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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 11-K


               [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                       OR

             [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997


                          Commission file number 1-8022



                    TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF
                                 CSX CORPORATION
                            AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES



                                 CSX CORPORATION
                             A Virginia Corporation
                  IRS Employer Identification Number 62-1051971
                                One James Center
                              901 East Cary Street
                            Richmond, Virginia 23219
                            Telephone (804) 782-1400















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            TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                            AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                          INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Audited Financial Statements                                            Page No.

        Report of Independent Auditors                                  3

        Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
        - September 30, 1997                                            4

        Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
        - September 30, 1996                                            5

        Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan
        Benefits - Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1997                 6

        Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan
        Benefits - Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1996                 7

        Notes to Financial Statements                                   8-13

Supplemental Schedules

        Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
        - September 30, 1997                                            15-16

        Schedule of Reportable Transactions                             17

Signature                                                               18




















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                         Report of Independent Auditors



The Pension Committee
Tax Savings Thrift Plan for Employees of CSX Corporation and Affiliated
Companies
CSX Corporation
Richmond, Virginia


We have audited the  accompanying  statements  of net assets  available for plan
benefits of the Tax Savings  Thrift Plan for  Employees of CSX  Corporation  and
Affiliated  Companies  (the "Plan") as of September  30, 1997 and 1996,  and the
related  statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the
fiscal years then ended.  These financial  statements are the  responsibility of
the  Plan's  management.  Our  responsibility  is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan at
September  30, 1997 and 1996,  and the changes in its net assets  available  for
plan  benefits for the fiscal years then ended,  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted accounting principles.

Our audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of assets held
for investment purposes as of September 30, 1997 and reportable transactions for
the fiscal year then ended, are presented for the purpose of additional analysis
and  are  not a  required  part  of  the  basic  financial  statements  but  are
supplementary  information  required  by the  Department  of  Labor's  Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income
Security Act of 1974. The supplemental  schedules are the  responsibility of the
Plan's  management.  The  supplemental  schedules  have  been  subjected  to the
auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and,
in our opinion,  are fairly  stated in all material  respects in relation to the
basic financial statements taken as a whole.

                                                   /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
                                                   ---------------------
                                                   Ernst & Young LLP
Jacksonville, Florida
March 23, 1998



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                                  TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                                                  AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                    STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
                                                    SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)

                                                                                                 Non-Participant
                                                                                                    Directed
                                               Participant Directed
                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------    ----------    ------------------
                               Income      S & P
                   Stable        and        500                  Aggressive   Int'l       CSX          CSX
                   Interest    Growth      Index      Growth      Growth      Equity     Stock        Stock        Loan
                    Fund        Fund        Fund       Fund        Fund        Fund       Fund         Fund        Fund     Total
                  -------- -- -------- - --------- - ------- -- ---------- - -------- - -------    -----------   --------  ---------

                                                                                             
ASSETS
 Investments
  Guaranteed
   Investment
   Contracts       $187,163    $     -    $      -   $    -      $     -     $     -    $      -   $      -      $    -    $187,163
                                         
  Mutual Funds            -    113,180    100,202     74,952       21,990      20,926          -          -           -     331,250
  Common Stock
   of CSX
   Corporation            -          -          -          -            -           -     51,197     218,262          -     269,459
  Collective Trust
   Fund              16,866          -          -          -            -           -          -           -          -      16,866
  Loans to
   Participants           -          -          -          -            -           -          -           -      28,123     28,123
  Cash and Cash
   Equivalents            9          5          4          3            1           1        196         833          -       1,052
                   --------   --------  ---------    -------   ----------    --------    -------  ----------    --------  ---------

                    204,038    113,185    100,206     74,955       21,991      20,927     51,393     219,095      28,123    833,913

 Contributions
  Receivable            609        463        537        336          170         134        368         881          -       3,498
                   --------   --------  ---------    -------   ----------    --------    -------  ----------    --------   ---------


TOTAL ASSETS        204,647    113,648    100,743     75,291       22,161      21,061     51,761     219,976      28,123    837,411

LIABILITIES
 Accrued Expenses       433         35         30         23            6           6         16          67          -         616
                   --------    --------   ---------   -------  ----------    --------    -------  ----------    --------   ---------


NET ASSETS
 AVAILABLE FOR
 PLAN BENEFITS     $204,214    $113,613   $100,713    $75,268     $22,155     $21,055    $51,745    $219,909     $28,123   $836,795
                   ========    ========  =========    =======  ==========    ========    =======  ==========   =========   =========



See Notes to Financial Statements.








