EXHIBIT 32.1

                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of CSX Corporation on Form 10-K for the
period ending December 26, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael J. Ward, Chief
Executive Officer of the registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my
knowledge, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
   the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
   respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
   registrant.

Date: March 9, 2004

                                                 /s/ MICHAEL J. WARD
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                                          Michael J. Ward
                                          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer