City commissioners are keeping an eye on Tallahassee as state legislators debate the $1.2 billion commuter rail deal with railroad giant CSX. ...more

March 8, 2009

About 1.7 million customers served by a group of rural electric cooperatives face the specter of higher electricity bills because the fee to transport coal by rail will be doubled by CSX Transportation in 2009. ...more

December 24, 2008

About 1.7 million customers served by a group of rural electricity cooperatives face the specter of higher electricity bills because the fee to transport coal by rail will be doubled by CSX Transportation in 2009. The increased rate to move coal could lead to higher bills for 400,000 customers in Pasco, Polk, Hernando, Sumter, Citrus, Manatee, Hardee and Hillsborough counties. ...more

December 23, 2008

Four area railroad crossings are being targeted for safety improvements now that Hillsborough County commissioners have approved a series of agreements with the Florida Department of Transportation and CSX Transportation. ...more

January 10, 2008

A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed Saturday morning near the center of the city, but there was no sign of a leak or spillage, the fire department said. ...more

November 25, 2007