CSX actively seeks employees with service experience in the U.S. Armed Forces to join the company as it faces a promising future of strong growth and opportunity.

“We’re committed to hiring America’s veterans because their superior training, experience in logistics and ability to work in demanding, team-based environments make them real assets,” said Michael Ward, chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Nearly one in four new CSX hires is a veteran, as is one of every five employees. For employees continuing to serve in the National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces, CSX has extremely competitive military benefits, such as differential pay based only on military base pay. Hazardous duty pay, housing allowance, separation pay and other additional pay for deployed military members are not calculated into the differential pay program. CSX provides differential pay and the continuation of benefits for up to 15 days a year for annual military training and for up to five years for state emergency duty and federal deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

In 2009, CSX earned American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Florida Employer of the Year awards, the ESGR “Above and Beyond Award” and is a past recipient of the ESGR Freedom Award, ESGR’s highest honor.

CSX has superb paid employee training at its Railroad Education and Development Institute in Atlanta. New employees obtain a foundation of skills to carry with them as they begin their career with America’s largest East Coast railroad. With nearly 48 percent of its work force expected to retire in the next nine years and the strong growth the company enjoys, CSX truly delivers the opportunity of a lifetime and is “How Tomorrow Moves.”