POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Ellen M. Fitzsimmons, Nathan D. Goldman and Mark D. Austin or any of
them signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true
an lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,
and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")a Form ID,
including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropraiate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of CSX CORPORATION (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and
5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules thereunder;

(3) do and peform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereo, and timely file such
form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connectin with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conidtions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned herbey grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perfom any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes that the undersigned might
or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
such attonrey-in-fact's substitute or substitues, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attroney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer requried to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with repect the
undersigned's holdings of and transctions in scurities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 3rd day of August, 2010.

/s/ Alexandre Behring