Although a higher than anticipated attrition rate in the second quarter is slowing the pace of operational improvements, CSX still expects to continue to improve its service metrics in the third and fourth quarters.
"We're in great shape to handle whatever traffic comes to us. … We only have one restriction right now and it's crews, and we're doing everything we can possibly do to hire as many people as we can," President and CEO Jim Foote told investors during CSX's earnings call Wednesday afternoon.
