Railroad problems? What railroad problems? CSX announced record third-quarter net earnings Tuesday of $509 million, or $0.51 per share, up from net earnings of $455 million, or $0.45 per share, during the third quarter of 2013. The company said the earnings were supported by volume increases of 7%, "with broad-based growth across nearly all markets CSX serves." CSX said its coal revenue was essentially stable in the third quarter at $721 million, up from $720 million during the third quarter of last year despite revenue per unit slipping from $2,408 to in Q3 of last year to $2,260 this year.
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