Amtrak is suddenly hot, and nowhere is hotter right now than Tampa. Florida's 14.6 percent gain in passenger traffic from October 2007 through September 2008 is almost a third more than the national increase, and the Tampa station is leading the way. The city leads Amtrak's passenger growth in Florida with a whopping 33.5 percent gain in ridership in the last fiscal year. ...more

January 13, 2009

Tampa leads Amtrak's passenger growth in Florida, with a 33.5 percent gain in ridership to 100,119 passengers from fiscal 2007-08. ...more

January 12, 2009

It started when Greg Berg was trying to identify an aviator whose remains were discovered in Laos. ...more

November 17, 2008

Techniques Greg Berg developed to help identify the remains of missing military personnel is also being used to convict criminals. ...more

November 14, 2008

BUSINESS NOTES PHOTOGRAPHERS LAUDED: Edward Booth and Betty Huth, owners of Huth and Booth Portrait Gallery, 11711 Nikki View Drive, Brandon, received the Florida Service Award for service to the profession at the Florida Professional Photographers Annual Convention in Orlando Aug. 27. Huth also received the Distinguished Award in the print competition. Huth and Booth are members of the Riverview and greater Brandon chambers of commerce and the Brandon '86 Rotary Club. For information, call (813) 571-2100 or go to www.hbphoto .com. ...more

September 24, 2008

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

With the exception of a New York train scheduled to arrive in Tampa on Friday afternoon en route to Miami, Amtrak's Florida operations remained canceled Thursday because of severe weather from Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 21, 2008

In the days after the collapse of the state's $649 million deal with CSX Transportation, both supporters and opponents said the same thing: The goal of creating a commuter rail system in Florida is still alive. ...more

May 11, 2008