Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)(1) Financial Statements


See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page			50.

(2) Financial Statement Schedules

The information required by Schedule II, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts, is included in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves. All other financial statement schedules are not applicable.

(3) Exhibits

See exhibits listed under part (b) below.

(b) The documents listed below are being filed or have previously been filed on behalf of CSX and are incorporated herein by reference from the documents indicated and made a part hereof. Exhibits not previously filed are filed herewith. Pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(4)(iii), instruments that define the rights of holders of the Registrant's long-term debt securities, where the long-term debt securities authorized under each such instrument do not exceed 10% of the Registrant's total assets, have been omitted and will be furnished to the Commission upon request.


Exhibit designation	Nature of exhibit	Previously filed as exhibit to
2.1	Distribution Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2004, by and among CSX Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc., CSX Rail Holding Corporation, CSX Northeast Holding Corporation, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, CRR Holdings LLC, Green Acquisition Corp., Conrail Inc., Consolidated Rail Corporation, New York Central Lines LLC, Pennsylvania Lines LLC, NYC Newco, Inc. and PRR Newco, Inc.	September 2, 2004, Exhibit 2.1, Form 8-K
3.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of CSX Corporation, effective as of December 16, 2014	February 11, 2015, Exhibit 3.1, Form 10-K
3.2	Articles of Amendment to CSX Corporation's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended	June 7, 2021 Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K
3.3	Amended and Restated Bylaws of CSX Corporation, effective as of December 7, 2022	December 13, 2022, Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K
Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders, Including Debentures:
4.1(a)(P)	Indenture, dated August 1, 1990, between the Registrant and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee	September 7, 1990, Form SE
4.1(b)(P)	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 15, 1991, between the Registrant and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee	May 28, 1992, Exhibit 4(c), Form SE
4.1(c)	Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 6, 1997, between the Registrant and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee	June 5, 1997, Exhibit 4.3, Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-28523)
4.1(d)	Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 22, 1998, between the Registrant and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee	May 12, 1998, Exhibit 4.2, Form 8-K
4.1(e)	Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 30, 2001, between the Registrant and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee	November 7, 2001, Exhibit 4.1, Form 10-Q
4.1(f)	Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 27, 2003 between the Registrant and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee	October 27, 2003, Exhibit 4.1, Form 8-K
4.1(g)	Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 23, 2004 between the Registrant and JP Morgan Chase Bank, formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee	November 3, 2004, Exhibit 4.1, Form 10-Q

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Exhibit designation	Nature of exhibit	Previously filed as exhibit to
4.1(h)	Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 25, 2007, between the Registrant and The Bank of New York (as successor to JP Morgan Chase Bank), as Trustee	April 26, 2007, Exhibit 4.4, Form 8-K
4.1(i)	Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 24, 2010, between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to JP Morgan Chase Bank), as Trustee	April 19, 2010, Exhibit 4.1, Form 10-Q
4.1(j)	Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 12, 2019, between CSX and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee (b)	February 12, 2019, Exhibit 4.1.10, Form S-3ASR
4.1(k)	Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 10, 2020, between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee	December 10, 2020 Exhibit 4.3, Form 8-K
4.1(l)	Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2022, between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee	July 28, 2022, Exhibit 4.3, Form 8-K
4.2	Description of Common Stock	February 14, 2024 Exhibit 4.2, Form 10-K
Material Contracts:
10.1	Transaction Agreement, dated as of June 10, 1997, by and among CSX Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Conrail Inc., Consolidated Rail Corporation and CRR Holdings LLC, with certain schedules thereto	July 8, 1997, Exhibit 10, Form 8-K
10.2	Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 22, 1998, to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of June 10, 1997, by and among CSX Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Conrail Inc., Consolidated Rail Corporation and CRR Holdings, LLC	June 11, 1999, Exhibit 10.1, Form 8-K
10.3	Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 1, 1999, to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of June 10, 1997, by and among CSX Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Conrail Inc., Consolidated Rail Corporation and CRR Holdings, LLC	June 11, 1999, Exhibit 10.2, Form 8-K
10.4	Amendment No. 3, dated as of August 1, 2000, to the Transaction Agreement by and among CSX Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Conrail Inc., Consolidated Rail Corporation, and CRR Holdings, LLC.	March 1, 2001, Exhibit 10.34, Form 10-K
10.5	Amendment No. 4, dated and effective as of June 1, 1999, and executed in April 2004, to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of June 10, 1997, by and among CSX Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Conrail Inc., Consolidated Rail Corporation and CRR Holdings, LLC	August 6, 2004, Exhibit 99.1, Form 8-K
10.6	Amendment No. 5, dated as of August 27, 2004, to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of June 10, 1997, by and among CSX Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Conrail Inc., Consolidated Rail Corporation and CRR Holdings LLC	September 2, 2004, Exhibit 10.1, Form 8-K
10.7	Shared Assets Area Operating Agreement for Detroit, dated as of June 1, 1999, by and among Consolidated Rail Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc. and Norfolk Southern Railway Corporation, with exhibit thereto	June 11, 1999, Exhibit 10.6, Form 8-K

