997,   the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 22, 1998, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 30, 2001, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 27, 2003, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 23, 2004 and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 25, 2007 (the indenture, as so supplemented and as further supplemented herein, is herein called the “Indenture”), pursuant to which one or more series of unsecured notes, debentures, securities or other evidences of indebtedness of the Company (herein called the “Securities”) may be issued from time to time;
 
WHEREAS, Section 901 of the Indenture provides that the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the trustee under the Indenture (the “Trustee”) may at any time and from time to time enter into one or more indentures supplemental to the Indenture for the purpose, among other things, of (i) establishing the form or terms of  Securities of any series and any related coupons as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture or (ii) making any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture, provided that such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series or any related coupons in any material respect;
 
WHEREAS, the Company, pursuant to the foregoing authority, proposes in and by this Eighth Supplemental Indenture to amend and supplement the Indenture in certain respects with respect to Securities of any and all series issued on or after the date hereof; and
 
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Eighth Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company and the Trustee and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture have been done.
 
WHEREAS , the Company desires to appoint Successor Trustee as Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar to succeed Prior Trustee in such capacities under the Indenture; and
 
WHEREAS, Successor Trustee is willing to accept such appointment as Successor Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar under the Indenture;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
 
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of Securities of any and all series established on or after the date hereof, as follows:
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ARTICLE ONE
 
RELATION TO INDENTURE; DEFINITIONS
 
Section 1.1.   Relation to Indenture .  This Eighth Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Indenture.
 
Section 1.2.   Definitions .  For all purposes of this Eighth Supplemental Indenture:
 
(a)   Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings specified in the Indenture, unless otherwise defined in this Eighth Supplemental Indenture, in which case definitions set forth in this Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall govern; and
 
(b)   The terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Eighth Supplemental Indenture.
 
(c)   Section 101 of the Indenture is hereby amended and supplemented by:
 
(i)   adding the following definitions:
 
“Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, S.A.
 
“Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operater of the Euroclear system.
 
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
“Private Placement Legend” has the meaning provided in Section 204.
 
“Restricted Security” means a Security that constitutes a “restricted security” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act.
 
(ii)   replacing the definitions below in the Indenture to read as follows:
 
“Exchange Offer” means the offer by the Company to the Holders of Restricted Securities to exchange all of the Restricted Securities for Exchange Securities, as provided in a Registration Rights Agreement.
 
“Exchange Securities” refers to any Security containing terms substantially identical to Restricted Securities (except that (i) such Exchange Securities shall not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions and shall be registered under the Securities Act, and (ii) certain provisions relating to an increase in the stated rate of interest thereon shall be eliminated) that are issued and exchanged for such Restricted Securities in accordance with the Exchange Offer, as provided in a Registration Rights Agreement and this Indenture.
 
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“Registration Rights Agreement” means a Registration Rights Agreement entered into in connection with the offer and issuance of Restricted Securities, providing for the exchange of such Restricted Securities for Exchange Securities.
 
“Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed by the Company in connection with the offer and sale of Restricted Securities pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement.
 
ARTICLE TWO
 
SCOPES OF APPLICABILITY
 
Section 2.1.   Applicability of this Eighth Supplemental Indenture .  The provisions of this Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable, and the Indenture is hereby amended and supplemented as specified herein, with respect to any Securities issued on or after the date hereof.
 
Section 2.2.   Change in Law .  In connection with any future change in law under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, other applicable law or upon the advice of counsel, the Company shall be entitled to change or update the Private Placement Legend in Section 204 of the Indenture, the Special Transfer Provisions in Section 313 of the Indenture and certifications in Sections 205, 314 and 315 of the Indenture and in the Form of Transfer Notice included in the form of Security attached as Exhibit A to the Indenture, without entering into an additional Supplemental Indenture and without the Consent of Holders, by delivering a detailed Officer’s Certificate which states the full text of the new Private Placements Legend, sets forth full detailed instructions on the use of new Special Transfer Provisions and attaches the new certifications to be used in connection with those requirements together with an Officer’s Certificate which states that those new requirements are in compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other applicable law.
 
Section 2.3.   Eighth Supplemental Indenture Shall Govern .  In the event of a conflict between any provisions of the Indenture and this Eighth Supplemental Indenture, the relevant provision or provisions of this Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall govern.
 
ARTICLE THREE
 
AMENDMENTS
 
Section 3.1.     Forms Generally .  Section 201 of the Indenture is amended by replacing the last three paragraphs of that Section with the following three paragraphs:
 
Restricted Securities offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A may be issued in the form of one or more permanent global securities substantially in the form set forth in Annex I hereto (the “U.S. Global Securities”) deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Security Registrar, as custodian for the Depositary or the Trustee, as hereinafter provided.
 
