CSX MAKES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

CSX MAKES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS    CSX Corp. and its subsidiary, CSX Transportation Inc., have named Lester M. Passa as senior vice president of strategic planning, Clarence W. Gooden as president of CSX Intermodal Inc., and Christopher P. Jenkins as senior vice president of the coal services group.
   Passa, president of CSX Intermodal Inc., will report to John W. Snow, chairman and chief executive officer of CSX Corp., and will work with P. Michael Giftos, CSXT executive vice president of sales and marketing and chief commercial officer, and Michael J. Ward, CSXT executive vice president-operations.
   Before heading CSX's intermodal subsidiary, Passa was CSXT vice president, commercial integration during the railroad's integration of its share of Conrail. Previously, he held senior positions with Conrail, including vice president, logistics and strategic planning; and senior vice president, automobile service group.
   Gooden, formerly senior vice president, coal services group, succeeds Pasha at CSX Intermodal. He joined CSX in 1970 and had served as vice president, operations for CSX Intermodal for six years, and as vice president of network operations, vice president of transportation field and vice president of systems transportation at CSXT.
   Jenkins succeeds Gooden as senior vice president, coal services group. He joined CSX in 1982 and has served as vice president of chemicals, assistant vice president of agricultural products, assistant vice president of marketing services and assistant vice president of energy systems development.
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