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                                           TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                                                           AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                             STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
                                                             SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
                                                           (Dollars in Thousands)

                                                                                                 
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                Non-Participant
                                               Participant Directed                                Directed
                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------  -------------------
                               Income      S & P
                    Stable       and        500                Aggressive    Int'l        CSX         CSX
                    Interest   Growth      Index     Growth      Growth      Equity      Stock       Stock       Loan
                     Fund       Fund       Fund       Fund        Fund        Fund       Fund         Fund       Fund        Total
                   ---------  --------   --------   --------    ---------- - -------- - --------   -----------   --------  ---------

                                                                                             
ASSETS
 Investments
  Guaranteed
   Investment
   Contracts        $175,887   $   ---    $   ---    $   ---      $   ---    $   ---    $   ---      $    ---    $   ---   $175,887
  Mutual Funds           ---    80,259     60,631     49,325       24,985     16,528        ---           ---        ---    231,728
  Common Stock
   of CSX                                                                                                                      
   Corporation           ---       ---        ---        ---          ---        ---     38,125       184,359        ---    222,484
  Collective Trust
   Fund               11,613       ---        ---        ---          ---        ---        ---           ---        ---     11,613
  Loans to
   Participants          ---       ---        ---        ---          ---        ---        ---           ---     27,284     27,284
  Cash and Cash
   Equivalents         4,449       ---        ---        ---          ---        ---         83           400        ---      4,932
                    --------  --------   --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   -----------   --------   ---------

                     191,949    80,259     60,631     49,325       24,985     16,528     38,208       184,759     27,284    673,928
  Contributions
  Receivable             726       452        445        314          237        134        317           891        ---      3,516
                    --------  --------   --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   -----------   --------   ---------

TOTAL ASSETS         192,675    80,711     61,076     49,639       25,222     16,662     38,525       185,650     27,284    677,444

LIABILITIES
 Accrued Expenses         53       157        118         96           49         33         12            59        ---        577
                    --------  --------   --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   -----------   --------   ---------

NET ASSETS
 AVAILABLE FOR
 PLAN BENEFITS      $192,622   $80,554    $60,958    $49,543      $25,173    $16,629    $38,513      $185,591    $27,284   $676,867
                    ========  ========   ========   ========   ==========   ========   ========   ===========   ========   =========



See Notes to Financial Statements.










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                                   TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                                                   AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
                                             FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
                                                    (Dollars in Thousands)

                                                                                                        
                                                                                               Non-Participant 
                                             Participant Directed                                 Directed
                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   -----------    -------------------
                             Income      S & P
                 Stable       and         500                 Aggressive    Int'l       CSX         CSX
                 Interest    Growth      Index      Growth      Growth      Equity     Stock       Stock         Loan
                  Fund        Fund       Fund        Fund        Fund        Fund       Fund        Fund         Fund       Total
                 ---------  ---------  ---------   ---------  ------------ --------  ---------   -----------    --------   ---------

                                                                                             
ADDITIONS
 Investment Income:
  Dividends and
  Interest         $13,091  $ 3,152      $ 1,501     $  415     $    -       $  317     $  939    $  3,928       $ 2,209    $ 25,552
                                                                                            
 Employer
  Contributions          -        -            -          -          -            -          -      10,940             -      10,940
 Participant
  Contributions      8,793    6,318        7,480      4,458       2,832       1,928      4,722           -             -      36,531
 Net Realized and
  Unrealized
  Appreciation in
  Fair Value of
  Investments            -   27,551       25,439     18,815          11       4,190      8,328      29,889             -     114,223

 Affiliated Plan
 Merger              6,411        -          938      1,269           -           -          -           -             -       8,618
                  -------- --------     --------    -------  ----------     -------    ------- -----------      --------   ---------

                    28,295   37,021       35,358     24,957       2,843       6,435     13,989      44,757         2,209     195,864

DEDUCTIONS
 Distributions to
  Participants      13,345    3,886        3,422      2,437         802       1,049      1,679       6,728         1,752      35,100
 Fees and Expenses     288      104           91         69          20          19         47         198             -         836
                   -------- -------     --------    -------  ----------     -------    ------- -----------      --------   ---------