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Restricted Securities offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of temporary global Restricted Securities in registered form substantially in the form set forth in Annex I hereto (the “Temporary Offshore Global Securities”). The Temporary Offshore Global Securities will be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Restricted Securities represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary for the accounts of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, until the later of the completion of the distribution of the Restricted Securities and the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the offer and sale of such Restricted Securities (the “Offshore Securities Exchange Date”). At any time following the Offshore Securities Exchange Date, upon receipt by the Trustee and the Company of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 205, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver, one or more permanent certificated Securities substantially in the form set forth in Annex I hereto (the “Permanent Offshore Physical Securities”) in exchange for the Temporary Offshore Global Securities of like tenor and amount.
 
Restricted Securities offered and sold other than as described in the preceding two paragraphs shall be issued in the form of permanent certificated Securities in Registered form in substantially the same form set forth in Annex I hereto (the “U.S. Physical Securities”). The Temporary Offshore Global Securities, Permanent Offshore Physical Securities and U.S. Physical Securities are sometimes collectively herein referred to as the “Physical Securities”.
 
Section 3.2.     Restrictive Legends .  Section 204 of the Indenture is amended by replacing such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
 
Section 204.  Restrictive Legends.
 
Unless and until (i) a Restricted Security is sold under an effective Registration Statement or (ii) a Restricted Security is exchanged for an Exchange Security in connection with an effective Registration Statement, in each case pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, each such U.S. Global Security, Temporary Offshore Global Security and U.S. Physical Security shall bear the following legend (the “Private Placement Legend”) on the face thereof:
 
 
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND (2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CSX CORPORATION THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ONLY (A) TO CSX CORPORATION OR ANY WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
 
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PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(C) ABOVE OR (2)(D) ABOVE, A DULY COMPLETED AND SIGNED CERTIFICATE (THE FORM OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE. PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(E) ABOVE, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY RULE 144 EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
 
Each U.S. Global Security, whether or not a Restricted Security, shall also bear the following legend on the face thereof:
 
 
UNLESS THIS SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
 
TRANSFERS OF THIS SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 313 OF THE INDENTURE.
 
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Section 3.3.   Form of Certificate to be Delivered upon Termination of Restricted Period .  Section 205 of the Indenture is amended by replacing such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
 
Section 205.   Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S upon Termination of Restricted Period .
 
The following certificate, to be dated on or after expiration of the Restricted Period, shall be delivered by a Holder in connection with transfers pursuant to Regulation S.
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
10161 Centurion Pkwy. N., 2nd Floor
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
 
 
Re:   CSX Corporation (the “Company”)
___% Securities due ____, 20__ (the “Securities”)
 
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
This letter relates to U.S. $____  principal amount of Securities represented by a temporary global security certificate (the “Temporary Certificate”) which bears a legend outlining restrictions upon transfer of such Temporary Certificate. Pursuant to Section 201 of the Indenture dated as of August 1, 1990 relating to the Securities (as heretofore supplemented and amended, the “Indenture”), we hereby certify that we are (or we will hold such Securities on behalf of) a person outside the United States to whom the Securities could be transferred in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, you are hereby requested to exchange the Temporary Certificate for an unlegended certificate representing an identical principal amount of Securities, all in the manner provided for in the Indenture.
 
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S.
 
Very truly yours,
[Name of Holder]
By:
   
 
Authorized Signature

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Section 3.4.   Form of Security .  The Security Form attached as Exhibit A to the Indenture is amended to read in its entirety as set forth in Annex I to this Eighth Supplemental Indenture.
 
Section 3.5.   Special Transfer Provisions .  Section 313 of the Indenture is amended by replacing such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
 
Section 313.   Special Transfer Provisions .
 
Unless and until (i) a Restricted Security is sold under an effective Registration Statement, or (ii) a Restricted Security is exchanged for an Exchange Security in connection with an effective Registration Statement, in each case pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, the following provisions shall apply:
 
(a)            Transfers to Non-QIB Institutional Accredited Investors .  The following provisions shall apply with respect to the registration of any proposed transfer of a Restricted Security to any institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) which is not a QIB (excluding Non-U.S. Persons):
 
(i)           The Security Registrar shall register the transfer of any Restricted Security, whether or not such Restricted Security bears the Private Placement Legend, if (x) the requested transfer is at least one year after the original issue date of the Restricted Security or (y) the proposed transferee has delivered to the Security Registrar a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 314.
 
(ii)           If the proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a beneficial interest in the U.S. Global Security, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of (x) the documents, if any, required by paragraph (i) and (y) instructions given in accordance with the Depositary’s and the Security Registrar’s procedures therefor, the Security Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of the U.S. Global Security in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the U.S. Global Security to be transferred, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or more U.S. Physical Securities of like tenor and amount.
 
(b)            Transfers to QIBs .  The following provisions shall apply with respect to the registration of any proposed transfer of a Restricted Security to a QIB (excluding Non-U.S. Persons):
 
(i)           If the Security to be transferred consists of U.S. Physical Securities, Temporary Offshore Global Securities or Permanent Offshore Physical Securities, the Security Registrar shall register the transfer if such transfer is being made by a proposed transferor who has checked the box provided for on the form of Restricted Security stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Security Registrar in writing, that the sale has been made in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee who has signed the certification provided for on the form of Restricted Security stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Security Registrar in writing, that it is purchasing the Restricted Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it, or the person on whose behalf it is acting with respect to any such account, is a QIB within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as it has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
 
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(ii)           If the proposed transferee is an Agent Member, and the Restricted Security to be transferred consists of U.S. Physical Securities, Temporary Offshore Global Securities or Permanent Offshore Physical Securities, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of instructions given in accordance with the Depositary’s and the Security Registrar’s procedures therefor, the Security Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the U.S. Global Security in an amount equal to the principal amount of the U.S. Physical Securities, Temporary Offshore Global Securities or Permanent Offshore Physical Securities, as the case may be, to be transferred, and the Trustee shall cancel the Physical Security so transferred.
 
(c)            Transfers by Non-U.S. Persons Prior to Expiration of the Restricted Period .  The following provisions shall apply with respect to registration of any proposed transfer of a Restricted Security by a Non-U.S. Person prior to expiration of the Restricted Period:
 
(i)           The Security Registrar shall register the transfer of any Restricted Security (x) if the proposed transferee is a Non-U.S. Person and the proposed transferor has delivered to the Security Registrar a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 315 or (y) if the proposed transferee is a QIB and the proposed transferor has checked the box provided for on the form of Restricted Security stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Security Registrar in writing, that the sale has been made in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144A to a transferee who has signed the certification provided for on the form of Restricted Security stating, or has otherwise advised the Company and the Security Registrar in writing, that it is purchasing the Restricted Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it, or the person on whose behalf it is acting with respect to any such account, is a QIB within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as it has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon its foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A. Unless clause (ii) below is applicable, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or more Temporary Offshore Global Securities of like tenor and amount.
 
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(ii)           If the proposed transferee is an Agent Member, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of instructions given in accordance with the Depositary’s and the Security Registrar’s procedures therefor, the Security Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the U.S. Global Security in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Temporary Offshore Global Security to be transferred, and the Security Registrar shall cancel the Temporary Offshore Global Securities so transferred.
 
(d)            Transfers by Non-U.S. Persons on or After Expiration of the Restricted Period .  The following provisions shall apply with respect to any transfer of a Restricted Security by a Non-U.S. Person on or after expiration of the Restricted Period:
 
(i)           (x) If the Restricted Security to be transferred is a Permanent Offshore Physical Security, the Security Registrar shall register such transfer, (y) if the Restricted Security to be transferred is a Temporary Offshore Global Security, upon receipt of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 315 from the proposed transferor, the Security Registrar shall register such transfer and (z) in the case of either clause (x) or (y), unless clause (ii) below is applicable, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or more Permanent Offshore Physical Securities of like tenor and amount.
 
(ii)           If the proposed transferee is an Agent Member, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of instructions given in accordance with the Depositary’s and the Security Registrar’s procedures therefor, the Security Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the U.S. Global Security in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Temporary Offshore Global Security or of the Permanent Offshore Physical Security to be transferred, and the Trustee shall cancel the Global Security so transferred.
 
(e)            Transfers to Non-U.S. Persons on or After Expiration of the Restricted Period .  The following provisions shall apply with respect to any transfer of a Restricted Security to a Non-U.S. Person:
 
(i)           Prior to expiration of the Restricted Period, the Security Registrar shall register any proposed transfer of a Restricted Security to a Non-U.S. Person upon receipt of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 315 from the proposed transferor and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, one or more Temporary Offshore Physical Securities.
 
