Cummins Executive Pamela L. Carter Elected to CSX Corporation Board of Directors

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COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pamela L. Carter, President - Cummins Distribution Business, has been elected to the board of directors of CSX Corporation, where she will serve on the company's Governance Committee and its Operations and Public Affairs Committee.

Based in Jacksonville, Florida, CSX is one of the leading transportation companies in the nation and specializes in rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services. The company reported net earnings of $1.15 billion on sales of $9.04 billion in 2009.

"Pamela Carter brings strong operational experience and insight into regulatory and public policy matters," said Michael J. Ward, CSX chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We are honored that she has agreed to serve as a director and to help lead the continued growth and success of our company."

Carter joined Cummins as General Counsel in 1997 after a distinguished career in private legal practice and as Attorney General for the state of Indiana from 1993-1997, where she was the first African-American woman in the country to be elected to that position.

In 2000, she became General Manager of Fleetguard (known as Cummins Filtration today), and she became president of Cummins Filtration in 2005. She moved into her current role in December 2007. She also currently serves on the board of Spectra Energy Corp. and Meijer Inc.

"I am excited and honored to be elected to the board of CSX," Carter said. "I look forward to doing my part to help the company build on its history of strong performance and industry leadership."

Carter, a native of Michigan, earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Detroit and her law degree from the Indiana University School of Law. She also earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan and completed the Senior Executive Program in Public Administration at Harvard University.

About Cummins

Cummins Inc., (NYSE:CMI) a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 5,200 dealer locations. The Company reported net income attributable to Cummins Inc. of $428 million on sales of $10.8 billion in 2009. Press releases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.

Forward-looking disclosure statement

Information provided in this release that is not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the company's expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the future. It is important to note that the company's actual future results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, general economic, business and financing conditions, labor relations, governmental action, competitor pricing activity, expense volatility and other risks detailed from time to time in Cummins Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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    Source: Cummins Inc.

Released June 30, 2010