What Happened to CSX’s Coal Revenues in the Third Quarter?
In this part, we’ll turn to CSX’s (CSX) revenues by segment, starting with coal. Coal remains an important commodity for the US railroads, accounting for more than a third of their total originated tonnage in 2017. In the third quarter, CSX’s coal revenues jumped 14.0% YoY (year-over-year) to $588.0 million from $514.0 million in the third quarter of 2017.