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Exhibit designation	Nature of exhibit	Previously filed as exhibit to
10.8	Shared Assets Area Operating Agreement for North Jersey, dated as of June 1, 1999, by and among Consolidated Rail Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc. and Norfolk Southern Railway Company, with exhibit thereto	June 11, 1999, Exhibit 10.4, Form 8-K
10.9	Shared Assets Area Operating Agreement for South Jersey/Philadelphia, dated as of June 1, 1999, by and among Consolidated Rail Corporation, CSX Transportation, Inc. and Norfolk Southern Railway Company, with exhibit thereto	June 11, 1999, Exhibit 10.5, Form 8-K
10.10	Monongahela Usage Agreement, dated as of June 1, 1999, by and among CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Pennsylvania Lines LLC and New York Central Lines LLC, with exhibit thereto	June 11, 1999, Exhibit 10.7, Form 8-K
10.11	Tax Allocation Agreement, dated as of August 27, 2004, by and among CSX Corporation, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Green Acquisition Corp., Conrail Inc., Consolidated Rail Corporation, New York Central Lines LLC and Pennsylvania Lines LLC	September 2, 2004, Exhibit 10.2, Form 8-K
10.12**	CSX Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan effective January 1, 2005	February 22, 2008, Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-K
10.13**	CSX Directors' Matching Gift Plan (as amended through February 9, 2011)	February 18, 2021, Exhibit 10.5, Form 10-K
10.14**	Special Retirement Plan of CSX Corporation and Affiliated Companies (as amended through February 14, 2001)	March 4, 2002, Exhibit 10.23, Form 10-K
10.15**	Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan of CSX Corporation and Affiliated Companies (as amended through February 14, 2001)	March 4, 2002, Exhibit 10.24, Form 10-K
10.16**	CSX Stock and Incentive Award Plan	May 7, 2010, Exhibit 10.1, Form 8-K
10.17**	CSX Executives' Deferred Compensation Plan (as amended and restated effective July 11, 2023)	February 27, 2025, Exhibit 10.17, Form 10-K
10.18**	CSX 2019 Stock and Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed March 22, 2019)	May 8, 2019 Exhibit 10.1, Form 8-K
10.19**	Employment Agreement, dated August 29, 2022, between CSX Corporation and Joseph R. Hinrichs	October 21, 2022, Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q
10.20	$1,200,000,000 Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2023, among CSX Corporation, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent	March 3, 2023 Exhibit 10.1, Form 8-K
10.21**	Form of LTIP Performance Unit Award Agreement	April 20, 2023, Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q
10.22**	Form of LTIP Performance Unit Award Agreement for Joseph R. Hinrichs	April 20, 2023, Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q
10.23**	Form of LTIP Stock Option Agreement	April 20, 2023, Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-Q
10.24**	Form of LTIP Stock Option Agreement for Joseph R. Hinrichs	April 20, 2023, Exhibit 10.5, Form 10-Q
10.25**	Form of LTIP Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement	April 20, 2023, Exhibit 10.6, Form 10-Q
10.26**	Form of LTIP Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Joseph R. Hinrichs	April 20, 2023, Exhibit 10.7, Form 10-Q
10.27**	CSX Corporation Executive Severance Plan, amended and restated as of July 11, 2023	October 20, 2023, Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q
10.28**	Form of Change of Control Agreement for Chief Executive Officer, effective as of July 11, 2023	October 20, 2023, Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q
10.29**	Form of Change of Control Agreement for Executive Vice President, effective as of July 11, 2023	October 20, 2023, Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q