                    13,633    3,990        3,513      2,506         822       1,068      1,726       6,926         1,752      35,936

INTERFUND TRANSFERS (3,070)      28        7,910      3,274      (5,039)       (941)       969      (3,513)          382           -
                   -------- -------     --------    -------  -----------     -------    ------- -----------     --------   ---------

NET INCREASE
 (DECREASE) IN NET
 ASSETS             11,592    33,059      39,755     25,725      (3,018)      4,426      13,232     34,318          839      159,928

Net Assets
Available
 for Plan Benefits
 at Beginning of   192,622    80,554      60,958     49,543      25,173      16,629      38,513    185,591       27,284      676,867
 Year
                  -------- ---------    --------    -------  ----------     -------     ------- ----------     --------    ---------

NET ASSETS
 AVAILABLE FOR
 PLAN BENEFITS AT
 END OF YEAR      $204,214  $113,613    $100,713    $75,268     $22,155     $21,055     $51,745   $219,909      $28,123     $836,795
                  ======== =========    ========    =======  ==========     =======     ======= ==========     ========    =========


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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                                           TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                                                           AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                        STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
                                                     FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
                                                            (Dollars in Thousands)

                                                                                                        
                                                                                                  Non-Participant
                                                   Participant Directed                             Directed
                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------   ---------------------------------
                                Income      S & P
                     Stable      and        500                 Aggressive   Int'l       CSX          CSX
                    Interest    Growth     Index     Growth      Growth      Equity     Stock        Stock        Loan
                     Fund       Fund       Fund       Fund        Fund        Fund       Fund         Fund        Fund       Total
                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------   --------   ---------    ---------

                                                                                               
ADDITIONS
 Investment Income:
  Dividends and
   Interest         $12,688     $2,802     $  992     $  300      $    -     $   38     $  744      $ 3,841      $ 2,034     $23,439
 Employer
  Contributions           -          -          -          -           -          -          -       10,902            -      10,902
 Participant         
  Contributions      11,180      6,216      5,974      4,615       3,300      1,874      4,500            -            -      37,659
 Net Realized and
  Unrealized
  Appreciation in
  Fair Value of          
  Investments             -      8,902      7,895      5,473       2,585      1,555      6,696       30,465            -      63,571
                  ---------   --------   --------    -------   ---------    -------    -------    -----------   --------   ---------

                     23,868     17,920     14,861     10,388       5,885      3,467     11,940       45,208        2,034     135,571
DEDUCTIONS
 Distributions to
  Participants       16,894      2,817      1,997      1,997         739        533      1,300        7,753        1,490      35,520
 Fees and Expenses      107         42         32         23          22         17         22           99            -         364
                  ---------   --------   --------    -------   ---------    -------    -------    -----------   --------   ---------

                     17,001      2,859      2,029      2,020         761        550      1,322        7,852        1,490      35,884

INTERFUND TRANSFERS (12,803)     2,078      8,689     (5,749)      2,819      3,641      6,619       (4,252)      (1,042)          -
                  ---------   --------   --------    -------   ---------    -------    -------    -----------   --------   ---------

NET INCREASE
 (DECREASE) IN NET   
 ASSETS              (5,936)    17,139     21,521      2,619       7,943      6,558     17,237       33,104         (498)     99,687

Net Assets
Available
 for Plan Benefits       
 at Beginning of    198,558     63,415     39,437     46,924      17,230     10,071     21,276      152,487       27,782     577,180
 Year
                  ---------   --------   --------    -------   ---------    -------    -------  -----------     --------   ---------

NET ASSETS
 AVAILABLE FOR
 PLAN BENEFITS AT   
 END OF YEAR       $192,622    $80,554    $60,958    $49,543    $25,173     $16,629    $38,513     $185,591      $27,284    $676,867
                  =========   ========   ========    =======   ========     =======    =======  ===========     ========   =========


See Notes to Financial Statements.
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            TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                            AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

NOTE 1--SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The  accounting  records of the Tax  Savings  Thrift Plan for  Employees  of CSX
Corporation and Affiliated  Companies ("the Plan") are maintained on the accrual
basis.  All  securities  transactions  of the Plan are  recorded as of the trade
date.

