CSX Wellness Initiatives Encourage Healthy Habits for Employees

Committed to the well-being of its employees, CSX provides Beyond Our Rails, an outreach initiative that counts wellness as among its four primary goals. In order to realize this objective, CSX offers a range of wellness initiatives that encourage employees to take responsibility for their personal health. The Health & Wellness team at the company consists of wellness coaches, health fitness specialists, licensed dietitians, ergonomists, certified diabetic educators, and registered nurses. These professionals are regularly available to CSX staff to address concerns and help in creating personal fitness regimens and diets.

In order to promote regular exercise, CSX also established the Small Steps program that encourages individuals to make walking a regular part of their lives. Through this initiative, employees keep track of their steps to help make more conscious decisions about walking whenever possible.

With an understanding of the many harmful effects of smoking, CSX provides employees who are serious about quitting with cessation support. Smoking cessation can be a difficult process, and CSX is committed to ensuring that employees have the tools and guidance they need to be successful.

CSX CFO Speaks at Deutsche Bank Global Industrials Conference

In early June 2015, Fredrik Eliasson, the chief financial officer of CSX Corporation, spoke at the Deutsche Bank Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference in Chicago. During his speech, he provided details about the company's strong performance over the course of the previous decade. In this period, CSX achieved an average annual growth in earnings per share of 20 percent, and grew margins by more than 1,600 points. This growth occurred despite a reduction in coal transportation, which formerly served as the company’s most profitable area of business. 

Looking to the future, Eliasson explained that the company is on track to deliver steady earnings per share during the second quarter of 2015, with slight gains possible. CSX continues to grow due to its efforts to expand merchandise and intermodal businesses, its commitment to efficient operations, and its above-inflation pricing. Additionally, a dedication to service underpins the company’s success and will prove extremely important in this year’s second quarter, as new resources across the network become operational.

For the entirety of the year, CSX expects earnings-per-share growth to approach the mid- to high-single-digit range. Individuals can learn more about these projections at CSX.com.

The Man Who Designed the Course for the Masters

The Masters Tournament, held each spring at the Augusta National Golf Club, has become an iconic event in golf. Since its inauguration in 1934, the tournament has drawn competitors playing at the top of their game. The list of golfing greats who have won multiple Masters includes Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods, and Phil Mickelson. Nicklaus holds the record for total number of Masters wins, at six. He, Faldo, and Woods are the only players to have won in consecutive years.

These players’ careers would have taken different paths were it not for Alister MacKenzie. The renowned golf course architect worked with the legendary Bobby Jones, newly retired after winning multiple championships in the US and UK, to design a course that would fulfill a longtime dream for Jones.

MacKenzie, known for designing courses throughout the British Isles and the world, fought convention by crafting bunkers with large-scale swaths of sand and holes canted away from the fairway’s line of sight, presenting new challenges to golfers. He took advantage of the natural features surrounding any course, using them to enhance the aesthetic experience of play.

MacKenzie gave his last effort to creating the Masters. The Yorkshire native and former British Army surgeon began the project in 1929, and he died the year of the first tournament. His original course has been altered, due to advancing technology and players' skill, but today’s golfers can still sense his devotion to the game.