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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
EXHIBIT 23
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-41735) pertaining to the Tax Savings Thrift Plan for
Employees of CSX Corporation and Affiliated Companies of our report dated June
23, 2000, with respect to the financial statements of the Tax Savings Thrift
Plan for Employees of CSX Corporation and Affiliated Companies included in this
Transition Report (Form 11-K) for the three months ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Jacksonville, Florida
June 23, 2000