OneCSX is a “cultural journey” of the entire CSX organization to one of inclusion and value of employees. From the headquarters in Jacksonville down to the people walking the ballasts, there is an excitement spreading over the OneCSX project. OneCSX is building a positive transformation toward ever increasing customer satisfaction and pushing CSX toward becoming the best railroad in the East. Unity and loyalty in CSX is nothing new, but the OneCSX project is a deeper project of cultural transformation.
The Southern Pacific and the Seaboard Coast Line Failed Merger.
Southern Pacific was once a part of talks of merger with the Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line. When Southern Pacific became too greedy, Chessie walked away, but Seaboard had to struggle to leave Southern Pacific’s hostile take over attempt. The merger of Seaboard to Southern Pacific would have been a merger of unequals. Once the Seaboard -Southern relationship was ended, Watkins and Chessie could work on the merger of equals with Seaboard.