Christina Bottomley joined CSX in 2014 and serves as Vice President of Business Development & Real Estate. In this role, she oversees industrial development, transloading, joint facilities, passenger operations, and real estate. Through TRANSFLO, CSX’s transloading business, Ms. Bottomley helps customers access the advantages of rail transportation even when they are not directly railserved.
Her responsibilities include identifying new customer growth opportunities, developing new railserved locations, facilitating relationships and contracts with rail partners, and leading the acquisition, sale, and leasing of real estate. She also works closely with customers, short line and passenger partners, and economic development organizations to advance freight and infrastructure growth across CSX’s network.
Previously, Ms. Bottomley oversaw companywide capital planning at CSX, where she was responsible for identifying and evaluating capital investments to support both nearterm objectives and longterm growth. She has also held leadership roles in Accounting and Internal Audit during her tenure with the company.
Ms. Bottomley brings more than twenty years of experience in transactions, real estate, and finance. Prior to this role, she served as Chief Accounting Officer for Forward Air, a publicly traded trucking company, with responsibility for accounting, tax, planning and forecasting, treasury, investor relations, and mergers and acquisitions. Earlier in her career, she worked in public accounting at PwC in Boston and KPMG in Jacksonville before transitioning into industry roles at Regency Centers, a publicly traded real estate investment trust.
Ms. Bottomley holds both undergraduate and master’s degrees in accounting from the University of Florida and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida. She resides in Jacksonville, Florida with her husband, two children, and two dogs.