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Exhibit designation	Nature of exhibit	Previously filed as exhibit to
10.30**	Form of Change of Control Agreement for Senior Vice President/Vice President, effective as of July 11, 2023	October 20, 2023, Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-Q
10.31**	Employment Separation Agreement and Release Form, effective as of August 30, 2023, between CSX and Jamie J. Boychuk	October 20, 2023, Exhibit 10.5, Form 10-Q
10.32**	Non-Compete Agreement	February 27, 2025, Exhibit 10.34, Form 10-K
10.33**	Employment Separation Agreement and Release, dated September 28, 2025, between CSX Corporation and Joseph R. Hinrichs	October 16, 2025, Exhibit 10.4, Form 10-Q
10.34**	Employment Agreement, dated September 26, 2025, between CSX Corporation and Stephen Angel	October 16, 2025, Exhibit 10.1, Form 10-Q
10.35**	Change of Control Agreement, dated September 28, 2025, between CSX Corporation and Stephen Angel	October 16, 2025, Exhibit 10.2, Form 10-Q
10.36**	Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement, made and entered into as of September 27, 2025, between CSX Corporation, and Stephen Angel	October 16, 2025, Exhibit 10.3, Form 10-Q
10.37* **	LTIP Performance Unit Award Agreement for Stephen Angel, effective as of October 1, 2025
10.38* **	LTIP Stock Option Agreement for Stephen Angel, effective as of October 1, 2025
10.39* **	Employment Separation Agreement and Release Form, effective as of October 28 , 2025, between CSX and Sean R. Pelkey
Officer certifications:
31*	Rule 13a-14(a) Certifications
32*	Section 1350 Certifications
Interactive data files:
101*	The following financial information from CSX Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on February 12, 2026, formatted in XBRL includes: (i) Consolidated Income Statements for the years ended December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, (ii) Consolidated Comprehensive Income Statements for the years ended December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, (iv) Consolidated Cash Flow Statements for the years ended December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, (v) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
104*	The cover page from CSX Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and contained in Exhibit 101.

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Exhibit designation	Nature of exhibit	Previously filed as exhibit to
Other exhibits:
19*	Insider Trading Policy
21*	Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23*	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24*	Powers of Attorney
97	Financial Statement Compensation Recoupment Policy	February 14, 2024, Exhibit 97, Form 10-K

	* Filed herewith
	** Management Contract or Compensatory Plan or Arrangement
	(P) This Exhibit has been paper filed and is not subject to Item 601 of Reg S-K for hyperlinks.
	Note: Items not filed herewith have been submitted in previous SEC filings.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

CSX CORPORATION

(Registrant)

By: /s/ ANGELA C. WILLIAMS

Angela C. Williams

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Dated: February 12, 2026

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 12, 2026.


Signature						Title

/s/ STEPHEN F. ANGEL						President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Stephen F. Angel						(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ KEVIN S. BOONE						Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Kevin S. Boone						Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ ANGELA C. WILLIAMS						Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Angela C. Williams						(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ MICHAEL S. BURNS						Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary
Michael S. Burns						*Attorney-in-Fact

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SIGNATURES


Signature						Title

*						Chairman of the Board and Director
John J. Zillmer

*						Director
Ann D. Begeman

*						Director
Thomas P. Bostick

*						Director
Anne H. Chow

*						Director
Steven T. Halverson

*						Director
Paul C. Hilal

*						Director
David M. Moffett

*						Director
Linda H. Riefler

*						Director
Suzanne M. Vautrinot

*						Director
James L. Wainscott

*						Director
J. Steven Whisler

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