     Investments  in  guaranteed   investment  contracts  and  collective  trust
participation  units  included  in the Stable  Interest  Fund are fully  benefit
responsive and, accordingly,  are reported at cost plus accrued interest,  which
is contract value. Contract value approximates fair value. At September 30, 1997
and September 30, 1996, interest rates on guaranteed investment contracts of the
Stable   Interest   Fund  ranged  from  5.37%  to  8.35%  and  3.00%  to  8.35%,
respectively. The average yield on the Plan's investments in the Stable Interest
Fund for the years ended September 30, 1997 and September 30, 1996 was 6.09% and
6.21%,  respectively.  Investments in mutual funds and CSX  Corporation  ("CSX")
common  stock are  presented  at fair  value.  Fair value is based upon the last
reported  sales price on the last business day of the Plan year.  Investments in
loans to participants are carried at their outstanding principal balances, which
approximates fair value. Such loans bear interest at the prime rate in effect at
the beginning of the quarter in which each loan originated.

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities,  income, expenses, and other
additions to or deductions from net assets. Actual results may differ from those
estimates.

Certain amounts have been reclassified from the 1996 financial  statements to be
consistent with the presentation in the 1997 financial statements.

NOTE 2--DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

A  complete  description  of  Plan  provisions,   including  those  relating  to
contributions,  vesting, withdrawals,  loans and distributions,  is contained in
the Summary Plan Description and the Plan document.  The prospectus  relating to
the Plan,  which  includes  the  Summary  Plan  Description,  was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these documents are available from
the CSX Benefits Department. The following summary should be read in conjunction
with the aforementioned documents.

General:  The Plan is a defined  contribution  plan subject to the provisions of
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the Employee  Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA").  The
Plan qualifies as a "cash or deferred"  arrangement  under Section 401(k) of the
Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as  amended  ("IRC").  Plan  participation  is
voluntary and is limited to full-time  salaried  employees and certain non-union
hourly employees of CSX Corporation and adopting affiliated companies
(the "Employer").
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            TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                            AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                     NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS,CONTINUED
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

NOTE 2--DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN--Continued

Investment  Alternatives:  Participant  contributions  may be invested in one or
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more of the following investment funds: (1) the Stable Interest Fund, consisting
primarily of guaranteed  investment  contracts issued by highly-rated  insurance
companies;  (2) the Income and Growth  Fund,  consisting  of a mutual  fund that
invests in various securities selected primarily for a combination of income and
capital  growth  potential;  (3) the S&P 500 Index Fund,  consisting of a mutual
fund that invests in common and capital stocks  selected  primarily to duplicate
the performance of the stock market as a whole; (4) the Growth Fund,  consisting
of a mutual  fund that  invests in various  securities  selected  primarily  for
capital growth potential; (5) the Aggressive Growth Fund, consisting of a mutual
fund  that  invests  in the  common  stocks of small to  medium-sized  companies
selected  primarily for capital growth over time; (6) the  International  Equity
Fund,  consisting  of a mutual  fund that  invests  in the  stocks of  companies
located outside the United States selected primarily to achieve long-term growth
by participating in the growth of foreign economies; and (7) the CSX Stock Fund,
consisting of investments in CSX Corporation common stock.

Amounts  allocated to any of these funds may be temporarily  retained as cash or
invested in cash  equivalents to facilitate the  investment or  reinvestment  of
Plan assets and the distribution of account balances to participants.

Participant Contributions: A participant may contribute from 1% to 15% of his or
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her base compensation, in 1% multiples, to the Plan (the "basic contributions").
In  addition,  the Plan  permits  participants  to  contribute  up to 20% of any
incentive compensation to the Plan. All participant contributions may be made on
a before- or  after-tax  basis  within the limits  imposed by the IRC and may be
invested in any  combination of the seven  investment  alternatives.  Investment
direction,  including  amounts  contributed  to  the  Plan  may  be  revised  by
participants  as often as twelve times per calendar year;  effective  January 1,
1996, participants may redirect account balances within investment options under
the Plan without limitation.

Subject to certain  limitations,  a participant may also reinvest  distributions
received from another qualified plan into the Plan.

