EXHIBIT 23


     Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Certified Public Accountants
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  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-29136) pertaining to the CSX Corporation Capital Builder Plan
of our report dated June 22, 2001, with respect to the financial statements of
the CSX Corporation Capital Builder Plan included in this Annual Report (Form
11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000.



                                    /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Jacksonville, Florida
June 22, 2001


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