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

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

Backers of a controversial commuter rail deal in Orlando worked hard to gain allies in the last weeks of the legislative session, offering the enticement that its passage would help Tampa get its own rail system. ...more

May 3, 2008

A federal requirement for a new study of the effect of running more freight trains through Polk County could delay a commuter rail project at the center of the state's multimillion deal with CSX Transportation. ...more

February 15, 2008

A new catch emerged Wednesday in the state's nearly half-billion-dollar deal with CSX Transportation. ...more

February 9, 2008

A railroad company owner led the agency in charge of overseeing the state Department of Transportation when DOT proposed giving rail companies hundreds of millions to improve their private tracks. ...more

December 29, 2007

A railroad company owner led the agency in charge of overseeing the state Department of Transportation when DOT proposed giving rail companies hundreds of millions to improve their private tracks. ...more

December 29, 2007

In 2007, several Florida lawmakers lambasted a $491 million state deal with CSX Transportation to buy track for commuter rail in the Orlando area and expand CSX's freight operations into Polk County. ...more

December 25, 2007

Florida lawmakers got their first chance Thursday to publicly question the state's $491 million deal with CSX Transportation. ...more

December 14, 2007

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers said Thursday that the state's $491 million agreement with CSX Transportation is not a done deal and that lawmakers will debate it when they begin meeting next month before the 2008 legislative session. ...more

December 13, 2007