Employer Contributions: The Employer matches a participant's basic contributions
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in an amount equal to the lesser of 50% of those  contributions  or 3% of his or
her base compensation.  Employer matching  contributions are made in the form of
cash deposits to the CSX Stock Fund,  which are reported in the  non-participant
directed portion of the CSX Stock Fund in the accompanying financial statements.
A  participant's   incentive   compensation   contributions   are  not  matched.
Profit-sharing  contributions may also be made at the discretion of the Board of
Directors  of  CSX.  Participants  of the  Plan  who  have  attained  age 55 may
reallocate  their  interest in the CSX Stock Fund, in multiples of 10%, to other
investment alternatives offered under the Plan.


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            TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                            AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                     NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS,CONTINUED
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

NOTE 2--DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN--Continued

Vesting,  Withdrawals,  Loans and  Distributions:  Participants  are immediately
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vested in all  contributions  made to their  accounts plus  investment  earnings
thereon. Withdrawals,  loans and distributions are controlled in accordance with
the provisions of the Plan.

Participant Accounts: Each participant's account is credited or charged with the
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participant's contributions,  the employer's contributions, and an allocation of
the Plan's earnings,  losses and administrative expenses. The benefit to which a
participant  is  entitled is the  benefit  that can be provided  from his or her
account.

Plan  Termination:  Although  it has not  expressed  any  intent  to do so,  the
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Employer has the right under the Plan to discontinue  its  contributions  at any
time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event
of termination or partial  termination,  the total amount in each  participant's
account will be distributed  to the  participant or continue to be held in trust
for his or her benefit.

Administrative Expenses: The administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by CSX
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or from  Plan  funds  as the Plan  Administrative  Committee  from  time to time
directs. CSX paid a portion of the administrative expenses of the Plan in fiscal
years 1997 and 1996.

NOTE 3--INVESTMENTS

The  Plan's  investments  are  held by a bank  administered  trust  fund.  These
investments are more fully described below:

Guaranteed  Investment  Contracts:  Substantially  all of the assets held in the
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Stable Interest Fund are invested in guaranteed  investment  contracts issued by
various insurance companies. These contracts contain provisions which may impose
penalties for  withdrawals  prior to the scheduled  maturity dates. In addition,
this Fund  invests in the  American  Express  Trust  Collective  Income  Fund, a
collective trust fund which invests primarily in guaranteed investment contracts
issued by insurance companies.  The collective trust fund is managed by American
Express  Financial  Services.  At  September  30,  1997 and 1996,  there were no
individual  investment  contracts that  represented 5% or more of the Plan's net
assets available for plan benefits.

Mutual Funds: Substantially all of the assets held in the Income and Growth Fund
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at September 30, 1997 and 1996, are invested in the Fidelity Equity-Income Fund,
a mutual fund managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company.

Substantially  all of the assets held in the S&P 500 Index Fund at September 30,
1997 are invested in the Vanguard Institutional Index Trust Fund, a mutual fund.
Substantially all of the assets held in the S & P 500

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            TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                            AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

NOTE 3--INVESTMENTS--Continued

Index Fund at September 30, 1996 are invested in the Vanguard Index Trust - 500 
Portfolio, a mutual fund.  Both funds are managed by the Vanguard Group.

Substantially  all of the assets held in the Growth Fund at  September  30, 1997
and 1996, are invested in the Twentieth  Century Select Investors Fund, a mutual
fund managed by Twentieth Century Investors, Inc.

Substantially  all of the assets held in the Aggressive Growth Fund at September
30, 1997 and 1996,  are invested in the  Twentieth  Century Vista Fund, a mutual
fund managed by Twentieth Century Investors, Inc.

Substantially  all of the  assets  held  in the  International  Equity  Fund  at
September 30, 1997 and 1996,  are invested in the Morgan  Stanley  International
Equity Fund, a mutual fund managed by Morgan Stanley.

CSX Stock Fund:  Substantially all of the assets held in this fund at
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September 30, 1997 and 1996, are invested in CSX common stock.


Loan Fund:  Substantially all of the assets held in this fund at 
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September 30, 1997 and 1996, consist of loans made to Plan participants from
their accounts.

NOTE 4--PLAN MERGER

Effective  October  1,  1996,  the RF&P  Railway  Company  Employee  Thrift  and
Investment  Plan was merged into the Plan. The merger  resulted in a transfer of
approximately $8,600 of net assets to the Plan.