(ii)           On and after expiration of the Restricted Period, the Security Registrar shall register any proposed transfer to any Non-U.S. Person (w) if the Restricted Security to be transferred is a Permanent Offshore Physical Security, (x) if the Restricted Security to be transferred is a Temporary Offshore Global Security, upon receipt of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 315 from the proposed transferor, (y) if the Restricted Security to be transferred is a U.S. Physical Security or an interest in the U.S. Global Security, upon receipt of a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Section 315 from the proposed transferor and (z) in the case of either clause (w), (x) or (y), the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or more Permanent Offshore Physical Securities of like tenor and amount.
 
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(iii)           If the proposed transferor is an Agent Member holding a beneficial interest in the U.S. Global Security, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of (x) the document, if any, required by paragraph (i), and (y) instructions in accordance with the Depositary’s and the Security Registrar’s procedures therefor, the Security Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a decrease in the principal amount of the U.S. Global Security in an amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interest in the U.S. Global Security to be transferred and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, one or more Permanent Offshore Physical Securities of like tenor and amount.
 
(f)            Private Placement Legend .  Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities not bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Security Registrar shall deliver Securities that do not bear the Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities bearing the Private Placement Legend, the Security Registrar shall deliver only Securities that bear the Private Placement Legend unless either (i) the circumstances contemplated by the fifth paragraph of Section 201 (with respect to Permanent Offshore Physical Securities) or paragraph (a)(i)(x), (d)(i) or (e)(ii) of this Section 313 exist or (ii) there is delivered to the Security Registrar an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to the effect that neither such legend nor the related restrictions on transfer are required in order to maintain compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act.
 
(g)            General .  By its acceptance of any Security bearing the Private Placement Legend, each Holder of such a Security acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Security set forth in this Indenture and in the Private Placement Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Security only as provided in this Indenture.
 
The Security Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to Section 312 or this Section 313. The Company shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the Security Registrar.
 
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Section 3.6.   Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Non-QIB Institutional Accredited Investors .  Section 314 of the Indenture is amended by replacing such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
 
Section 314.   Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers to Non-QIB Institutional Accredited Investors .
[date]
 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
10161 Centurion Pkwy. N., 2nd Floor
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
 
Re:   CSX Corporation (the “Company”) ___% Securities due ____, 20__ (the “Securities”)
 
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
1.           We understand that the _____% Securities due _____, ____, (the “Offered Securities”) of CSX Corporation (the “Company”) have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing the Offered Securities that, if, prior to the date which is one year after the later of the date of original issue of the Offered Securities and the last date on which the Company or any affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Offered Securities (the “Resale Restriction Termination Date”), we decide to offer, sell or otherwise transfer any such Offered Securities, such offer, sale or transfer will be made only (a) to the Company or any wholly owned subsidiary thereof, (b) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (c) so long as the Offered Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person we reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer under Rule 144A (a “QIB”) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a QIB and to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (d) to an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of subparagraph (a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501 under the Securities Act that is acquiring Offered Securities for its own account or for the account of such an institutional accredited investor for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act, (e) pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (f) pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, subject in each of the foregoing cases to any requirements of law that the disposition of our property or the property of such investor account or accounts be at all times within our or their control and to compliance with any applicable state securities laws. The foregoing restrictions on resale will  not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Offered Securities is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (d) above prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Trustee, which shall provide as applicable, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of subparagraph (a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501 under the Securities Act that is acquiring such Offered Securities for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We acknowledge on our behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Offered Securities that the Company and the Trustee reserve the right prior to any offer, sale or other transfer pursuant to clause (d), (e) or (f) prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of the Offered Securities to require the delivery of any opinion of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee. We understand that the certificates for any Offered Security that we receive will bear a legend substantially to the effect of the foregoing.
 
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2.           We are an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of subparagraph (a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501 under the Securities Act purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor,” and we are acquiring the Offered Securities for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act and we have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Offered Securities, and we and any account for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risks of our or its investment.
 
3.           We are acquiring the Offered Securities purchased by us for our own account (or for one or more accounts as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion and have authority to make, and do make, the statements contained in this letter) and not with a view to any distribution of the Offered Securities, subject, nevertheless, to the understanding that the disposition of our property will at all times be and remain within our control.
 
4.           We acknowledge that (a) none of the Company, or initial purchasers, if any, nor any person acting on behalf of the Company or initial purchasers, if any, has made any representation to us with respect to the Company or the offer or sale of any Offered Securities and (b) any information we desire concerning the Company and the Offered Securities or any other matter relevant to our decision to purchase the Offered Securities (including a copy of the Final Memorandum) is or has been made available to us.
 
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5.           We acknowledge that the Company, the Trustee, initial purchasers, if any, and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgements, representations,  warranties and agreements and agree that if any of the acknowledgements, representations, warranties and agreements made by us herein with respect to our purchase of the Offered Securities are no longer accurate, we shall promptly notify the Company.
 

