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• CSR Sale Closes – Sale Proceeds Received (3.15.2024)

  Statement of Paul Muething, Chair, Cincinnati Southern Railway Board of Trustees, regarding the closing of the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway and receipt of sale proceeds and other related funds.
  Paul Muething Formal Statement

• CSR Sale – Ballot Issue Passes (11.7.2023)

  Statement of Paul Muething Chair, Cincinnati Southern Railway Board of Trustees, regarding the passage of Issue 22 seeking voter approval for the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway to Norfolk Southern
  Paul Muething Formal Statement

• CSR Board Chair Statement (8.15.2023)

  Statement of Paul Muething, Chair, Cincinnati Southern Railway Board of Trustees, regarding a Release and Settlement Agreement for two lawsuits filed against CSR and the City of Cincinnati.
  Paul Muething Formal Statement

• CSR Board Chair Statement (3.31.2023)

  Statement of Board Chair Paul Muething, Chair, Cincinnati Southern railway Board of Trustees expressing appreciation to Governor DeWine and the Ohio Legislature
  Paul Muething Formal Statement

• CSR Board Chair Statement (2.21.2023)

  Statement of Paul Muething, Chair, Cincinnati Southern Railway Board of Trustees regarding East Palestine and the Board of Trustee’s Role
  Paul Muething Formal Statement

• CSR Chair Statement (12.12.2022)

  Statement of Paul Muething Regarding Collaboration with State Legislature for Changes to Ferguson Act.
  Paul Muething Formal Statement

• CSR Chair Statement (11.21.2022)

  Statement of Paul Muething announcing the execution of a purchase and sale agreement with Norfolk Southern for all the assets of Cincinnati Southern Railway
  Paul Muething Formal Statement

• Mayor of Cincinnati Statement and Materials (11.21.2022)

  Statement of Mayor Aftab Pureval and associated materials announcing the execution of a purchase and sale agreement for all the assets of Cincinnati Southern Railway
  Mayor of Cincinnati Statement and Materials Press Release

• Norfolk Southern Media Statement (11.21.2022)

  Statement of Norfolk Southern announcing the execution of a purchase and sale agreement for all the assets of Cincinnati Southern Railway
  11-21-2022 NS-CSR Announcement

• CSR Resolution 1-2022

  CSR Resolution authorizing the CSR Board Chair to execute an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement for a future sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway
  CSR Resolution 1-2022

• Purchase and Sale Agreement (11.21.2022)

  Executed Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement for a future sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway
  Purchase and Sale Agreement (11.21.2022)

• Cincinnati Enquirer Opinion – Time for Cincinnati to get out of the railroad business (8.10.2023)
  Cincinnati Enquirer editorial endorsement of the November 7, 2023 ballot issue for Cincinnati voters to approve the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway
• Governing Magazine – A $1.6B Railway Sale Could Fund Cincinnati’s Infrastructure (8.1.2023)
  Governing Magazine article discussing the potential sale of Cincinnati Southern Railway
• Cincinnati Enquirer Opinion – Railroad sale could help address unmet infrastructure improvements
  Written by CSR Board members, Charlie Luken and Amy Murray, as appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer (February 9, 2023)
• MY VIEW: Cincinnati Business Courier – Cincinnati railroad sale a ‘remarkable and historic opportunity’
  Written by Paul Muething, President, CSR Board of Trustees, as appeared in the Cincinnati Business Courier (February 6, 2023)
• Cincinnati Southern Railway’s potential value varies widely, according to analyses Written by Chris Wetterich, reporter, as appeared in the Cincinnati Business Courier (February 6, 2023)
• Documents show a wide range of Cincinnati Southern Railway’s worth Written by Becca Costello, reporter, WVXU, as appeared on www.wvxu.org/politics. (February 6, 2023)
• Opinion: Selling railroad a better deal for Cincinnati than leasing Written by Paul Muething, President, CSR Board of Trustees, as appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer on (February 2, 2023)
• Norfolk Southern, Cincinnati Southern Railway board started far apart in $1.6B deal
  Written by Chris Wetterich, reporter, as appeared in the Cincinnati Business Courier (December 15, 2022)
• What happens if the Cincinnati Southern Railway can’t be sold? Written by Chris Wetterich, reporter, as appeared in the Cincinnati Business Courier (November 29,2022)
• The Cincinnati Southern Railway
  Writter by Charles Gilbert Hall, Cincinnati Southern Railway Company, Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Company (Full text available through Google Books)

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