Boy Scouts of America

Falls Church, VA —

Submitted by John Walker —

I am a new hire with CSX, but I have been a train conductor for over five years. One of my favorite things about working on the rails is to see the wonderful birds that share the forested and remote areas I've traveled — like eagles, osprey and hawks.

Washington, D.C. —

Every year, the American Heart Association conference in Washington, DC draws some of the sharpest minds from the most prestigious institutions, like The Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, to present the latest advances in the treatment of cardiovascular disease.

CSX's Michael E. O'Malley, assistant chief engineer-facilities, received the railroad industry's most prestigious environmental award, the John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence Award, which is presented annually by the Association of American Railroads. He was one of five railroaders nominated.