'Weather is a surprise from a heat perspective to the upside here over the last few weeks, and we're seeing that with a lot of our customers running full out here and deploying some of the inventory levels,' Boone said. But just recently, we're getting a lot more interest and a lot more inbounds on what we can do, given some of the heat waves we're having.'īoone said inventory destocking is expected to slow in many CSX-served markets, but the specific timing around this shift was uncertain. 'Look, two weeks, three weeks ago, before this hot summer started, probably a little bit lower outlook for domestic coal business. 'Coal is a dynamic market right now,' said CSX Executive Vice President Kevin Boone. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.