Very truly yours,
(Name of Purchaser
 
By:
 
 
Date:
 


Upon transfer, the Offered Securities would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:
 
Name:                                                                                                                                
 
Address:                                                                                                                                
 
Taxpayer ID Number:                                                                                                                                
 
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Section 3.7.   Form of Certificate to Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S .  Section 315 of the Indenture is amended by replacing such Section in its entirety to read as follows:
 
Section 315.  Form of Certificate to Be Delivered in Connection with Transfers Pursuant to Regulation S.
 
[date]
 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
10161 Centurion Pkwy. N., 2nd Floor
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
 
Re:   CSX Corporation (the “Company”) ___% Securities due _____, 20__ (the “Securities”)
 
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
In connection with our proposed sale of U.S.$_________ aggregate principal amount of the Securities, we confirm that such sale has been effected pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and, accordingly, we represent that:
 
(1)           the offer of the Securities was not made to a person in the United States;
 
(2)           at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or we and any person acting on our behalf reasonably believed that the transferee was outside the United States;
 
(3)           no directed selling efforts have been made by us, any affiliate of ours, or any Person acting on our or their behalf, in the United States in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and
 
(4)           the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
 
You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation S.
 
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Very truly yours,
[Name of Transferor]
By
   
 
Authorized Signature

ARTICLE FOUR                                
 
APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE

Section 4.1.   Resignation of Prior Trustee .  Prior Trustee hereby resigns as Trustee under the Indenture.
 
Section 4.2.   Assignment by Prior Trustee .  Prior Trustee hereby assigns, transfers, delivers and confirms to Successor Trustee all right, title and interest of Prior Trustee in and to the trusts of the Trustee under the Indenture and all the rights, powers and trusts of the Trustee under the Indenture.  Prior Trustee shall execute and deliver such further instruments and shall do such other things as Successor Trustee may reasonably require so as to more fully and certainly vest and confirm in Successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trust hereby assigned, transferred, delivered and confirmed to Successor Trustee as Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar.
 
Section 4.3.   Acceptance of Resignation .  The Company hereby accepts the resignation of Prior Trustee as Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar under the Indenture.
 
Section 4.4.   Satisfaction of Conditions to Resignation .  All conditions relating to the appointment of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as Successor Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar under the Indenture have been met by the Company, and the Company hereby appoints Successor Trustee as Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar under the Indenture with like effect as if originally named as Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar in the Indenture.
 
Section 4.5.   No Disqualification as Successor Trustee .  Successor Trustee hereby represents and warrants to Prior Trustee and to the Company that Successor Trustee is not disqualified to act as Trustee under the Indenture.
 
Section 4.6.   Appointment of Successor Trustee .  Successor Trustee hereby accepts its appointment as Successor Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar under the Indenture and accepts the rights, powers, duties and obligations of Prior Trustee as Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar under the Indenture, upon the terms and conditions set forth therein, with like effect as if originally named as Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar under the Indenture.
 
Section 4.7.   Effectiveness of Appointment .  The resignation, appointment and acceptance effected hereby shall be effective as of the date hereof.
 

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ARTICLE FIVE
 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Section 5.1.   Incorporation of Indenture .  All provisions of this Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and made a part of, the Indenture; and the Indenture, as supplemented by this Eighth Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument and shall be binding upon all the Holders of the Securities.
 
Section 5.2.   Governing Law .  This Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
 
Section 5.3.   Counterparts .  This Eighth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
 
Section 5.4.   Separability Clause .  In case any provision of this Eighth Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality  and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
 
Section 5.5.   Successors and Assigns .  All covenants and agreements in this Eighth Supplemental Indenture by the Company, the Prior Trustee and the Successor Trustee shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
 
Section 5.6.   Benefits of Eighth Supplemental Indenture .  Nothing in this Eighth Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give any person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders of the Securities, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Eighth Supplemental Indenture. Except as expressly supplemented or amended as set forth in this Eighth Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture is hereby ratified and confirmed, and all the terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall be and continue in full force and effect. The Successor Trustee accepts the trusts created by the Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Eighth Supplemental Indenture, and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions in the Indenture as amended and supplemented by this Eighth Supplemental Indenture.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have executed this Eighth Supplemental Indenture on behalf of the respective parties hereto as of the date first above written.
 