NOTE 5--INCOME TAX STATUS

The Internal  Revenue  Service ruled on March 15, 1996,  that the Plan qualifies
under Sections 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") and,  therefore,  the
related  trust  is not  subject  to tax  under  present  income  tax  law.  Once
qualified,  the  Plan is  required  to  operate  in  conformity  with the IRC to
maintain its qualification. The CSX Administrative Committee is not aware of any
course of action or series of events  that have  occurred  that might  adversely
affect the Plan's  qualified  status.  No  provision  for income  taxes has been
included in the Plan's financial statements.

The Plan  Administrator is not aware of any course of action or series of events
that have occurred that might adversely  affect the Plan's  continued  qualified
status.







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            TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                            AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

NOTE 6--RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

CSX and its subsidiaries provide the Plan with certain management and accounting
services.  During  fiscal  years  1997 and  1996,  the Plan  reimbursed  CSX and
subsidiaries approximately $121 and $92, respectively,  for those services which
are  considered  reasonable  and customary  expenses of the Plan.  During fiscal
years  1997 and  1996,  the  Plan  received  $4,788  and  $4,515,  respectively,
representing cash dividends from CSX common stock.

The trustee,  The Northern Trust Company,  routinely  invests Plan assets in the
Collective  Short-Term  Investment  Fund of The Northern Trust Company.  For the
fiscal year ended  September  30,  1997,  transactions  involving  this  account
included 213  purchases  with a total cost of $211,919 and 218 sales with a fair
value of $215,604.  For the fiscal year ended  September 30, 1996,  transactions
involving  this account  included 130 purchases with a total cost of $90,100 and
139 sales with a fair value of $100,962.

NOTE 7--COMPARISON TO FORM 5500

Form 5500 requires the recording of a liability  for  participant  distributions
processed prior to year-end but not yet paid. In financial  statements  prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, such amounts remain
net assets available for plan benefits until paid.

The following is a reconciliation  of net assets available for plan benefits per
the financial statements to the Form 5500:

                                                           September 30, 1997
                                                       -------------------------

Net assets available for plan benefits per the
  financial statements                                          $836,795
Distributions due but unpaid                                        (142)
                                                       -------------------------

Net assets available for plan benefits per the
  Form 5500                                                     $836,653
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            TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                            AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

NOTE 7--COMPARISON TO FORM 5500--Continued

The following is a reconciliation of distributions  made by participants per the
financial statements to the Form 5500:

                                                            Fiscal Year Ended
                                                            September 30, 1997
                                                         =======================

Distributions to participants per the
  financial statements                                              $35,100
Add:  Distributions due but unpaid
  at September 30, 1997                                                 142
Less:  Distributions due but unpaid
  at September 30, 1996                                                (160)
                                                         -----------------------

Distributions to participants per the
  Form 5500                                                         $35,082
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                                                                                      SCHEDULE 27a

                     TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                                     AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                          SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                                       SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
                                     (Dollars in Thousands)


           Issuer                   Description of Investment           Cost             Current
                                                                                          Value
- -----------------------------    ---------------------------------    ----------      ------------

Guaranteed Investment
Contracts
- -----------------------------
                                                                             

Allstate Life Insurance Co.      GA-5867 Guaranteed Investment        $5,656          $5,656
                                 Contract

Allstate Life Insurance Co.      GA-5547 Guaranteed Investment         8,412           8,412
                                 Contract

Allstate Life Insurance Co.      GA-5797 Guaranteed Investment         5,079           5,079
                                 Contract

Commonwealth Life Insurance      ADA-00614 - FR Guaranteed             5,074           5,074
Co.                              Investment Contract

Commonwealth Life Insurance      ADA-00645 - FR Guaranteed             9,983           9,983
Co.                              Investment Contract

Hartford Life Insurance Co.      GA-10131 Guaranteed Investment       10,052          10,052
                                 Contract

J. P Morgan                      Synthetic Guaranteed Investment      59,432          59,432
                                 Contract

Lincoln National Life            GA #9736 Guaranteed Investment        7,302           7,302
Insurance Co.                    Contract

Metropolitan Life Insurance      GA #13920 Guaranteed Investment      12,484          12,484
Co.                              Contract

New York Life Insurance Co.      GA #06699 Guaranteed Investment       6,038           6,038
                                 Contract

