Freight trains serving the Bay area were operating normally Thursday, but Amtrak passenger trains remained canceled for the third consecutive day because of Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 22, 2008

Dramatic fare increases and flagging demand for travel may test Tampa International Airport in the year ahead, its director says, but the groundwork will continue for its largest expansion project in 40 years. ...more

August 8, 2008

Someone in state government needs to step up and address the standoff over the proposed commuter-rail project in Orlando. ...more

August 3, 2008

A portion of Center Avenue between Railroad Street and Eucalyptus Street (future Sebring Parkway) will remain closed until CSX completes the railroad crossing. ...more

July 30, 2008

Railroad giant CSX said it has asked two nominees of activist hedge fund shareholders TCI and 3G Capital to join its board, but said it will await a vote review and court action before seating its two remaining members. ...more

July 26, 2008

CSX Corp. says preliminary results of the railroad's contentious board vote show that four of five directors nominated by activist hedge fund shareholders TCI and 3G Capital have been elected to its board. ...more

July 17, 2008

About a half-dozen homeowners were allowed to return to their homes about 90 minutes after they were evacuated Monday when a natural gas line ruptured off Sammonds Road. ...more

July 12, 2008

Commuter rail has the potential to be an alternative to the rising gas prices and roadway congestion. Just because the CSX bill did not survive the 2008 legislative session does not mean that the idea of commuter rail has to die along with it. However, any plan devised must be fair to all Floridians, not just wealthy corporations. ...more

July 7, 2008

I want to respond to your recent editorial related to the pending Central Florida future commuter rail projects. Your editorial ("Broad Support For Rail Transit Will Follow Smart, Statewide Plan," Our Opinion, May 11) stated that "all major urban areas need the same thing - a practical alternative to the automobile, especially for commuters" and I strongly concur with that accurate observation. However, if state legislative approval of liability issues is not granted for the Central Florida commuter rail project, Tampa could also be adversely affected. ...more

July 1, 2008

TAMPA - Investigators are looking for the owner of a car found overturned and abandoned this morning near railroad tracks at State Road 60 and Skywood Drive in Valrico, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

June 26, 2008