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

Eight months after announcing his retirement, Former Buc icon Warren Sapp is set to embark on a new journey as a football analyst. ...more

September 3, 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