CSX CORPORATION,
By:
 
/s/ David A. Boor
 
Name:            David A. Boor
 
Title:         Vice President – Tax and Treasurer


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[Signature Page to Eighth Supplemental Indenture]

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Prior Trustee,
By:
 
/s/ Rafael E. Miranda
 
Name:           Rafael E. Miranda
 
Title:       Vice President


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[Signature Page to Eighth Supplemental Indenture]

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee and Successor Trustee,
By:
 
/s/ Geraldine Creswell
 
Name:           Geraldine Creswell
 
Title:       Vice President


 
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[Signature Page to Eighth Supplemental Indenture]

 
ANNEX I



THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, OR (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND (2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CSX CORPORATION THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ONLY (A) TO CSX CORPORATION OR ANY WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (D) IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (E) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
 
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(C) ABOVE OR (2)(D) ABOVE, A DULY COMPLETED AND SIGNED CERTIFICATE (THE FORM OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE. PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(E) ABOVE, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY RULE 144 EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
 
UNLESS THIS SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
 
TRANSFERS OF THIS SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 313 OF THE INDENTURE.
 

CSX CORPORATION


$[•]
[•]% NOTES DUE [•]
 
No. [•]    CUSIP No. [•]
 

 
This security (the “Security”) is one of a duly authorized issue of securities (herein called the “Securities”) of CSX Corporation, a Virginia corporation (hereinafter called the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an indenture, unlimited as to aggregate principal amount, dated as of August 1, 1990 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (successor to The Bank of New York Mellon, formerly The Bank of New York, successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture (as hereinafter defined)), as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 15, 1991, a Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 6, 1997, a Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 22, 1998, a Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 30, 2001, a Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 27, 2003, a Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 23, 2004, a Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 25, 2007 and an Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of [•], to which indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto (the indenture, as supplemented being herein called the “Indenture”) reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.  This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, which series has been issued in an initial aggregate principal amount of $[•] ([•]). All Securities of this series need not be issued at the same time and such series may be reopened at any time, without the consent of any Holder, for issuances of additional Securities of this series.  Any such additional Securities of this series will have the same interest rate, maturity and other terms as those initially issued.  Further Securities of this series may also be authenticated and delivered as provided by Sections 304, 305, 306 or 906 of the Indenture. This Security represents an aggregate initial principal amount of $[•] ([•]) (as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof and as set forth on Exhibit A hereto, the “Principal Amount”) of the Securities of such series, with the Interest Payment Dates, date of original issuance, and date of Maturity specified herein and bearing interest on said Principal Amount at the interest rate specified herein.
 
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The Company, for value received, hereby promises to pay CEDE & CO., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of $[•] ([•]) on [•], 20[•] and to pay interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) thereon from [•], 20[•] or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, or, if the date of this Security is an Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, then from the date hereof, semiannually in arrears on [•] and [•] of each year, commencing [•], 20[•], and at Maturity at the rate of [•]% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or duly made available for payment[; provided, however, that if a Registration Default (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) occurs, additional interest will accrue on this Security at a rate of 0.25% per annum (increasing by an additional 0.25% per annum after each consecutive 90-day period that occurs after the date on which such Registration Default occurs up to a maximum additional interest rate of 0.50%) from and including the date on which any such Registration Default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all Registration Defaults have been cured].  The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal and premium, if any, and (to the extent lawful) interest on overdue installments of interest at the rate per annum borne by the Security.  The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the [•] or [•] (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.  Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date to be fixed by the Trustee for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, notice whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Security not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Securities of this series may be listed or quoted, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange or system, all as more fully provided in such Indenture.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest payable on this Security at Maturity will be payable to the person to whom principal is payable.
 
This Security is exchangeable in whole or from time to time in part for definitive Registered Securities of this series only as provided in this paragraph.  If (x) the Depository with respect to the Securities of this series (the “Depository”) notifies the Company that it is unwilling, unable or ineligible to continue as Depository for this Security or if at any time the Depository ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a successor Depository is not appointed by the Company within 90 days, (y) the Company in its sole discretion determines that this Security shall be exchangeable for definitive Registered Securities and executes and delivers to the Trustee a Company Order providing that this Security shall be so exchangeable or (z) there shall have happened and be continuing an Event of Default or any event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of the series of which this Security is a part, this Security or any portion hereof shall, in the case of clause (x) above, be exchanged for definitive Registered Securities of this series, and in the case of clauses (y) and (z) above, be exchangeable for definitive Registered Securities of this series, provided that the definitive Security so issued in exchange for this Security shall be in authorized denominations and be of like tenor and of an equal aggregate principal amount as the portion of the Security to be exchanged, and provided further that, in the case of clauses (y) and (z) above, definitive Registered Securities of this series will be issued in exchange for this Security, or any portion hereof, only if such definitive Registered Securities were requested by written notice to the Security Registrar by or on behalf of a Person who is a beneficial owner of an interest herein given through the Holder hereof.  Any definitive Registered Security of this series issued in exchange for this Security, or any portion hereof, shall be registered in the name or names of such Person or Persons as the Holder hereof shall instruct the Security Registrar.  Except as provided above, owners of beneficial interests in this Security will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Securities in definitive form and will not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under the Indenture.
 
