---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000277948-26-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CSX"
cik: "0000277948"
company_name: "CSX CORP"
filed_at: "2026-10-13T12:00:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-13T12:05:19.041184+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CSX COO Mike Cory retires; Ryhorchuk and Albright to report directly to CEO Angel

## Summary
- Mike Cory ceased serving as EVP and Chief Operating Officer on October 12, 2026; he provides transition services through May 8, 2027.
- Transition Agreement retains his $780,000 annual base salary, 2026 MICP bonus at actual performance, and a prorated 2027 MICP target bonus.
- Outstanding equity awards will be treated as a 'retirement' termination under the applicable award agreements; Non-Compete runs 24 months post-employment.
- Doug Ryhorchuk (SVP Operations) and Casey Albright (SVP Network Operations and Service Design) now report directly to CEO Steve Angel; no successor COO named.
- Ryhorchuk spent nearly four decades at CN before joining CSX in 2024; Albright has nearly 30 years of service at CSX.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000277948-26-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CSX
- cik: 0000277948
- company_name: CSX CORP
- filed_at: 2026-10-13T12:00:27+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277948/000027794826000034/0000277948-26-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277948/000027794826000034/csx-20261012.htm

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