CSXT enters rail security partnership with Florida

By on May 28, 2010

CSX Transportation (CSXT) has entered into a rail security partnership - SecureNOW - with the State of Florida, formalising and enhancing CSXT's ongoing commitment to share information, resources and strategies to better protect communities in which the company operates

CSXT is the first railroad and private corporation to formalise a security partnership with the Florida Fusion Centre

SecureNOW becomes another resource in the Florida Fusion Centre in Tallahassee, where state, federal and local agencies work together to evaluate and act on potential security threats

The SecureNOW partnership provides Florida security officials with access to CSXT's Network Operations Workstation (NOW) system, a secure online system developed and used by CSXT that allows security and law enforcement officials to independently track the location of CSXT trains and the contents of rail cars in a near-real-time environment

CSXT also works with law enforcement officials in Florida on joint rail security training and preparedness exercises, and provides around-the-clock access to CSXT rail security professionals