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Any exchange of this Security or portion hereof for one or more definitive Registered Securities of this series will be made at the New York office of the Security Registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by the Company for that purpose.  Upon exchange of any portion of this Security for one or more definitive Registered Securities of this series, the Trustee shall endorse Exhibit A of this Security to reflect the reduction of its Principal Amount by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the definitive Registered Securities of this series so issued in exchange, whereupon the Principal Amount hereof shall be reduced for all purposes by the amount so exchanged and noted.  Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Indenture, until exchanged in full for one or more definitive Registered Securities of this series, this Security shall in all respects be subject to and entitled to the same benefits and conditions under the Indenture as a duly authenticated and delivered definitive Registered Security of this series.
 
The principal and any interest in respect of any portion of this Security payable in respect of an Interest Payment Date or at the Stated Maturity thereof, in each case occurring prior to the exchange of such portion for a definitive Registered Security or Securities of this series, will be paid, as provided herein, to the Holder hereof which will undertake in such circumstances to credit any such principal and interest received by it in respect of this Security to the respective accounts of the Persons who are the beneficial owners of such interests on such Interest Payment Date or at Stated Maturity.  If a definitive Registered Security or Registered Securities of this series are issued in exchange for any portion of this Security after the close of business at the office or agency where such exchange occurs on (i) any Regular Record Date and before the opening of business at such office or agency on the relevant Interest Payment Date, or (ii) any Special Record Date and before the opening of business at such office or agency on the related proposed date for payment of Defaulted Interest, then interest or Defaulted Interest, as the case may be, will not be payable on such Interest Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the case may be, in respect of such Registered Security, but will be payable on such Interest Payment Date or proposed date for payment, as the case may be, only to the Holder hereof, and the Holder hereof will undertake in such circumstances to credit such interest to the account or accounts of the Persons who were the beneficial owners of such portion of this Security on such Regular Record Date or Special Record Date, as the case may be.
 
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Payment of the principal of and any such interest on this Security will be made at the offices of the Trustee as Paying Agent, in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at such other office or agency of the Company as may be designated by it for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts by check mailed to the registered Holders thereof; provided , however , that at the option of the Holder, payment of interest may be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account of the Person entitled hereto as such account shall be provided to the Security Registrar and shall appear in the Security Register.
 
The Securities shall be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option at any time.  The Redemption Price for the Securities to be redeemed shall equal the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date:

·  
100% of the principal amount of such Securities; or
 
·  
As determined by the Independent Investment Banker (as defined below), the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Securities (not including any portion of any payments of interest accrued from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 25 basis points.
 
The Redemption Price shall be calculated by the Independent Investment Banker assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date:

·  
the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15(519)” or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the remaining term of the Securities, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue will be determined and the Adjusted Treasury Rate will be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month); or
 
·  
If such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.
 
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The Adjusted Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date.  The Company shall notify the Trustee, in an Officers’ Certificate, of the Redemption Price no later than the second Business Day preceding the Redemption Date. The Officers’ Certificate shall set forth the Redemption Price both as an aggregate amount for all the Securities to be redeemed and as an amount per $1,000.00 in principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, subject to a minimum $2,000.00 denomination as set forth below.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security selected by the Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Securities.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (A) the average of five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

“Independent Investment Banker” means Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and its successors, or if they are unwilling or unable to serve in that capacity, an independent investment and banking institution of national standing appointed by the Company.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means:

·  
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and its successors; provided that, if they cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States (“Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company will substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer; and
·  
Up to four other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company.
 
 
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the third business day preceding such Redemption Date.

Notice of redemption shall be given as provided in Section 1104 of the Indenture; provided, that such notice shall not be required to include the Redemption Price but shall instead include the manner of calculation of the Redemption Price.  If the Company elects to partially redeem the Securities, the Trustee will select in a fair and appropriate manner the Securities to be redeemed.

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Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on and after the Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or portions thereof called for redemption.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series (including this Security and the interests represented hereby) may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal and overdue interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Company’s obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and any interest on the Securities of this series (including this Security and the interests represented hereby) shall terminate.
 