New York Life Insurance Co.      GA #06699002 Guaranteed               5,034           5,034
                                 Investment Contract

New York Life Insurance Co.      GA #06699003 Guaranteed               6,083           6,083
                                 Investment Contract

New York Life Insurance Co.      GA #06699004 Guaranteed               6,224           6,224
                                 Investment Contract

New York Life Insurance Co.      GA #06699005 Guaranteed               6,219           6,219
                                 Investment Contract

New York Life Insurance Co.      GA #06699006 Guaranteed               4,506           4,506
                                 Investment Contract

Provident Life Insurance Co.     GC-627-05491-01A Guaranteed          12,775          12,775
                                 Investment Contract

Prudential Life Insurance        GA #6497-503 Guaranteed               6,309           6,309
Co.                              Investment Contract

Prudential Life Insurance        GA #6497-504 Guaranteed              10,501          10,501
Co.                              Investment Contract

                                                                   ----------    ------------

                                                                    $187,163        $187,163









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                                                                                          Schedule 27a
                                                                                                    
                         TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                                         AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                       SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES - Continued
                                            SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
                                          (Dollars in Thousands)


                                                                                            Current
             Issuer                    Description of Investment               Cost          Value
- ----------------------------------    ----------------------------         -------------    ---------

                                                                                   
Mutual Funds

Fidelity Equity-Income Fund               2,133,855 shares                 $74,592          $113,180
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund         1,135,180 shares                  64,527           100,202
Twentieth Century Select
 Investors Fund                           1,504,449 shares                  57,271            74,952
Twentieth Century Vista Fund              1,370,960 shares                  19,297            21,990
Morgan Stanley International
 Equity Fund                              1,031,329 shares                  16,994            20,926
                                                                      -------------        ---------

                                                                           232,681           331,250
Common Stock

CSX Corporation                           4,606,144 shares                 139,191           269,459

Collective Trust Fund

American Express Trust
 Managed Stable Capital
Income       Fund                          1,365,564 units                  16,637           16,866

Loans to Participants

* Tax Savings Thrift Plan for
  Employees of CSX Corporation           Range of interest rates
and                                      charged 6% to 10%                  28,123           28,123
  Affiliated Companies

Cash Equivalents

* Collective Short-Term
Investment                                       
  Fund of the Northern Trust
Company                                  1,052,000 shares                    1,052            1,052
                                                                      -------------       ---------

TOTAL                                                                     $604,847         $833,913
                                                                      =============       =========





* Parties-in-Interest



























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                                                                                   Schedule 27d                                     
                       TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF CSX CORPORATION
                                       AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                                SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
                               FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
                                       (Dollars in Thousands)


                                     Purchases                           Sales
                                 ------------------   --------------------------------------------

                                                                 Value of
                                                                  Assets
                                                                  Sold on       Cost        Net
                                                                Transaction      of        Gain
   Description of Assets         Number     Cost      Number       Date         Asset     (Loss)
- ----------------------------     -------   --------   -------   ------------   --------   --------

                                                                        
Category (i) - individual transactions in excess of 5% of plan assets
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vanguard Institutional
Index  Fund                           1    $76,802         -     $     -       $     -    $     -
Vanguard Index Trust - 500            -          -         1      77,011        56,372     20,639
Portfolio

Category (iii) - series of securities transactions in excess of 5% of plan assets
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CSX Corporation Common
Stock Fund                           47    $47,379        41      37,552       $20,507    $17,045

Collective Short-Term
Investment Fund of the
Northern Trust Company              213    211,919       218     215,604       215,604          -

American Express Trust
Collective Income Fund               19     34,800        20      53,180        51,775      1,405

JP Morgan Synthetic
Guaranteed Investment                12     35,874         -           -             -          -
Contract

Vanguard Institutional
Index                                71     90,555         -           -             -          -
Fund

Vanguard Index Trust - 500
Portfolio                             -          -        59      84,298        61,654     22,644



There were no category (ii), or (iv)  transactions  during the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1997.




























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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
administrative  committee  members  have duly caused  this  annual  report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    TAX SAVINGS THRIFT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES       
                                    OF CSX CORPORATION AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES

                                    By: /s/ JAMES L. ROSS
                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    James L. Ross
                                    Vice President and Controller
                                    CSX Corporation
                                    (Plan Sponsor)

Date:  March 26, 1998
































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