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (a) the entire indebtedness of the Company on this Security and (b) certain restrictive covenants and the related defaults and Events of Default, upon compliance with certain conditions set forth therein, which provisions shall apply to this Security.
 
The provisions of Article Fourteen of the Indenture apply to Securities of this series.
 
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series affected thereby.  The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences.  Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests represented hereby, and of any Security issued in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
 
As set forth in, and subject to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security of this series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on this Security on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
 
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No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security at the time, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
 
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein and herein set forth, the transfer of Registered Securities of the series of which this Security is a part may be registered on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of such Securities for registration of transfer at the office of the Security Registrar, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or two more new Securities of this Series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
 
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Securities as provided above, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
 
[In addition to the rights provided to each Holder of a Security under the Indenture, each Holder shall have the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement among the Company and the other parties named on the signature pages thereof.]
 
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
The Securities of this series of which this Security is a part are issuable only in registered form without coupons, in denominations of $2,000.00 and integral multiples of $1,000.00.  As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
 
The Securities of this series shall be dated the date of their authentication.
 
All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
 
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture, or its successor thereunder, by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.
 

 
Dated:  [•], 20[•]                                                                CSX CORPORATION
 

 
By:_____________________________
   
 
Name:
 
Title:
Attest:
 
____________________________________
     Assistant Corporate Secretary



STATE OF
                               ) ss.:
COUNTY/CITY OF
 
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said State and County/City, personally appeared _____________________________, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the company on behalf of which he acted executed the instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal this [•] day of [•], 20[•], in the State and County/City aforesaid.
 
________________________________________
Notary Public in and for the State and County/City aforesaid

My commission expires:              ____________________________
 
Printed Name of Notary Public:
 
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
This is one of the Securities of a series issued under the Indenture described herein.
 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
as Trustee
 
By:  _____________________________                                                                    
Authorized Officer

 


 
 
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FORM OF TRANSFER NOTICE
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered holder hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
 
Insert Taxpayer Identification No.
 
__________________________________________________________________________________
Please print or typewrite name and address including zip code of assignee
 
__________________________________________________________________________________
the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
 
__________________________________ attorney to transfer said Security on the books of the Security Registrar with full power of substitution in the premises.
 
[THE FOLLOWING PROVISION TO BE INCLUDED
ON ALL SECURITIES OTHER THAN EXCHANGE SECURITIES,
OFFSHORE GLOBAL SECURITIES AND
OFFSHORE PHYSICAL SECURITIES]

In connection with any transfer of this Note occurring prior to the date which is the earlier of (i) the date of an effective Registration Statement or (ii) the end of the period referred to in Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the undersigned confirms that without utilizing any general solicitation or general advertising that:
 
[ Check One ]

[   ] (a) this Note is being transferred in compliance with the exemption from registration under the Securities Act, provided by Rule 144A thereunder.
 
or

[   ] (b) this Note is being transferred other than in accordance with (a) above and documents are being furnished which comply with the conditions of transfer set forth in this Note and the Indenture.
 
If none of the foregoing boxes is checked, the Trustee or the Security Registrar shall not be obligated to register this Note in the name of any Person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in Section 313 of the Indenture shall have been satisfied.
 
Date:                                                      
   
   
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within-mentioned instrument in every particular, without alteration or any change whatsoever.

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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (a) ABOVE IS CHECKED.
 
The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.
 

Date:                                                      
   
   
NOTICE:  To be executed by an executive officer


 


 
 
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EXHIBIT A
Schedule of Exchanges

 


 
 
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Exhibit 31

CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE
13a - 14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a)

I, Michael J. Ward, certify that:

1.  
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CSX Corporation;

2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.  
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 
Date: April 16, 2010
/s/ MICHAEL J. WARD                
Michael J. Ward
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 
Exhibit 31

I, Oscar Munoz, certify that:

1.  
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CSX Corporation;

2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.  
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 
Date:  April 16, 2010
/s/ OSCAR MUNOZ                                                                
Oscar Munoz
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 
 

 


 
 

 
Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(b) OR RULE 15D-14(b) AND SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18 OF THE U.S. CODE


In connection with the Quarterly Report of CSX Corporation on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 26, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael J. Ward, Chief Executive Officer of the registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

1.  
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.  
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer.


Date:  April 16, 2010

/s/ MICHAEL J. WARD                                                                                                      
Michael J. Ward
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer



In connection with the Quarterly Report of CSX Corporation on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 26, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Oscar Munoz, Chief Financial Officer of the registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:

1.  
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.  
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer.


Date:  April 16, 2010

/s/ OSCAR MUNOZ                      
Oscar Munoz
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer